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Type: Conference/Talk
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008
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Venue: Alliance Francaise / Karachi |
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A conference featuring the Art Historian Mariano Akerman revealing the singularity and originality of a select group of Belgian masterpieces will be held at the AFK on Friday, June 13 at 7.00 pm.
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Event Videos
Alexandre Tchikovani, « Conférence: La découverte de l’art belge – The Discovery of Belgian Art, » Alliance Française de Karachi, May-June 2008, p. 11, illus. (Magritte: The Treachery of Images; Folon: Peace)
Mariano Akerman, historien d’art, expose la singularité et l’originalité d’un groupe sélectionné de chefs d’œuvre. Il examine leur style et signification, leur contexte historique, leur qualités esthétiques et raisons d’être, en les appréciant d’une façon inattendue et innovatrice.
Mariano Akerman est né à Buenos Aires, Argentine, en 1963. Il a été élevé à l’École d’Architecture de l’Universidad de Belgrano. Spécialiste en communication visuelle, Monsieur Akerman s’intéresse à l’art moderne et à l’art belge en particulier. Il a donne des conférences sur ce sujet dans des institutions renommées, en incluant le Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes à Buenos Aires el le National Museum of the Filipino People à Manille. Également peintre, Mariano Akerman a exposé ses peintures et collages en Argentine, Espagne, Japon, Philippines et Suède. Il a reçu vingt prix et distinctions internationales.
Alexandre Tchikovani | Sat, 28 June 2008, 6:26 PM
The Alliance Française de Karachi is holding a conference on ‘The Discovery of Belgian Art’ by Mariano Akerman, Art Historian, on Friday 13 June at 7:00 pm at the AFK.
Art Historian Mariano Akerman reveals the singularity and originality of a select group of Belgian masterpieces. He examines their style and meaning, historical context, aesthetic qualities and raison d’être, appreciating them from unexpected, innovative perspectives. Mariano Akerman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1963. He was educated at the School of Architecture of Universidad de Belgrano. Abroad, he researched the work of the painter Francis Bacon and that of architect Louis Kahn. A painter himself, Mariano Akerman has exhibited his artwork solo or in group in Argentina, Spain, Japan, Philippines and Sweden. He has been awarded with twenty major international distinctions and prizes. Alliance Française de Karachi, Plot St. 1 Block 8 Kehkashan Clifton, 5873402, 5862864.
Source: "Time Out: Today," The Daily Times, Karachi, 13.06.08, Vol. V, No. 163, sect. B, p. 2, illus.
Daily Times Karachi | Sat, 28 June 2008, 6:30 PM
Karachi, June 14. The underlying theme of Mariano Akerman’s discussion was the progression of Belgian art from the 15th century to the first half of the 20th century, with special reference to the World Wars. The intention was to celebrate cultural diversity, and so he did with remarkable facility.
Mr Akerman quite convincingly described how Belgian artists mastered the technique of oil painting, and with the passage of time, as socio-political changes took place, moved (perhaps transcended) from the realism that catered to a certain (autocratic) taste to the symbolism that depicted not only the inner grief of painters but signified the upheavals or ordeals that society was undergoing. In his rather French-laden English, he tried to connect the dots vis-à-vis the class disparities that existed in the 15th and 16th centuries and the advent of the industrial revolution to the horrors of the World Wars.
With the help of images of [...] iconic paintings, Mr Akerman presented his case, giving examples of masters (and their stupendous works) like Jean Michel Folon to Rogier de le Pasture to Jan van Eyck. It was fascinating to witness the art of painters of colossal stature.
Now a little about Mariano Akerman: born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1963, he is a celebrated educator who specialises in visual communication. A painter himself, and quite good at that, a little over a decade ago he researched one of this scribe’s favourite artists Francis Bacon’s paintings and Louis Khan’s architectural projects.
Recipient of no less than 12 international awards Mariano Akerman’s penchant for art, particularly its history, is infectious. That’s precisely why at the end of the lecture he was immediately approached by the [...] attendees of the programme who nagged him with some [...] questions about Belgian art.
Source: Peerzada Salman, "Karachi: Between Reality and Fantasy," Dawn News, 14.06.08, illus.
Dawn News | Sat, 28 June 2008, 6:32 PM
J'ai fort apprécié la conférence qui m'a remémoré mes études dans une autre vie. Je pense aussi que cette initiative méritait un solide applaudissement compte tenu des circonstances. Pakistan était en juin dernier sous l'emprise de la terreur. Persévérer et organiser une conférence malgré les aléas du moment c’était faire preuve de courage.
Ce que j'ai surtout apprécié lors de la conférence, c'est la simplicité du message face à une certaine complexité du sujet. J’ai apprécié l'effort de vulgarisation. Il n'est en effet pas aisé de transmettre un message esthétique proprement occidental et historique dans un environnement culturel pakistanais également complexe. La conférence sert l'art belge et l'image du pays. Une belle initiative donc que j'ai appuyée et qui m'a agréablement surpris de par sa qualité. Michel Goffin, Ambassadeur de la Belgique au Pakistan, 2008
linnaeus | Mon, 3 November 2008, 2:59 PM
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