What a spectacle has been made in the  Flamenco Bienal at Seville!
What a poster they have made! This deserves a "tapa" (in this case, a short video he makes)
Hello, I'm Antonio García Villarán and in this video I am going to talk you about
"The danced oil-painting" by Lita Cabellut and Rocío Molina.
Lita Cabellut. I was already feeling like talking about this artist.
I have held myself back on talking about Lita Cabellut because honestly, her paintings do not draw any attention to me.
I think they are paintings you hang on a hair salon.
However, what has happened now has been authentically taunting.
The thing is that Seville has outdid itself lately with its posters.
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They are creating every type of conflict
The public opinion are against them because of the posters they are launching
And, let me tell you, all this is a fantasy. It is wonderful what they're doing, really wonderful (irony).
This is dramatic-flamenca pause
The headline is not going to waste
"Deconstructing the painting"
I thought "deconstructing" was using at cooking.
For instance, Ferran Adrià deconstructs the Spanish omelette
Meaning, he does the omelette in a different way using potato bubbles and things like that
in order to have at the end a product which is exactly the same.
He deconstructs it (the omelette)
Anyway, this is not a deconstruction, this is a destruction in every sense of the word.
Or, an attempt to destroy a piece of work which, on the other hand, doesn't really have much value.
But girl...
I love to focus on the details. In this picture you can see how they don't even respect the artpiece.
They are happily waving at the audience, stepping on the canvas. They are not dancing, they are stepping on it.
And this will be in the future, the Bienal's poster.
Congratulations, Seville!
This has been announced with trumpets and drums
There is a video of the dancer Rocio Molina, a very good dancer by the way
One thing doesn't diminish the other
In the video you can see how she  deconstructs the artpiece.
On the other hand, the model who painted Lita Cabellut on this painting looks like a gypsy as she says she is
It is not very clear, it has been discovered that she (Lita) may not be a gypsy. But that's another discussion.
I mean it is not just another topic. It is important because they have invited her to the Bienal for being a gypsy woman.
And if it is because of that...I mean, ok ok
This model is lying down, she's wearing a red suit
She looks like a magazine cover
Lita Cabellut goes to model agencies she choses their favourite models and use them to do her paintings
We go to model agencies and we start a whole search of characters
You can see this in a documentary made by Spanish Television for the 2 channel.
It was about her life and work. Great advertising.
We are a team. We are two men and me. They are men because this job is physically heavy
Listening to Lita Cabellut reciting her own setences and quotes reminds me to "Muchachada Nui"
Light is essential
It is essential for colour. Colour is reflected and creates shape through light
Joaquín Reyes, is that you?
If there is no light, then there is no colour for a painter.
This is incredible, it is.
A newspaper from Seville asks her in an interview if the model in the painting is Rosalía (the singer)
Of course, she said she isn't and that she didn't know who Rosalía was when she painted the model.
Then she said is the same model she worked with to draw Frida Kahlo
This is a great mess
First, let's imagine is Rosalía and she has painted to step into Flamenco.
Rosalía has been accused of cultural appropiation and all this issue
So, it would be a huge conceptual workpiece.
On the other hand, if it is the same model who posed as Frida Kahlo then it is even more surreal
Dalí would love this, of course.
So we have: Frida Kahlo, Flamenco style, stepped by a dancer
At this point, the bienal could be made by an opera or a show about Frida Kahlo and flamenco (spanish word game)
Wait...have they already made it? Bienal imagination is infinite
So, Lita Cabellut goes to model agencies, she choses beautiful men or women and she paint them.
I have already told you they are paintings from a hair salon.
On the other hand, during these last years it has been said Lita Cabellut is one of the most valued Spanish artist in the world
And I wonder...who says that? Where is the piece of information? I want to see it
it is very easy to say something like that. The premise is supported by the fact she is good because her paintings cost a lot of money.
First, we would have to check if that is really true.
There is an article by "Artprice" saying Lita Cabellut is one of the most prized artists.
However, there are other websites which say Artprice data is not accurate at all.
They relie on a few auctions and what it is sold and they control but Art auction is immense.
I personally do not believe Lita Cabellut is the most prized Spanish artist at this moment
And if she is...it is not something important, really
For me, Lita Cabellut's work is very simple and plain
It is easy to understand and may that's the reason why her pieces can be sold to people with a lot money but without art knowledge
And, even if they understand about art, the only thing they want is having in their house beautiful paintings.
Paintings without any dilemma. They want something they can look at and say "look at this nice model, she matches my curtains"
Or "look at this Chaplin's painting"
I believe Lita Cabellut would work really well on Instagram.
I don't actually know if her instagram works or not but it looks like those accounts which post famous people to get a lot of likes.
As I said before, some of her paintings are Charles Chaplin paintings
They are faker than a wooden Euro (coin)
She also paints Marilyn Monroe portraits. Also, they are faker than Aliexpress guarantee.
I don't even want to talk about Neruda's portraits. They are faker than a politician's promise.
For me, her paintings are innocous. Once I have seen one of them I've seen all.
The majority of her work are girls wearing make up
Or with an outlandish hairstyle
They are paintings with a plain theme
They are so similar they look painted like a series
Above all, she tells you she has a very polished technique as well as saying she is a master of paint
She says she has invented craquelure
Wait a second, craquelure is something extremely ancient
As well as being seedy, by the way
She says she uses a special technique to make this craquelure effect but let me tell you something in case you don't know it
When you crackle a painting you just have to finish with several layers of gesso and that's it.
This reminds me when bad teachers at university told me "I am not going to explain you this because it took me  a long time to discover it"
At the end, it was something silly
There is not any special technique in here at all
Many layers of painting, many layers of gesso and period.
Also, she overuses white colour
There is something which infuriates me. You cannot even imagine how much it does.
She adds big white brush-strokes in every face she does and this is horrible. This is something from an apprentice.
But people don't realize it, they don't notice it
On the other hand, they are proud of her for being the first woman doing the main poster of the Bienal of Seville
On one hand, I think "it was about time". On the other hand I think you have outdo yourself. You could have chosen better
And, there are so many women who are artists. I am going to leave you below some videos I have about them
Of course you don't have to watch them you can make a little investigation for yourself
What I am also observing here is they highlight a lot her life
They tell their story as if her story would legitimize or give value her work
I've seen some interviews about Lita Cabellut and she doesn't say clearly,in any of them, she is gypsy.
She says she "feels" like a gypsy. However, I could say I feel German, Russian or African.
I can feel whatever but I am from  Aznalcazar (Seville)
And that's it.
I consider myself gypsy because I feel gypsy
They also say something very beautiful. They said she was begging for coins as a kid and she was barefoot on the streets
However, this is said by some media. Other say exactly the opposite.
Her sister denied all of this. She said her mother had a bar and her grandmother received a pension payment
At the end, for some circumstances they gave her for adoption to a rich family
I guess they paid for all her whims, among them, studying art.
At the end, the mistress is selling her paintings
On the other hand, there is the money issue. It was asked to the ones responsibles of the Bienal how much the poster cost.
How much did it cost? Come on, how much?
They haven't said it. I think if they say it, people are going to make a scene.
It doesn't mind. If you look on the Internet you can find this:
There are other artworks by Lita Cabellut which are sold by 140.000€ and even much more
I wonder, how much would have cost to the Seville's Council to...Wait. 
What am I saying? Seville's Council?
We are paying this. This comes from my taxes as well.
Let me tell you, I disagree with this.
I feel indignant
At the end, we will have for the Bienal of Sevilla a card of a soulless face and on top of that it would be cracked.
At least they haven't ask her for a sculpture.
Her sculptures are incredible
They look from a bad decoration store
However, I haven't come here to only critize I want to do some suggestions.
As I am seing how the level goes, this is what I suggest for the next Bienal of Flamenco:
My Suggestions (Flamenco style)
My first suggestion is to play safe.
They should call "Los del Río" and they could make a song named "Seville has a spectral pain"
We have to be modern girls
My second suggestion is to play safe too: That is, bringing my dear friend Yoko Ono.
She plays Flamenco like nobody does
This is the Spanish "quejío" in its pure state
If this is not a success, you can also invite to Yayoi Kusama
Why are you going to invite Yayoi Kusama?
She does polka dots paintings. What's more Flamenco style than polka dots?
Just call her so she can make a performance. Or whatever. It doesn't matter. She can step on something.
Yayoi Kusama, come to Seville!
Finally, I want to suggest a variation of Lita Cabellut's work: thousand of flamingos stepping on your work.
Do not tell me this wouldn't be pretty. This would be beautiful. It would be a spectacular piece of art.
And, I am sure it costs the same doing this than doing her poster.
Cheers!
To finish, I want to recommend you two videos:
One is from Fernando Castro Flores and the other from Rafael López Borrego.
They both youtube channels dedicated to art.
They did also a video about Lita Cabellut and I like we all are on the same wave length
The poster doesn't fancy to any of us
I leave you their videos down below
By the way, I asked for Instagram you sent me some memes about this wonderful "zapateado" (Spanish dance). Here are the best ones:
It seems to me a great way to kill cockroaches.
Left side: Making money to pay rent, work, homework, cleaning the house, grocery shopping, free time. Righ side: Me resigned
I am miserable even when I walk because the steps I take forwards they go backwards.
"Guys. 5 minutes left. Time to hand in"
Left translation: "Me pretending to write fast when actually I am going to hand it in blank.
At the right: my teacher
When I walk by your door and you don't even say goodbye , holy soul suffer the same pain as I do
The one who is sad, just come next to me and let's see if together we find some relief
What a beautiful thing is to be an artists and having admirers
how beautiful the round of applause sound when is deafening cause they reach our ears as a rainfall of flowers
Left: Xenophobic people 
Right: Rest of us living in the XXIth century
To the one whose good luck gaves him fame and title
Let him remember that glory and joy evaporate as steam because they are the a flower's day.
The dog (dancer)
My homework (canvas)
ME (To the right)
Everything is Flamenco
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And, we'll see each other very soon!
Listen, wait, wait! Who is going to pay for this "tapa"?
Who is going to pay this? This is a very well-prepared dish
Another one who leaves without paying
Since I've known you I cannot find my heart. Just put your hand in your breast and tell me if you have two of them.
It's over!
But
I am very happy with myself
