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Jesús Cisneros

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Registrations will be accepted within the limits of available places.

Language: Italiano
Total hours: 43,5
Cost: 430,00 €

Course with final certificate

Agenda

  • 30.6.2025 09:30–18:30
  • 1.7.2025 09:30–18:30
  • 2.7.2025 09:30–18:30
  • 3.7.2025 09:30–18:30
  • 4.7.2025 09:30–18:30
  • 5.7.2025 09:30–13:00

Imagined garden

Selection course for Le Immagini della Fantasia 43

The garden is a constant presence throughout art history. The examples are countless: from ancient Egyptian painting to Persian love poetry, from Paul Klee’s gardens to the cinema of Jacques Tati. From East to West, the garden is a shared theme across various cultural traditions.
Its importance in artistic discourse is not surprising: like few other creations, the garden represents the meeting point between the natural world and the human world. A meeting not without tension, which the garden seems to soothe: its paths invite us to contemplate the passage of the seasons, the spectacle of life, and its cycles of splendor, decay, and renewal. A walk in the garden often leads to reflection.
Every garden follows an architecture, an ideal design that is transferred to a physical terrain. In this space, as a result of many variables (temperature, humidity, presence of insects), what is imagined takes a concrete yet unpredictable form—independent of the original plan.
This process parallels the path we will follow during the workshop, where the garden will serve as a model and source of inspiration for drawing and illustration practice. From this journey, we will extract formal and narrative ideas to create images that explore, from various perspectives, the ever-relevant theme of our relationship with nature.

 

Illustration by Jesús Cisneros.

Observing the garden
The experience of walking: between observation and meditation. Garden herbarium and zoology. The garden as a microcosm.
– The sketchbook: process and use
– Drawing from observation
– Technical experimentation workshop

Analysis of visual elements
Study of forms. Garden colours. Composition and rhythm: the music of the garden.
– Drawing from memory
– Monotype and transfer techniques

The Garden as a stage
Representing the garden. Relationships between figure and background. Symbol and metaphor: the meanings of the garden.
– Scene construction: harmony and tension among elements
– Storytelling through the scene

Participation in the Imagined Garden course is by selection.
Passing the selection grants direct participation in the 43rd International Illustration Exhibition “Le Immagini della Fantasia.”
During the workshop, participants will work on the proposed themes, guided by their instructor, to produce a finished piece aligned with the exhibition’s theme. Technique is open.
The workshop begins with a group meeting to introduce the theme and encourage discussion.

To apply for selection, candidates must submit 5 low-resolution illustrations to corsi@fondazionezavrel.it May 21, 2025.

Selection results will be communicated by May 26, 2025.

The exhibition will take place at the Casa della Fantasia from November 8, 2025 to February 15, 2026, and may continue in other cities as part of the 43rd edition’s program.

Art materials are the responsibility of each participant.
Graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, gouache, oil paints, ink, scissors, glue.
It is recommended to bring a container for water, a palette (or plates) for mixing colors, and a cloth for drying.

Centro Sociale di Rugolo
Via Rugolo, 1
31026 Rugolo di Sarmede (TV)

Imagined garden

Selection course for Le Immagini della Fantasia 43

Edited by:
Jesús Cisneros

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