martes, 25 de febrero de 2020

Doro Carpeta Dorian

Como elementos dispersos dentro de la vida y obra de Federico Cantú, vamos  descubriendo una ruta muy interesante, donde diferentes personajes van enriqueciendo su ya rica biografía  , el turno es ahora para el Poeta  Edward Doro, que  de alguna manera coincidiera en California con Federico y que posteriomente se rencontrarían en  Paris y Nueva York .




Gracias a la sorpresiva aparición de la “Carpeta Dorian” en la casa de subastas  Chez - Rouillac, en Paris y consecuentemente la digitalización de la obra , podemos saber que Doro, es el autor de uno de los primeros textos iconográfico de la obra de Federico ,  dicho texto se refiere a la obra “Madona” que pintara Federico en la navidad de 1928 en California .
Para fortuna de muchos visitantes, tenemos temporalmente la obra Madona, expuesta en el Museo MUNE en Monterrey , donde la pueden admirar!


Adolfo Cantú
CYDT Collection 


Otros dos datos que son interesantes respecto a Doro , es su buen gusto por la obra grafica!  Ejemplo de ello es el libro publicado en NY The Boar & Shibboleth 
By Edward Doro – Wood engravings by Paul Landacre  y que sin duda nos trasportan a la obra de Utamaro 1753- 1806, no cave duda que el arte lleva una ruta universal .

jueves, 6 de febrero de 2020

A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions. Albertino Mussato of Padua and Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) of Arezzo, both now part of Italy, were the first to be crowned poets laureate after the classical age, respectively in 1315 and 1342.
In Britain, the term dates from the appointment of Bernard André by Henry VII of England. The royal office of Poet Laureate in England dates from the appointment of John Dryden in 1668.
In ancient Greece, the laurel was used to form a crown or wreath of honour for poets and heroes. The custom derives from the ancient myth of Daphne and Apollo (Daphne signifying "laurel" in Greek), and was revived in Padua for Albertino Mussato, followed by Petrarch's own crowning ceremony in the audience hall of the medieval senatorial palazzo on the Campidoglio on April 8, 1341. Because the Renaissance figures who were attempting to revive the Classical tradition lacked detailed knowledge of the Roman precedent they were attempting to emulate, these ceremonies took on the character of doctoral candidatures.


Since the office of poet laureate has become widely adopted, the term "laureate" has come to signify recognition for preeminence or superlative achievement (cf. Nobel laureate). A royal degree in rhetoric, poet laureate was awarded at European universities in the Middle Ages. The term therefore may refer to the holder of such a degree, which recognized skill in rhetoric, grammar and language.
In modern times a Laureate title may be conferred by an organization such as the Poetry Foundation, which designates a Young People's Poet Laureate, unconnected with the United States Poet Laureate.
The office is also popular with regional and community groups. Examples include the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate,which is designated by a "Presenting Partners" group from within the community, the Minnesota Poet Laureate chosen by the League of Minnesota Poets (est. 1934), the Northampton Poet Laureate chosen by the Northampton Arts Council, and the Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureatechosen by ten judges representing the Martha's Vineyard Poetry Society.
Over a dozen national governments continue the poet laureate tradition.
Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez (July 29, 1883 – January 14, 1942), better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer.
Born in Santa Rosa de Osos, Antioquia, to parents Antonio María Osorio and Pastora Benítez, he was raised by his grandparents in Angostura. In 1895 he started his travels, first through Colombia, and from 1907 to Central America and the United States, before finally settling down in 1930 in Mexico City.
Around 1902 in Bogotá, he founded the literary magazine "El cancionero antioqueño" (The Antioquian songbook), which he managed under the pseudonym Marín Jiménez. Short after, he wrote the novel "Virginia", which was never published because the original manuscript was confiscated by the mayor of Santa Rosa for alleged immorality.
In 1906 he moved to Barranquilla where he adopted the pseudonym Ricardo Arenales. He continued to use this pseudonym until 1922 when in Guatemala he adopted a new pseudonym which he would use for the rest of his life: Porfirio Barba-Jacob. Around 1907, still in Barranquilla, he wrote his first poems, such as "Árbol viejo", "Campiña florida", and his most famous work, "Canción de la vida profunda" (Song of the deep life).
During his journey through Central America, Mexico and the US, he contributed to many magazines and journals. He befriended Porfirio Díaz, which led to his fleeing to Guatemala, then to Cuba, for disagreeing with Manuel Estrada.
In 1918 he returned to Mexico, where it is said that he wrote a biography of Pancho Villa. In 1922 he was expelled by Álvaro Obregón and fled again to Guatemala, from where he was again expelled in 1924 by Jorge Ubico. Barba-Jacob then went to El Salvador, and after being deported by Alfonso Quiñones, travelled to Honduras, New Orleans and Cuba. In 1927 he returned to Colombia and, after some recitals and contributions to the Colombian journal El Espectador, he left Colombia on what would be his last trip.
He died in 1942 of tuberculosis in Mexico City. Four years after his death, on 11 January 1946, his ashes were claimed by the Colombian government and were returned to the Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres.

Adolfo Cantú
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The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States of 1857 (Spanish: Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1857) often called simply the Constitution of 1857 is the liberal constitution drafted by 1857 Constituent Congress of Mexico during the presidency of Ignacio Comonfort. It was ratified on February 5, 1857,establishing individual rights such as freedom of speech; freedom of conscience; freedom of the press; freedom of assembly; and the right to bear arms. It also reaffirmed the abolition of slavery, eliminated debtor prison, and eliminated all forms of cruel and unusual punishment, including the death penalty.



Some articles were contrary to the interests of the Catholic Church, such as education free of dogma, the removal of institutional fueros (privileges) and the sale of property belonging to the church. The Conservative Party strongly opposed the enactment of the new constitution and this polarized Mexican society. The Reform War began as a result, and the struggles between liberals and conservatives were intensified with the implementation of the Second Mexican Empire under the support of the church. Years later, with the restored republic, the Constitution was in force throughout the country until 1917.


domingo, 2 de febrero de 2020


Dentro de la llamada Escuela Mexicana de pintura y escultura; gestada en el pasado siglo, existe un universo de obras de arte paralelo al conocido, tanto o mas hermoso del conocido, mismo que ha ido dejando una especie de testimonio 

de olvido inconcebible y que hoy  podemos consultar digitalmente dentro de catálogos como el descrito en esta publicación



Esta exclusión  que para todos se nos muestra evidente al observar catálogos de exposición  o cuando presenciamos dichas muestras de arte en los principales Museos de México y el mundo donde se han expuesto de manera constante.

Por todo esto y al observar detenidamente muchas de las obras incluidas dentro de esta publicación  catalogo , sin duda podemos afirmar  que muchas de ellas 
Contienen la misma fuerza y belleza que producen en el publico muchas de estas obras del todo conocidas .

Esta distancia  que marca la vida de una obra conocida a otra desconocida sin duda tiene diferentes explicaciones : 
Quizá esto se debe a que el coleccionista o el acerbo estuviera distante de la relación Museo colección, o como suele pasar, de alguna manera,  esta obra ha estado dentro de una casa que poca gente frecuenta o que permanente mente esta cerrada al publico conocedor. Hoy en dia y con la aparición de las casas de subasta y la comunicación digital , hemos logrado recortar la brecha del desconocimiento con la idea de que mas  gente se acerque a ofrecer o pedir referencias  de obras antes nunca vistas.






Este es el caso de esta subasta en Morton  , si bien por mi parte me toca de primera mano observar y dictaminar  obras en las diferentes subastas hoy coincido con tres de las obras de este catalogo , donde he me encontrado  joyas sorprendentes y en cantidad de obras “ muchas inéditas “ pero sin duda sumamente hermosas y trascendentes y que de a manera de oportunidad se muestran en este bello catalogo
En hora buena. 




Adolfo Cantú
Febrero 2020


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