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The persistence of discomfort: art, memory and resistance twenty years after the death of Débora Arango

2025-07-21T08:24:16-05:00

The history of artistic practices in Colombia and internationally is also the history of cultural resistance. In a world where visual, sound and body languages are constantly absorbed by the logics of the market, entertainment and empty aestheticization, it is urgent to insist on the critical power of art. This power is neither an essential attribute nor an ontological guarantee of the artistic object, but a possibility that is actualized in historical tensions, in social frictions, in the will to denaturalize what is presented as evident.

Eurocentric logic in training in the Master of Music in two universities in Bogotá

2025-07-23T14:16:18-05:00

This document presents a reflection on the teaching of music and, as an effect of this, the constitution of a possible didactics of music, and in particular, on the training of the music teacher. This reflection is given at first from the musical pedagogues of the southern cone and Spain, using some of the authors of the critical and decolonial movements, stopping to reflect on the teaching in the formation of the music teacher and how, around this teaching, the configuration of the current didactics of music is given. This document, far from being exhaustive, intends to call for reflection and a critical look at the academic processes of music and the
teaching of music at the university, where the protagonist is the teacher.

Introduction to musical whistling

2025-07-21T09:58:00-05:00

This article of reflection is born as an imperative, understanding the need to approach whistling from the academy, due to its lack of appropriation and promotion, which is evidenced in the absence of academic references about musical whistling in the Spanish language. Therefore, this article of reflection offers a brief musical and naturalistic context about whistling; it covers some references of this art in the world; it exhibits the physical phenomenon of whistling, presents some techniques of musical whistling and exposes the concept of warbling as a technique for the articulation of whistling. Finally, it sets a precedent so that, by means of a reflection based on the practice of whistling, it is possible to encourage a path to new problems, reflections and contributions that help to promote it as a musical sound phenomenon of wide pedagogical, sonorous and creative possibilities.

The Situationist International and the utopian urbanism of Constant Anton

2025-07-23T14:32:11-05:00

In the following essay an analysis is developed around the artistic status of the Situationist International and the relationship it had with closely related phenomena, not only to art or the historical avant-gardes, but also to a revolutionary / activist thought, that is, with their ways and means of observing, representing or criticize some dynamics of society to think and constitute other ways of Being within inhabiting. In this direction, the artist Constant Anton and his work New Babylon is a main reference, which deserves a deep analysis, within the Situationist reflection for a new urbanism that would allow the elimination of the habit of having
predetermined routes -with starting point and arrival-, thus posing a continuous dérive in a futuristic world where man is exempt from work.

Sustainability of life in the common home. Reflections from contemporary artistic creation

2025-07-23T14:48:58-05:00

The article reflects on how sustainability of life in the common home is possible through non-anthropocentric artistic practices that allow us to deviate from the hegemonic approach of sustainable development. The work presents non-anthropocentric approaches to sustainability in areas such as ecofeminism, care theory, curatorship and contemporary artistic creation. Sustainability as a higher order category inserted in society requires art to inspire approaches closer to life that direct the transition to a sustainable society. Thus, it is necessary to give back to society the ability to imagine and think critically to configure other ways of being in
the world that reduce human impact on planet Earth. Social change would be favored by sensitive thinking that helps recognize nature as a subject.

New Horizons in Art History. Review

2025-07-25T13:28:10-05:00

Art history is one of the disciplines in the humanities with the greatest tensions in its ontological status and its epistemological and methodological foundations. For this reason, the book Las indisciplinas de la Historia del arte (2022), recognizing these tensions, proposes fruitful and bold approaches to addressing art with historiographical models that differ from traditional ones and, in turn, account for the supposed crisis facing art history due to its hybridization with other disciplines such as sociology,
semiotics, and visual studies.

Rethinking Art History in Colombia: Criticism, Methodologies, and New Perspectives. Review

2025-07-25T13:37:18-05:00

The work General Concepts in Colombian Art History: History, Art, and Nation, 1959–1985, by Sara Fernández Gómez, emerges in a context marked by scarce disciplinary production and a lack of critical consolidation of art history in Colombia. The book is part of a reflective effort to confront both the methodological deficiencies and the conceptual frameworks that have governed this discipline in the country in recent decades. From an interdisciplinary perspective, the author not only examines the most relevant texts in the construction of this historiographical narrative, but also questions the criteria of cultural legitimation, the dynamics of power in the artistic field, and the relevance of introducing a philosophical approach that broadens the interpretive horizons of art history.

Álvaro Romero Sánchez and his bambuco Dical. Two versions, two important references

2025-07-21T09:37:56-05:00

This article explores the interpretative development of the bambuco rhythm within a particular musical format: the Colombian Andean instrumental trio. The Trío Morales Pino and its director, maestro Álvaro Romero Sánchez, whose work continues to be an important stylistic and performative reference of this genre, occupy a central place in this research. Through a comparative musical analysis, the study examines the Morales Pino Trio's interpretation of Romero's bambuco Dical and contrasts it with a later version of the same piece performed by the Trio Opus 3. The research is situated within a broader discussion of the bambuco genre itself, considering its role in the shaping of social and cultural identities in the Colombian Andes. By analyzing the different versions of Dical, this study not only highlights variations in style and interpretation, but also sheds light on the organic evolution of the Colombian Andean instrumental trio as a musical tradition.

Paleography on an embroidery: Elizabeth Parker’s sampler (1830)

2025-07-23T15:19:26-05:00

This paper explores a piece of needlework—specifically a sampler—created by Elizabeth Parker, examining it not only as a practical exercise in the art of embroidery, but also as a moral artifact shaped by Christian values between the Gregorian and Victorian periods. The stitched text is transcribed to facilitate comprehension and is subsequently analyzed both in its material form and narrative content. Through this dual lens, the work is approached as a valuable historical source, particularly for understanding aspects of women´´s private lives, while also considering its aesthetic dimensions.

Gé Labarca's vital figurative gestures

2025-07-28T14:07:44-05:00

Gé Labarca's journey into painting has been as unique as it is inspiring. Before devoting himself to art, he had a successful career in the world of gastronomy in Montreal, working at renowned restaurants such as Pinxto, Zumaia, Bar et Bœuf, and Mezcla. His foray into art was the result of an unexpected but fortunate encounter that led him to embark on a new creative life.

PAINT × PAINT. Pilot seedbed in contemporary painting

2025-08-04T15:07:15-05:00

It is a pilot seedbed for research and creation in painting. It belongs to the Research Group on Theory, History, and Practices of the Arts, classified as “A” (endorsed by Minciencias).
Our line of research: research and creation in the arts.
We carry out processes of social appropriation of knowledge through workshops and educational activities, creative products in painting as a result of research, as well as activities to disseminate artistic processes in the academic sphere.
academic sphere.

Art criticism: writing without readers

2025-07-25T13:11:21-05:00

James Elkins is a theorist in the field of contemporary art history and theory. His extensive academic output is characterized by constant reflection on the methods of art historiography, the relationship between image and knowledge, and the interaction between art and other disciplines. As a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he has promoted crucial debates on art education and writing, questioning the limits of the discipline and proposing new ways of approaching it. Elkins studied at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a PhD in 1989 with a dissertation entitled “Perspective in Renaissance Art and in Modern Scholarship.” His training, which combined theoretical analysis with a material understanding of art, allowed him to develop an approach that integrates artistic practice with academic study.

Carlos Gaviria Díaz Library (From the series “Watching the World Burn”)

2025-12-10T15:47:11-05:00

Title: Carlos Gaviria Díaz Library
(From the series “Watching the World Burn”)
Author: Daniel Mauricio Correa Velásquez
Pseudonym: Pablo Fracasso
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 170 × 120 cm
Year: 2025

Liquid love

2025-12-10T15:56:41-05:00

Title: Liquid Love
Author: Felipe Patiño
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 40 × 60 cm
Year: 2025

Meanwhile

2025-12-12T12:52:07-05:00

Title: Entretantos (In Between)
Author: Felipe Patiño
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 160 × 250 cm
Year: 2025

Ivan the Terrible

2025-12-12T13:05:01-05:00

Title: Ivan the Terrible
Author: Jean Paul Álvarez
Technique: Oil on parchment paper
Dimensions: 70 × 45 cm
Year: 2025

Small rituals (diptych)

2025-12-12T13:19:30-05:00

Title: Small Rituals (diptych)
Author: Juan Esteban Zapata
Technique: Oil on paper
Dimensions: 70 × 50 cm
Year: 2025

Small rituals (diptych)

2025-12-12T13:15:14-05:00

Title: Small Rituals (diptych)
Author: Juan Esteban Zapata
Technique: Oil on paper
Dimensions: 70 × 50 cm
Year: 2025

Portrait in Black

2025-12-12T13:23:12-05:00

Title: Portrait in Black
Author: Samuel Chica
Technique: Acrylic on cardboard
Dimensions: 34 × 38 cm
Year: 2025

Grandma's coat

2025-12-12T13:26:53-05:00

Title: Grandma's Bag
Author: Ana Sofía Ocampo Panesso
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 90 cm
Year: 2024

Walking Self-Portraits, detail 1

2025-12-12T13:34:39-05:00

Title: Walking Self-Portraits, detail 1
Author: Manuela Gallego Trejo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5 × 25.5 cm
Year: 2025

Walking Self-Portraits, detail 2

2025-12-12T13:40:17-05:00

Title: Walking Self-Portraits, detail 2
Author: Manuela Gallego Trejo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5 × 25.5 cm
Year: 2025

Walking Self-Portraits, detail 4

2025-12-12T13:47:51-05:00

Title: Walking Self-Portraits, detail 4
Author: Manuela Gallego Trejo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5 × 25.5 cm
Year: 2025

Walking Self-Portraits, detail 3

2025-12-12T13:43:24-05:00

Title: Walking Self-Portraits, detail 3
Author: Manuela Gallego Trejo
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5 × 25.5 cm
Year: 2025