A few days ago a friend of mine told me about an art exhibition at the Ateneo in Malaga, the photographs she sent me of the place seemed great and I planned to go for a walk around the place.
Besides, I wanted to find out what else there was, as she had only sent me two images and I said to myself: There must be much more.
And there was.
I had never entered that place before, I think I still have a lot to discover about this city, always changing, always moving.
Every new step I take I see new and beautiful things.
The place, where El Ateneo is situated, is old and is located in the square Constitución, between a church and the commerce commission. I hardly notice the entrance as it seems to be part of the church next to it.
On entering I realised that although the exhibition my friend had told me about was no longer there, there were three others.
The place amazed me, it consisted of corridors and stairs and the atmosphere was very warm.
The first exhibition was called Inhóspita, by the artist Sara Sarabia and the works were an exquisite mixture of photographs and different materials.
Some were transfers of photographs on canvas, others on rice paper and other materials.
It was a very original exhibition, where there were not only photographs but also writing. I was very struck by the type of materials used.
I also saw two works that consisted of photo transfers on mirrors. A marvel.
The reason why this exhibition is called Inhóspita, alludes to the process of curating that we all go through in our lives, learning and maturing. The important thing is the curing process that, like these works of art, we human beings carry out throughout our lives.
It also refers to observation, chemical and physical processes, reflection and enjoyment until the final result is achieved.
After this exhibition, to continue with the next one, I had to climb some stairs.
Some very original stairs, as they had messages on their steps.
A staircase, a landing and another staircase. The messages spoke of the journey one takes up the stairs.
In the middle of the stairs, there were posters telling how to become a member of this institution.
Of course when I got to the end I saw the roof, another beauty.
I looked at the path and it looked very nice.
More stairs, but this time I could not access, although I could see more works of art like sculptures.
The corridors were set with delicate lights and the museum atmosphere was very relaxing.
The next art exhibition of this very nice walk is again dedicated to photography.
Its author is Luis Tentor and the exhibition Callejeo.
A large number of photographs of moments of everyday life in the city are on display.
I noticed that many of them were not from this year but from some years ago, as if the photographer had stopped in the streets waiting for the perfect shot.
People walking, waiting for something, looking around.
But this one told me that if there was an emergency I had to get out of there quickly. But very quickly.
In others it looked as if people had posed especially for these photographs.
Black and white beauties of different moments where the author seeks to capture unique scenes in parks, streets, paths, promenades, squares.
Both the furniture and the doors of the place had a wooden style that caught my attention for its originality, delicacy and beauty.
A bench invited me to rest for a moment, or maybe I just wanted to be noticed among so much art.
Finally I went to the last exhibition, but I think that in this case, they were still preparing the space for it. The exhibition that my friend had told me about was there before.
The exhibition is called Ohec, by the artist Ocaña.
But there were some very expressive paintings of hers, with bright colours.
Poor foot, I hope I never drop a paintbrush like that.
Strange animals were watching me.
This very abstract work stood out for its colours, in contrast to the black and white of the previous show.
A mess of papers or a modern collage, what do you think?
It seems that this place has a labyrinth... I looked for it, but I couldn't find it.
Until I looked through a window and saw it in an internal courtyard, I love labyrinths.
Then, to finish off this artistic walk, I could not miss a good cup of coffee with lots of foam.
It was delicious and made my walk perfect.
I hope you enjoyed with me this tour full of art. Best regards to all of you and see you next time.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.