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LOCAL Thursday 4 May 2017

Opening Today, May 4 at Aruba’s National Library:
Exposition of “Fibers, Textures and Colors” by William Michaels Guerrero

ORANJESTAD - Aruba’s Na- science and philosophy.
tional Library at George The practice encompasses
Madurostraat in Oranjestad traditional media, new me-
and the Fundación Cul- dia and critical social forms
tural y Ecológica Colombi- of production. The work
ana (Colombian Cultural embraces a full range of
& Ecological Foundation) landscape/environmental
present an Environmental conditions from the rural,
Art Exposition titled: “Fibras, to the suburban and urban
Texturas y Colores” (Fibers, as well as urban/rural indus-
Textures and Colors) by the trial.
Colombian master William Henry Laguado, head of
Michaels Guerrero from the Corporación Interna-
Manta, Cundinamarca, cional de Cine (Internation-
56 miles from Bogota. The al Cinema Corporation)
exposition runs at the Na- that organizes the annual
tional Library from May 4 Movies Festival of Bogota is
thru May 12 and admission an expert in art. He says that
is completely free. maestro William Michaels
According to Wikipedia, manages to transform a
Environmental Art is a range landscape making its inten-
of artistic practices encom- sity visible with the pressure
passing both historical ap- he puts on the spatula that
proaches to nature in art he uses to paint.
and more recent ecologi- William Michaels Guer-
cal and politically motivat- rero, an environmentalist
ed types of works. Environ- at heart, is the president
mental art has evolved to- of the Fundación Cultural
wards a deep relationship y Ecológica Colombiana
to systems, processes and (Colombian Cultural &Eco-
phenomena in relationship logical Foundation).
to social concerns. Featured are three paint-
Over the past ten years ings showing different styles
environmental art has be- by the same artist. Come
come a focal point of ex- come to the forefront. is not specific to them. It concept is best understood to the National Library any
hibitions around the world The term “environmental primarily celebrates an art- in relationship to historic day from May 4 thru the
as the social and cultural art” often encompasses ist’s connection with nature earth/Land art and the 12th, get to know the art-
aspects of climate change “ecological” concerns but using natural materials. The evolving field of ecological ist personally and enjoy his
art. art. Who knows, you’ll fall in
The field is interdisciplinary in love with one of his twenty
the fact that environmental masterpieces.
artists embrace ideas from -clydeharms@yahoo.com.