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gmburns -> RE: Artist looking to make contacts in Seville (Nov. 22 2012 12:13:45)
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Great info here. Thanks folks. I'll be hanging around here and in other forums (sorry if you see cross posts elsewhere - just trying to learn and network) just to get a better feel.
Thanks for the advice on who to approach and how. It always helps to know the culture.
A couple of things:
I recognize the differences and similarities between Portuguese and Spanish. I think I'll be OK either way. I'll learn for sure. I lived in Chile for a while and that Spanish is REALLY hard to learn, but I've found my Spanish has actually improved just by learning Portuguese. But yeah, the accent in Spain is a lot different than South America.
Regarding the students vs. pros. I actually want to document everyone. I feel it's all a part of the whole. However, not surprisingly, I find that most of the postures I draw from in the class here in Brasil are of the teacher. She has the best form and it looks the best on paper and / or canvas.
But I'm not interested in just the on-stage shows. I want the back room / practice sort of stuff. Shows are important, of course, but I think they really take away the human element because the point is to be perfect (or something like that). I want to try to show the work that goes into it.
One of my biggest challenges will be painting the music (I'll do the musicians, too, but the music itself will be an interesting challenge).
Again, thanks, and I hope I don't bother you too much with simple questions (and oh yeah, I'll check out that documentary link for sure).
Greg
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