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On Monday, October 7, will begin at the University of Navarra the eighth edition of the 'Painting Workshop Masters of Figuration', taught by Antonio Lopez, which will last until Friday, October 11.

The activity, which is directed by the teacher Inmaculada Jiménez and organized by the School of Architecture Inmaculada Jiménez and organized by the service of Cultural Activities Office, will be attended by about thirty people.

As is tradition, at around 10.30 a.m. and once the Workshop has been inaugurated at School of Architecture of the academic center, the painter will go to the Ensanche Market in Pamplona to buy foodstuffs. With them he will compose a still life that will be used by the students of the Workshop to create their works.

Participants will also work for five days on other genres of the figurative tradition, such as the human figure with life models and landscapes, and will have the opportunity to share technical tips and individual and personal explanations with the artist.

Architecture Week

Likewise, the painter will participate in the next day October 9 in a meeting with students from high school diploma, where students will learn drawing techniques from one of the masters of contemporary painting. This activity is part of the Architecture Week, organized by the University's School of Architecture , the high school Official Architects in Navarra and the Pamplona City Council.

The painter Antonio López, award Príncipe de Asturias de las Artes (1985), award Velázquez de las Artes Plásticas (2006) and award Príncipe de Viana de la Cultura (2021), has been teaching this workshop since 2006. Antonio López is considered one of the representatives of Spanish realism and is one of the most sought-after painters in the market. In 2011 he was invested honorary doctor by the University of Navarra.