How do images sound and how does drawing turn into sound? All this you can discover at the exhibition Si fa sol, by the Barcelona artist Iván Bravo that can be seen at the Teresa Pàmies Exhibition Hall of the Urgell Civic Center, in Barcelona's Eixample, until July 22. At the exhibition you will find invented instruments, giant scores, rhythms to jump to and visual games that invite you to look, touch and interpret. A playful and didactic experience for children and young people where illustration and music dance together.
This exhibition project is the winner of the third call for Children's and Youth Illustration Il·luLola. Among the next complementary activities of the exhibition is the family workshop The melodies of the neighborhood, led by Bravo, which questions in which spaces of the neighborhood music can be heard. Which streets are noisier? How can we draw everything we hear? The public will discover with what shapes we represent pleasant, unpleasant, high-pitched, low-pitched, soft or brutal sounds and will be able to notice the music hidden in our daily environment. The workshop is on Friday, May 29 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Prior reservation required.
Also, on Friday, May 29, at 5 p.m., the Concert il·lustrat: 100 guitarres en una hora will take place, which Bravo will star in with the accompaniment of guitarist Pol Lupiáñez. It is a show where 100 invented guitars are drawn in one hour, with a marker and a countdown. This means drawing a guitar every 36 seconds.
About Iván Bravo
He is a Barcelona-based illustrator, graphic designer and muralist. He has experience in educational, friendly and fun narratives: he greatly enjoys finding playful ways to present a concept. He has designed graphics and installations for exhibitions at the CCCA Art Center in Sant Boi (aimed at children and young people) and the Santa Mònica Arts Center in Barcelona. He has collaborated in the design of educational spaces in museums such as CosmoCaixa and La Panera and has also designed murals for workspaces and stands for companies such as Amazon, MongoDB, the Gasol Foundation and RTI.
As an illustrator, he has worked for clients such as Coca-Cola, The New Yorker, The New York Times and El País, among others.
