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Peliqueiros

© 2008 Armando Salas.---------"PELIQUEIROS". Colored pencils on paper. 42 X 59 cm.---- A HIGH-RESOLUTION FILE IS AVAILABLE IN MY PRIVATE GALLERY.--- KEYWORD: ARMANDO.--------- This one is the most complex and difficult drawing I made lately. I'm truly tired.------ ENTROIDO ("Carnival" in Galician language) - The most antique carnival of Europe. The origins of the Galician Entroido has long been debated. The events date back to pre-Christian times. Some have related the celebration to ceremonies the ancient Romans would perform for the god, Saturn. Today it is strongly Christian. Each year, in February or March, major cities in each region began the festivities. There are similarities and differences in each regions celebrations. People from the different villages surrounding the city come together to eat the freshly cured jamon from the recent matanzas. There is often a procession through the cities. Representatives from each of the area villages will follow each other down the streets, playing a percussion rhythm that identifies their town. Children and adults dress in costume for this event. The kind of costume, and the behavior of the character, varies from region to region. These characters usually dance through the crowd hauntingly, trying to scare the bystanders. The characters include the Cigarróns, Pantallas, Peliqueiros, Xenerais, and Correos. The Xenerais are known for their singing, and often go door to door. The Peliqueiros carry whips and are recognizable for their large and ornate masks, representing different animals such as a cow, donkey, or rooster. You can also expect to find different kinds of performances, including satires of things that had happened over the previous year. Peliqueiros really portrait the POWER and the abuses. On Entroido (=carnival) people cannot touch peliqueiros nor call them by their name in real life; it's forbidden. If someone blocks their route, peliqueiros use those whips (supposed they are careful but not sure after I saw the video :-)---------- To see more videos about this subject, please search (youtube) for CIGARRON, ENTROIDO, LAZA or PELIQUEIRO.

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Basant Soni 02 Feb 2013

GREAT stylish & pleasing work on subject....Armando...

John Cappello 22 Mar 2012

Rip-Roaring Fascinating.Sheer Craftsmanship.

Olga Naletova 08 Mar 2010

Wonderful work! Many thanks for your interesting story and video about carnival!

Delia Pacheco 28 Feb 2010

can't believe I missed this one...I love it, great colors and design...I think in Germany we have something like this event

javier fernando volovich 25 Feb 2010

Genial . me encantan los colores.

nikos kanellos 12 Aug 2009

Con lo que dice mi amigo Jose y la rispuesta de Armando soy de accuerdo.....!que queremos mas?? Mas ...intelligencia para los que nos critican hahah y muchos mas anos para ser creativos y utiles!Un abrazo!Nikos

Caballero Salguero 20 Apr 2009

Armando:En todas estas Obras, tambien dibujadas, al igual que Cervantes,en su Gran Don Quijote revelan pequeñas influencias Ariosto, en su Orlando furioso.En tus obras, veo a Gutierrez Solana. Zabaleta y Picasso. O sea tienes unos arranques un gran asentamiento. Tú lealtad me permite Hacerte Crítica Constructiva. Por supuesto.Pero eso lo tienes bueno,cambiar lápices por tubos de óleo, pinceles y pincetas y telas bien preparadas... Lo tienes todo, pero eres un gran pintor. La Pintura és Color y Formas. Al principio Todos tenemos influencias, luego van desapareciendo... Todo ésto que haces és muy bueno y de una tremenda creatividad lo tienes todo C...¿Que más quire..? José

Artist Reply: "lo tienes todo C...¿Que más quire..?" --- Quiero tener otra vez 20 años, José :-)))) pero como no es posible trato de vivir mis días intensamente aunque sin desmelenarme, disfrutando el mínimo detalle o acontecimiento. Una de las ventajas de estar en esta edad es que uno se vuelve escéptico en la mayoría de las cosas y no dedica su pasión o tiempo a causas creencias o ideales que son un puro fraude y que sólo interesan a otros en su papel de actores pero que a uno le convierten en un borrego manipulado y dirigido a conveniencia en virtud de más o menos oscuros propósitos. Cuando me reúno con amigos artistas como Sergio Vázquez, Pepe Collado, Rubio Gascón o Rafael Nadales no siempre hablamos de arte aunque es el tema dominante. En ese momento creamos un mundo aparte para nosotros solos, dejamos al margen las cosas netamente insustanciales y vivimos nuestro particular paraíso. Saber que Pepe, a sus 82 años, pinta con la misma ilusión todos los días, que Gascón se va todos los días a su estudio contando setenta y tantos... es una inyección de entusiasmo. --- En otro orden de cosas, todos en algún momento o alguna obra ponemos algo de otro. Cuando algo te gusta, te queda "grabado" en un lugar más o menos profundo del cerebro y acaba saliendo algún día a alguna de tus obras. Por eso el término "influencia" yo lo asocio -cuando el artista es honesto- con "respeto" y "homenaje". En mi vertiente de autor autodidacta de comics empecé copiando los monos de Conti ("El loco Carioco") porque era un estilo muy simple. Luego empezó a fascinarme Ibáñez y su estilo más rico ("Mortadelo") y aunque he desarrollado un estilo propio mi trabajo sigue siendo tributario de ellos. Y supongo que lo mismo ocurre con la pintura. Mi formación inicial ha ido por el dibujo artístico, he hecho cientos de dibujos a carbón. Creo, honradamente, que tengo una sólida base aunque tengo muy claro que nunca seré un genio de la pintura :-) Eso sí, me animo a hacer cosas porque el venenillo va dentro. Doy por terminada por ahora la fase de los lápices de colores (fue más una apuesta o desafío que otra cosa) y a ver si este verano me animo a coger los pinceles. Gracias por tus comentarios y visitas a mi portafolio. Por cierto: yo también tengo una Gloria en mi casa. Mi hija. Un abrazo.

Atamjeet Singh Bawa 04 Apr 2009

Wow! This is really very nice ^-^

peruze yigit 23 Mar 2009

hi armando thank you for your comment.i love your paintings too!

Reynaldo Villarreal 22 Mar 2009

Amando great color combination, design, and illustration great love your work RV

Sandra McClure 08 Mar 2009

Wonderful work Armando

Sandra Beraha 06 Mar 2009

BRAVO!!! BRAVO!!!

Julie Mayser 20 Dec 2008

You must have much patience to do such a detailed work, wonderful design, great color use!

Ruth Kauffman 25 Oct 2008

Armando...this is amazingly detailed and extremely well done colored pencil work!!! This must have given you a headache!! LOL Great work...Bravo!

Ana Tirolese 18 Oct 2008

This is so much fun!

Steve Farr 13 Oct 2008

Very nice color pencil work on this fine imagery!! Guess I'll have to get out the "ole" colored pencils myself! LOL!! Take care!! ~S

Barry Huyett 12 Oct 2008

WOW!...great detail!

carrie holst 11 Oct 2008

Hey there Armando! I bet you are feeling better every day now. This drawing is Rich! Great color and all the detail. You get more accomplished with color pencil than anyone I know. Carrie

Seth Weaver 11 Oct 2008

A pure "visual delight" with stunning details and brilliant visual strytelling. My "Pic of the Day!"

Kukua Akumanyi 10 Oct 2008

Another very beautiful drawing Armando! WOW!

Cristina Marsi 10 Oct 2008

I'm happy to see you here again, Armando, and also that you didnt ose your inspiration. Very detailed artwork, i can see how you feel tired... I felt the same after finishing "Dragonrider" (tha landscape was done with brush 0.5...just figure it :P ) Anyway it is beautiful as usual, although a bit different from your usual style :)

Anne Vis 10 Oct 2008

Wonderful work, Armando!

Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 10 Oct 2008

fantastic work!!! vibrating and beautiful!! there is such an inspiring movement in this drawing, superb!!!

Lucia Stewart 10 Oct 2008

Wonderful job Armando! I love the colours and this is a totally inspiring piece! Well done!

Roy Boobyer 10 Oct 2008

Great work Armando. The "Art" aspect of your many talents is getting better all the time my friend.

Ron Axelson 09 Oct 2008

Your great at art...

Lior Goldenberg 09 Oct 2008

Most beautiful drawing Armando! I can see why you are tired.... the details are amazing!

Sharon Gonzalez 09 Oct 2008

WOW ARMANDO! YOUR PENCIL WORK IS MORE THAN FANTASTIC; IT IS BRILLIANT. SUCH INCREDIBLE DETAIL. ALSO LOVED THE ACCOMPANYING INFO AND YOU TUBE. MAGNIFICENT ALL!!!!!!!!!!

Reba McDonald 09 Oct 2008

Very interesting work Armando.

Olga van Dijk 09 Oct 2008

Armando SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN! Missed you big time at AW .... This piece is MAGNIFICENT... I LOVE IT , and as Anneke already said, it's like walking around with these people. What a great event! I studied the big picture, which makes it even more enjoyable to study all the details of this brilliant artwork. Thanks for the background info. Have a restful and peaceful might my friend. *Love and Light~MOI*

Anneke Hut 09 Oct 2008

Armando, I have been looking at the large picture, I'm sooo impressed! All that wonderful detail, it's amazing! Beautiful vibrant colours and great mood on this drawing. I have never seen it in real, but have the feeling I've been there. The figures with their whips are a bit scary, I think you can find me in the second row! LOL Congratulations on your great come back!! :)