ATIM’S TOP 60 MASTERS OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Above: Maestro Belarmino Miranda Montoya
Vermeer, it captivated me the way he elevated everyday things to a sublime level, bourgeois and refined, the exquisite treatment of light and a great respect for women in his compositions, making her the protagonist in a big part of his work. Q. Insiders consider you a great exponent of figurative painting, especially for the detailed and refined treatment of the female nude, what can you tell us? A. It is only the fruit of a hard and honest work, filled with love and passion in order to try to capture day after day the way I see and feel the art, I know that staying true to good figurative painting and by making women the theme and focus of my work, I can be outside of avant-garde currents of the moment. I accept with respect all sorts of criticism and comments about my work, but try to stand apart from them to continue unabated in my creative process. Q. What advice would you give to the artists who are starting out and looking for a place in the international art scene? A. Do not forget to take high quality photographs of the works they make, I advise them to leave this task to a professional photographer. Keep in mind that with no high quality images, there are no possibilities to produce good publications that will help them get noticed, it is also important to keep a record and certify every art work, there are companies that provide this service online. Remember that it´s not only having talent, mastering a technique and painting with love and dedication that is enough, we must be aware that every artist is a business and it should be handled as such. Having the support of a manager or representative is critical in our career, especially in these times of globalization. Q. In 2011 two of your works were awarded an honorable mention in an art exhibition. What is this work and what it represents?
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A. There were two works I exhibited entitled: “Tag photo” and “Change photo” from the Social Media Series. These works received an honorable mention in the last room of Visual Arts in Medellin, Colombia. They are two very realistic portraits of women with a speech on them in which the viewer is as if he had entered their Facebook account and was ready to tag a photo or change the profile photo. Q. Yo u a re c o n d u c t i n g s t u d i e s i n Museology and Curatorship, what motivated you to do it? A. I was motivated by the importance of understanding the dynamics of museums as centers of research and legitimizing culture in a community. Knowing the museological and curatorial processes has given me a broader view of management and conservation of collections in major non-profit institutions. Learn to curate and to exhibit is something that will help me when preparing an exhibition of my own works.
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