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Hello everyone, we are the 5th grade class and we are excited to present our work for Artistic May.

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We have chosen the artist that gives name to our school, Daniel Vázquez Díaz, and a museum located in the town where he was born.

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The Daniel Vázquez Díaz Museum, also known as the Modern and Contemporary Arts Centre Daniel Vázquez Díaz, is a cultural institution based in Nerva, in the province of Huelva.

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The museum exhibits Daniel Vázquez Díaz's work together with creations by other modern artists.

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The permanent collection highlights Vázquez Díaz's distinctive cubist-influenced style with landscapes, portraits and intimate scenes that capture the essence of early 20th-century Spanish art.

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His daughters can explore his work at the local experiencing the rich artistic legacy of this influential Guelva-born painter.

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Daniel Vázquez Díaz was born in 1882. He enjoyed painting and drawing since he was a young boy.

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As an adult he traveled to Paris, France. Here he learned new ideas about modern art.

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He learned from painters like Saxon and Cupid when he lived in Paris. These ideas helped him create his own style.

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He painted many portraits which are pictures of people. The collection called Hombres de Mi Tiempo includes important works, artists and famous figures of his time.

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His portraits often show calm, serious faces and strong shapes.

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He also painted landscapes and other scenes of everyday life using simple shapes and modern

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styles, inspired by BQBism and classical art.

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He used set simple shapes and soft colours like grey, brown and blue.

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One of his biggest projects was a set of large wall paintings called murals at the monastery of La Ravida Huelva.

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These are large murals, stories about Christopher Columbus.

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is Boyets and the Discover of America.

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In the museum we can see a collection of original canvases

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and preliminary works related to famous murals.

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Other important paintings by Vázquez Díaz are related to poor fighters,

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For example, La Muerte del Torero or La Escuadrilla de Juan Centeno.

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This year we learned how to use watercolors and different techniques.

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We've selected different paintings by Vesquis Díaz and created our own version of them.

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them. La Fábrica de Almeida is a painting that can be seen at the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.

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Other famous paintings we've created are Ventana de la Ravida, Ventana sobre Portugal,

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La Almeida de Fuentarrávia, Villarrit, La Iglesia de Palos de Moguer, Pescadores Vascos.

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Throughout this project, we have learned about Daniel Vázquez Díaz and his work.

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At the same time, we have improved our English and learned new concepts and vocabulary related to art.

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We hope you have learned things you didn't know about this project and about this museum.