Visit of Don Francisco Rodríguez Sánchez. 2018-19.
The artist Don Francisco Rodríguez visited our center on October 10 to offer a pleasant talk about Byzantine art, to which he has been dedicated since 2010. This meeting, organized by the Department of Arts, was attended by #Secondary and #Bachillerato Education students.
Don Francisco, whose creations are in private collections both in Spain and abroad, combines multiple techniques and styles in his works. During the exhibition, our speaker highlighted some interesting aspects about the origin, characters and evolution of this holy art, pointing out that although hieratic and inexpressive, it fascinates with its chromaticism.
"Iconographer's apprentice" - as he defines himself, although he has painted more than 300 icons - and with a deep sensitivity, Don Francisco stands out in various artistic disciplines, such as painting, poetry, literature and photography, many of which are individual and collective exhibitions that he has carried out.
In a relaxed atmosphere, he taught all attendees to know how to see, to look at objects and colors in Byzantine art, which is timeless. "As in poetry, it is important to discover the symbolic charge of these artistic works" in which the authorship is not known, since the protagonist is not the author, (who is a mere instrument) but the character represented.
He shared with everyone the surprising and emotional story of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a work that he has also painted "in solitude and with the religious atmosphere that it requires."
During his interesting visit, he impressed those present with his collection of polychrome stones that use capricious forms eroded by nature as a base. In addition, we were also able to contemplate a series of drawings made in mixed technique (ink and acrylic) on architectural themes, entitled "Impossible Architectures", which are unpublished compositions begun in 2009.
Likewise, D. Francisco showed us and commented on the most sacred icon of the XNUMXth century, by the painter Andrei Rubliov, which represents the Holy Trinity under the report of the three archangels.
An author who finds inspiration in any element of nature, he advised young people to practice a lot in everything they set out to do, "because things don't work out the first time."
He ended his visit with the reading of some of his most heartfelt poetic texts that are always intimate, cultivating rhymed verses and free prose.
It has been a pleasure to receive this insatiable artist, who continues to prepare new and surprising exhibitions to offer the public.
