Joaquin Sorolla hated darkness. Claude Monet once said that painting in general did not have enough light in it. Sorolla agreed. He believed painters could never reproduce sunlight as it really is and could only “approach the truth of it”. Many agree he was the master of light, uniquely capturing scenes of his beloved Mediterranean beaches and the energy of Spanish life. Painting quickly to capture a precise moment, he said "… every effect is so transient, it must be rapidly painted.” This talk looks at Sorolla’s life and art from being almost forgotten to rediscovery in the last few years.
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THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Miss Arantxa Sardina
Arantxa Sardina is an official volunteer guide at Tate, covering the permanent collection and some of the temporary exhibitions at both galleries, Modern and Britain. She completed her MA in Art History at the Open University in 2019, where her dissertation focused on fellow Spaniard Joaquin Sorolla, the master painter of Mediterranean light and a friend of John Singer Sargent. She is also an enthusiastic amateur musician, playing the cello and the piano and a lover of opera and ballet.
A member of The Arts Society in Bromley, she takes every opportunity to learn about art and to find out more about the stories behind artworks. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and continuously learning from others.