Featured Artist: Betzalel Maida Galicia

SHAPES THAT FLOW

WITH NITRAM CHARCOAL

“Meditaciones de un Moka vespertino”, 50 x 70 cm, Nitram Charcoal on Gvarro 300 gsm paper

"Meditaciones de un Moka vespertino’ is a work that captures the feeling of enjoying an afternoon coffee while those thoughts that often linger in our minds throughout the day seem to fade away for a moment, making way for tranquility.

I really enjoy the versatility of Nitram products, particularly the ability to use wet media to create stains and free-flowing shapes with Liquid Charcoal. Likewise, I appreciate using charcoal sticks to add structure and detail to my drawings.”

~ Betzalel Maida Galicia

 

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Betzalel Maida Galicia, a Bolivian-Venezuelan figurative artist, began studying at an early age at the Art Academy of the Ateneo de Valencia, Venezuela, where he took drawing and painting classes from 2008 to 2010. He later pursued further education at the Universidad Nacional Experimental Rafael María Baralt in Zulia, Venezuela, graduating in 2015 while also participating in the university’s Culture Coordination program. His work has been exhibited in the USA, Spain, Venezuela, and Bolivia. Currently, he is a founding member of the Roca Gravato Foundation and serves as the pro-tempore director of the Academy of Figurative Arts in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

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