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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES APPLICATION <br /> Artistic Goals,Themes,and Aesthetics Questionnaire and Guidelines <br /> Aug�u�st 13,2019 <br /> tAaew <br /> surface of the sculpture. Let dry, and buff with a shoe brush and cloth. (Naptha solvent can <br /> be purchased at any auto body shop) • <br /> Note: Magic marker graffiti can be removed with "Goo Gone" (available at Ace Hardware <br /> stores). Area cleaned with Goo Gone should then be rewaxed. <br /> important: It is recommended to hire a trained professionai to show maintenance workers <br /> how to correctly carry out the above procedures. <br /> f. Professional artist resume <br /> Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1942, Manolo Valdes is one of the few artists who have mastered <br /> multiple mediums including drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking. In each form he <br /> is considered highly original, technically sound and constantly provocative. <br /> Manolo Valdes began training as a painter in 1957 at the Real Academia de Belles Artes de <br /> San Carlos de Valencia, Spain. <br /> In 1964, Valdes formed the group"Equipo Cronica",with Joan A. Toledo and Rafael Solbes; <br /> Toledo left the group after a year but Valdes and Solbes continued,their association with <br /> "Equipo Cronica" until the death of Solbes in 1981. As a member of "Equipo Cronica," <br /> Manolo Valdes participated in over sixty solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions <br /> until 1981. <br /> After 1981, Valdes embarked on a solo career focusing on art history motifs: his work often <br /> quotes figures from well-known pieces of art, revitalizing its image through a change of <br /> context. Manolo Valdes moved away from linear irony to interpret the image as a symbol <br /> and a vehicle for contact between the work of Art and the spectator. He has continued to <br /> seek inspiration in the creations of the grand masters of the History of Art such as Velazquez, <br /> Rembrandt or Goya. <br /> • Influenced by historical masterpieces, Valdes creates large works in which the lighting and <br /> colors express a sensation of tactility. His work is forceful and decorated with historical art <br /> symbols. The timelessness of the image as the axis of the visual experience is the <br /> determining factor in his creations. In his works, image and matter are fused in a body of <br /> work that wanders between Pop Art and material art, between social and political <br /> commitment and a continuous search for reinvention. <br /> Page 2 of 15 <br />