A colorful dance of art history in Spanish Village!
The San Diego Potter’s Guild in Spanish Village recently created this artistic tribute to the 1915 Panama-California Exposition and Balboa Park’s centennial.
A fun exhibit debuted today in Spanish Village’s large outdoor patio courtyard. It’s called Dance through the Decades of Art! Colorful works by local artists jut out of various planters, representing the history of art styles over the past century. It’s another creative offshoot resulting from Balboa Park’s centennial, which is being celebrated throughout this year! The cool exhibit lasts through November 25.
I walked about and took these photos…
Spanish Village in Balboa Park has a new Dance through the Decades of Art exhibit in their patio courtyard. It celebrates the evolution of art over the past hundred years. This bold piece represents the graffiti art style!I was allowed to photograph these works of art being created on Saturday (the day before the exhibit opened) in a hidden Spanish Village work area!This artwork represents the 1930s, when the Works Progress Administration provided artists with employment during the Great Depression.This work very loosely represents photorealism, a distinctly American genre of painting that originated in the late 1960s.This fun art in Spanish Village contains elements of steampunk, a sub-genre of science fiction that highlights 19th century Victorian and industrial themes.Visitors to Balboa Park look into a double kaleidoscope! This wildly colorful sculpture represents psychedelic art, which originated from 1960s counterculture.Here’s a photo I took after turning a dial of the kaleidoscope.I turned the dial again!These splashes of bold color are a tribute to Abstract expressionism, which originated in the late 1940s, the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence.Someone sits on a planter which contains artwork representing minimalism, a literalist movement that arose during the 1960s.This panel celebrates the Art Deco style with images of musical instruments popular during the Jazz Age.This creation for the outdoor exhibit represents Cubism, an early 20th century avant-garde movement, which revolutionized painting and other art forms.Dance through the Decades of Art enlivens Spanish Village! Painted pieces trace art’s history and development over the past 100 years.
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10 thoughts on “A colorful dance of art history in Spanish Village!”
What beautiful pieces of art, so vibrant and colorful, lovely 🙂
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What beautiful pieces of art, so vibrant and colorful, lovely 🙂
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It looks great. I’ll have to go check it out.
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Any reason is a good reason to head to Spanish Village!
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terrific idea, and a great walk
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Wow! How cheerful and vibrant. It must have been a wonderful day.
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Your blog is such an inspiration for me. I have gone in search of the things you’ve shown a few times now. This area of Balboa is next on my list. 🙂
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I absolutely know you’ll love Spanish Village!
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This is one my favorite places in San Diego. Great pictures, of such a great place!
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Thanks!
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You are welcome! Still loving your blog 😊
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