The architect, painter and designer Vicente Martínez Gadea, known for his entire career, starred in the most emotional moment
The second edition of the Alfonso Decimo Awards, promoted by cultural manager José Manuel Jiménez Romera, took place at the Víctor Villegas Regional Auditorium as a true celebration of the region’s art and culture. Vicente Martínez Gadea, architect, graphic designer and painter, received the honorary award for a career as decided by the twelve presidents of professional juries. Grateful for an acknowledgment that surprised him, Gadea remembered that 90 years ago the painter Sofía Morales received an award, the first of her life, and she was even more excited because it bore the name of José Planes. That is why he said that the award to Professor Francisco Jarauta, recognized last year for his career, and also chosen by professional juries, is an honor, and he acknowledged that architecture is an art that implies “a very hard dedication”.
He mentioned as two of his most emblematic works the pavilion of the Region of Murcia at the 1992 World Fair in Seville and the exhibition dedicated to Alfonso X in the church of San Esteban in 2009, as well as the theater of the Pupaclown theater company. . “In Murcia we have a hundred great architects,” he congratulated himself, presenting the award to the entire professional community of architects for their hard work and for all their talent. About his work as a painter and illustrator, he highlighted the time of the Murcian Movida in the 1980s, when the love for culture exploded. And he had emotional words for the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Santa María de la Arrixaca and for the journalist Antonio Arco, referring to an interview in LA VERDAD in which he expressed his desire for a “removida” and a “cultural shake” to live, something he said. You’ve already seen it begin.
The dancer, teacher and choreographer Muriel Romero and Pablo Palacio, who form the company Instituto Stocos, focused on the analysis and development of the interaction between body gestures, sound and visual images. of the individual in the world. A gala held at the Regional Auditorium and presented by “a punk from Alcantarilla”, as the actor Enrique Martínez, a very popular face in film and television, called himself. The awards bear the name of the greatest cultural icon associated with the region of Murcia, King Alfonso X the Wise, whose heart rests in the royal chapel of Murcia Cathedral. The winners will receive a heart as a prize, designed by the Murcian studio Rubio & Del Amo.
The AX Patronage Award with a donation of 3,000 euros to develop her professional work went to the dancer and choreographer Andrea Carrión, who performed at the gala. In the Architecture category, the winner of this edition was the architect (and PSOE MEP) Marcos Ros for his promotion of the new European Bauhaus and the event of the same name held at the Official College of Architects of Murcia.
Nico Munuera received recognition in painting and sculpture for his exhibition ‘Fanum Naturae’ at the North American gallery Maus Contemporary.
For ‘El amor de la clase que sea’, the new album by Viva Suecia, Rafa Val’s band won the prize in the Pop-Rock Music category.
Alicia Morote won in Other Music for the composition of the soundtrack for the movie ‘Emilia’, directed by Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini.
In the Literature category, the jury chose the writer Cristina Morano, who took to the stage with the flag symbolizing the struggle for the regeneration of the Mar Menor, for the novel ‘Las novias’. The dancer Lucía Campillo received recognition in Dance for the production ‘Un lucero’.
Playwright and ESAD professor Luisma Soriano won recognition in the Theater category for ‘El desmoronamiento de la ternura’. In Cinema, Rosa Hervás received an award for the documentary ‘The hidden legacy of Aljufía’. The graphic designer and artist Tóbal Sánchez was awarded in the New Media Art category for the third edition of Mu-tantes, a festival of artistic experimentation in the Cárcel Vieja de Murcia.
Ana Galvañ won in Illustration for the poster for the exhibition ‘Cómic. Dreams and History’ by CaixaForum. The Andrés Gallardo brand (by Marina Casal and Andrés Gallardo) was awarded in Fashion for ‘Thorned Custom Necklace’, a piece of porcelain turned into a jewel. Pablo Carbonell Alonso, from Ecoproyecta, received the prize in the heritage area for the study, restoration, rehabilitation and socialization project of the Pozos de la Nieve de Sierra Espuña.
Source: La Verdad
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