Javier Barilaro en ProyectArte

Using the phrase, “Beyond Danger” as the premise, artist Javier Barilaro created a seminar for ProyectArte´s professional development program for graduates. The concepts of ´communication-art-society´were the guiding themes for the diverse set of works presented by the artist. The first class took place on Monday, August 3, and after the artist´s presentation, ProyectArte’s graduates were able to observe examples of national and international works that served to establish an understanding of the role of the works and implications they have in the world. Finally, using collage as an expressive mode, the students created a project making connections between the written word and visual images. In the second class, participants shared their ideas about interventions in public spaces, specifically how aesthetics and personal projects combine to create a visual work. Barilaro presented some works edited by Eloisa Cartonera, a green publishing company he founded with the writer Washington Cucurto, to illustrate the concept that lack or simplicity of resources do not define the quality of the artwork. The phrase, ´thinking of everything´ was a central element of the lecture, which encouraged students to consider both the content and context in which work is created. In the third and final class, five graduates planned their upcoming participation in a mural project to be created by Javier Barilaro as part of a commission by the City of Buenos Aires in commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Argentina. The collaborative work will be completed and presented in October of this year. This mural project will be another opportunity offered by ProyectArte to its graduates as part of its professional development and will be a satisfying conclusion to this series of engaging and provocative talks that the artist has shared with ProyectArte’s graduates in these past months.