The master, AlvaroĀ Blancarte, launches an announcement for all plastic artists who wish to participate and take one of the highest prizes that have been in Mexico alluding to one of the 7 Fine Arts: painting.Ā
AlvaroĀ BlancarteĀ is a reference to Mexican art andĀ hisĀ relevance, both local and national, positions him as one of the most important artists in the country. His works have been exhibited not only in Mexico but around the world, and today, he chooses Los Cabos to present his most recent projectĀ TrienalĀ de Tijuana, 1° InternacionalĀ Pictórica.Ā Ā
The aim of his new proposal is to know what is happening in the present with painting and what the different plastic artists are doing. His concern to realize this idea arises from the need to do thorough research on what is currently the meaning of painting and what characters drive it?Ā
The artist who wishes to participate will have to present a painting ofĀ any measures. “It is not about assembling paintings, but about making a piece of art,” said AlvaroĀ BlancarteĀ at a press conference that took place inĀ Yandi MonardoāsĀ gallery.Ā
Thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Center of Tijuana, AlvaroĀ BlancarteĀ announceĀ the first place will win 1 million pesos and there will be two more honorable mentions, withĀ aĀ 250 thousand pesosĀ prizeĀ respectively.Ā
BlancarteĀ proposed something different that has not been done before in MexicoĀ with the main goal of bringing upĀ the importance that plastic artists deserve. For this reason, the contest will be made up of 50% maleĀ and 50%Ā female artists.Ā
TheĀ TrienalĀ will be formally presented at the end of August andĀ it seeks to bringĀ an international projection to the country. The Cultural Center of Tijuana will be the venue and it is expected that onĀ itsĀ anniversary inĀ October 2020,Ā allĀ the artĀ projects can beĀ exposed.Ā
The abstract painter decided to make the first official announcement in Los Cabos, a special place in his heart, for being a destination that he appreciates and that have received him with open arms.Ā Also, the destination is home to different artist and has been increasing in this matter for the last couple of years.Ā Ā
It is not surprising that, at 85, AlvaroĀ BlancarteĀ continues to break paradigms with this proposal that has significant prizes, gender equanimity and freedom of expression for all plastic artists.Ā
In the end,Ā BlancarteĀ mentioned to the attendees: “hopefully there will be so many proposals that do not fit in the room”, extending the invitation to the artists of Los Cabos to participate in this important forum of pictographic expression.Ā