The work is based on work done by the artist between 1965 and 2005
"A person close and given to his people."
With these words, Mayor White Laorden Rafael Carrasco, began the presentation of the book 'The painter Pedro Cano', included in the schedule of activities related to literature, that the city council has arranged for the Villa del Libro.
Laorden highlighted the work that the artist of Blanca has carried out "by all parts of the world where it has been, without forgetting their roots and putting the name of White in the top contemporary art."
The mayor of Blanca wanted to thank the author of the monogafría, María González Sánchez, and his thesis advisor, M ª Carmen Sánchez Rojas, thinking "in our artist best known internationally, and have wanted to be with her neighbors presenting his life through his works.
Pedro Cano was excited to see the hall of the cultural center of White completely packed for the presentation of a book, a fact which shows, in Laorden, the big bet of the municipality by the culture of knowledge "which undoubtedly will lead to better economies, the knowledge economy. "
Cano offered, by way of narration, the audience moments of his life that for many were unknown.
So, she reviewed all studies of painting he had had during his life, where he highlighted the work of his mother "which has much of the blame for everything that is told in this book.
Without it and without my brothers, it was not possible to be what I always wanted to be a painter. "
According to its author, Dr. Art History María González Sánchez, his manuscript "will study the artistic personality of the painter Pedro Cano, an important contribution to national and international panorama of art.
Lyrical realism and dreamlike, that is the work of Pedro Cano. "
The work examines the reproduction of a hundred creations, relying on catalogs of exhibitions and in various periodicals, including all manner of personal sources, such as letters and diaries.
Gonzalez has worked on the life and work of the painter, deep into his thoughts and the various series comprising his work, from those 'images of life and death' Zero Gallery began in the early 70's to "Language body, "a series of naked bodies that enter into the depths of the human spirit.
The book examines all the information gathered to understand the artistic and personal dimensions of Pedro Cano, the style of his work, art, their influences and inspiration.
Documentation of the artist's work includes works not located, a series of paintings exhibited in 1973 in Beirut, analyzed from its photographic reproduction.
The book includes an extensive bibliography, a list of solo and group exhibitions, awards and a selection of texts for exhibition catalogs.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Blanca