  Segovian by birth and commitment 
In observing Hugo's work, we come face-to-face
with a phenomenon that can be referred to as the emergence of
joyous genius in our time, this young artist in full-grown triumph
of his creative being,in a country until only recently steeped
in tradition to a fault, a painter Having known Hugo and his family over so
many years,we take personal joy in his achievement, his recognition,
even as we do in terms of the emergence of Spain as very much
the soul and spirit of the new Europe as it enters another millennium.
The uplift of the human spirit that the new Europe embodies will
be counting on the optimism and talent of t Hugo and his paintings will arrive shortly in the D.C.area, where he will be teaching as well as displaying his work. He is scheduled to arrive in Vermont this Spring, and will be staying with us in Montpelier,during which time he will also be showing his work locally. A visit with Hugo working at his studio in the town of REVENGA, in Spain, is a highlight of our Culture and Cooking program,scheduled for May/June and October/November of 2001. |
On being allowed
to observe the works of this young artist, the viewer will certainly
be impressed beyond expectation...a young painter, yes, but one
with an advanced sense of intuition, so essential to his creativity,
as has been stated by Esteban Vicente, Dean of Spain's contemporary
artists.
who has caught his portion of the Muses' gifts
in thin air, and at stark millennial points in time has set down
on his canvas of preferred clouds and still newer forms, a statement...no,a
challenge, to the generations, in triumph of the human spirit.
he generation that will lead it. And in this corner,
coming from Spain, we have Hugo Martin of Segovia, his talent
and his challenge.