Friday, March 26, 2010

What is Performance Art?


Performance art started in the 1960s in the United States. It describes any live artistic events, poets, musicians, filmmakers, or visual artists. This form of art by 1970s, meant that it was live, it was art, and not theater. It was a type of art that could not be sold or traded (only by selling tickets to a show, or film rights). The performance artist tries to make a social commentary on the purity of art. This form of conceptual art is driven by an emphasis on creating a dialogue between artist (performer), idea, and the audience. The performer steps into his own state of mind in front of an audience. It is not theater, you do not have to act like another person, or character; it is not made up, it is real. Performance art deals with real people in a real time frame.

Performance Art (Arte en Vivo)


Performance art (arte en vivo) comenzó en la década de 1960 en los Estados Unidos. En él se describen los eventos artísticos en vivo, como recitales de poetas, músicos, danzas, cineastas, o artistas visuales. Esta forma de arte hacia 1970, significaba una forma de hacer arte en vivo, era arte, y no teatro. Es un tipo de arte que no puede ser vendido o cambiado (sólo por medio de venta de entradas para un espectáculo, o de derechos de la película). El artista que realiza este tipo de arte, trata de hacer un comentario social sobre la pureza del arte. Esta forma de arte conceptual es impulsado por un énfasis en la creación de un diálogo entre el artista (intérprete o ejecutante), la idea y el público. Los interpretes asumen un estado de animo o actitud mental que demuestran ante un publico. No es teatro, no tiene que actuar como otra persona, o actuar como un personaje en especifico, no es inventado, es real. Este tipo de arte se realiza en tiempo real, con gente real que interactúan con los interpretes en un marco de tiempo real.

Diego Rivera 

Sunday, March 21, 2010

ADAVA Synthesis Review

ADAVA Synthesis Review

What is going on in ADAVA? If you want to be informed about the happenings in our organization, please follow the Synthesis Review each week. We will keep you up to date, with brief reflections about some of our ADAVA activities. We will also provide mini essays about any art topic of interest and links for further information.

The Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists, is interested in creating an art community in which artists of any nationality, our youth and the general public of New York City, could share their experiences and cultural journeys. We want to provide an environment where your perspectives and voices are heard, nurtured and used as agents of change within our neighborhoods. The organization will continue to work with both artists and the youth, in coordinating art programs that will reach young people and teenagers. It is part of our mission to create and promote art awareness, and sensitivity in our communities of Washington Heights & Inwood and the neighborhoods of New York City. If you have not read "Our First Steps” please will free to click on the link; you will find very useful information. (Our First Steps)



Informe Sintético de ADAVA  


¿Qué está pasando en ADAVA? Si usted desea estar informado sobre los acontecimientos de nuestra organización, por favor siga el Informe Sintético de cada semana. Le mantendremos al día, con breves reflexiones sobre algunas de nuestras actividades. También vamos ha proporcionar mini ensayos de arte sobre cualquier tema de interés y enlaces para más información.

La Alianza Dominicana de Artistas Visuales, está interesada en crear una comunidad de arte en la cual artistas de cualquier nacionalidad, puedan compartir sus experiencias y recorridos culturales. Queremos proporcionar un entorno donde las perspectivas y las voces se escuchen, sean apoyadas y utilizadas como agentes de cambio dentro de nuestros vecindarios. La organización continuará trabajando con los artistas y los jóvenes, en la coordinación de programas de arte para los jóvenes y adolescentes. Es parte de nuestra misión  crear y promover el conocimiento del arte en nuestra comunidad de Washington Heights & Inwood y los vecindarios de Nueva York. Si usted no ha leído nuestro "Primeros pasos" por favor, presione el anexo y encontrará informaciones muy útiles. "Nuestro Primeros Pasos

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Learning to Look

 A pre-visit guide
for the Empire State Plaza
New York State Office of General Services
Office of Curatorial and Tour Services
29th Floor, Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12242
518.473.7521
Painting by Frank Polanco


"Travesías por el dolor humano"

Friday, March 12, 2010

Jackson Pollock

The Works of 10 Abstract Expressionists for Under $5


The United States Post Office issued 10 Abstract Expressionist stamps on Thursday. They depict paintings by 10 artists — Joan Mitchell and the usual male suspects, you might say — and look bright and energetic and very abstract. They’re not the first stamps based on modern paintings, or even Abstract Expressionist ones, but the edition is the first to concentrate on these artists as a group. Seeing them made me feel protective. I was even compelled to offer a talking point to the woman who at the Post Office who sold them to me: if she got any guff about them she could mention that the paintings are all at least 50 years old. She seemed impressed. “They’re not new at all,” I said, somewhat defensively. “They’re classics.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Brut Testament to Benefit the Haiti Tragedy


The Earl Hall Center is seeking artwork that reflects triumph over struggle and that empow­ers the human spirit, for an upcoming art show:BrutTestament." All artwork will be sold to benefit Haiti with 100% of the proceeds going to the Gawou Ginou Foundation and The Haitian Alliance, Inc. Columbia University faculty, staff, student and alumni are welcome to participate.
Submission Dates: February 26 - March 12,2010 Exhibition Dates: Friday, March 26th - April 7, 2010 Opening Receeption: March 26th, from 8pm-10pm St. Exhibition Location: St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Celebrating Diversity

ATTLEBORO, MA-. ‘Celebrando la diversidad’ (Celebrating Diversity), es la nueva propuesta pictórica de un grupo de artistas latinoamericanos, que estará en exhibición desde el 23 de febrero hasta el 13 de marzo del presente ano, en el Museo de Arte de Attleboro, Massachussets.
La muestra colectiva, en la que participan artistas de República Dominicana, México, Ecuador, y Guatemala; unido al talento de reconocidos  creadores de la plástica de Estados Unidos, Japón, China, e Indonesia, entre otros, cuenta con el auspicio del Concilio para las Artes del Estado de Rhode Island (The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts). Felix Diclo and Ezequiel Jimenez


Independence Awards 2010


PROVIDENCE.- La comunidad dominicana en el Estado conmemora el 166 Aniversario de Independencia Nacional de República Dominicana, gesta patriótica lograda el 27 de febrero de 1844; y la cual será recordada con diversos actos, que tendrán como principales escenarios la Casa Estatal y el City Hall de Providence.

Special Moments at Perth Amboy Art Gallery

Teresa Pelaez
Frank Polanco

Wilda Díaz. Mayor of Perth Amboy
José “Atrtie” Parra
Chiqui Mendoza
Luís Martínez






Prof. Frank Polanco