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Alex Garcia Topete

The Spectator and the Muses

Tag: art-history

“Copying the Masters” Series – Artist Statement

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Alex Garcia Topete

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist…” – Pablo Picasso. As so eloquently… Read more “Copying the Masters” Series – Artist Statement

Creation in Chaos

Posted on October 8, 2019September 6, 2019 by Alex Garcia Topete

How to understand the semiotic determination of a work of art, particularly considering the interactive quality of art itself? While… Read more Creation in Chaos

Mindful Machines

Posted on September 10, 2019September 6, 2019 by Alex Garcia Topete

How to understand the nature of artistic creation when the author does not belong to the human experience, but rather… Read more Mindful Machines

Shakespeare y el Imprevisto Probable

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Alex Garcia Topete

Para poder comprender la magnitud de las obras Shakespeareanas, es necesario estar consciente del contexto en que se dieron. El… Read more Shakespeare y el Imprevisto Probable

Anti-Heroism: Sinners & Not-So-Saints

Posted on October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

We live in a “transitional state, where the masses no longer trust the elites and are confused about their values.”[1]… Read more Anti-Heroism: Sinners & Not-So-Saints

Interpreting Beethoven

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

Interpreting art pieces is only possible if the objective steers away from absolutes. There is not one sole feasible interpretation… Read more Interpreting Beethoven

BOOK REVIEW: Ways of Seeing

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Alex Garcia Topete

Ways of Seeing by John Berger My rating: 4 of 5 stars Berger’s WAYS OF SEEING shouldn’t be considered a… Read more BOOK REVIEW: Ways of Seeing

There’s No “Genius” without “Gin”

Posted on August 28, 2011June 12, 2012 by Alex Garcia Topete

Looking at the history of American literature, it’s easy to conclude that perhaps its brightest epoch shined during the times… Read more There’s No “Genius” without “Gin”

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