CUERPOS PRESENTES. Figuraciones de la muerte, la enfermedad, la anomalÌ_a y el sacrificio

A rich man had a garden in which he had planted pear trees sprung from seeds taken from Eden. If eaten, these pears were said to have rejuvenating properties. Since he never had the opportunity to sample his pears -- because the fruit was always stolen from the bough -- he charged his children with finding the thief. But only his youngest will undertake the task and find the enchanted dove.

"La tensión se desencadena en el reino de los búhos cuando las tropas del Mal inician una ofensiva contra los defensores del Bien. Enfurecido por su enfrentamiento con Soren y arrastrado por una sed de poder que le consume, Kludd y su grupo, los Puros, se lanzan al ataque sobre el Árbol de Ga'Hoole. Los nobles búhos que allí habitan deben combatir con ferocidad para proteger su hogar y defender su honor. Mientras tanto, los sabios ancianos del Árbol convocan a Soren para encomendarle una misión: debe regresar al lugar que más desea olvidar: el orfanato."--Back cover.

Picasso was born a Spaniard and, so they say, began to draw before he could speak. As an infant he was instinctively attracted to artist’s tools. In early childhood he could spend hours in happy concentration drawing spirals with a sense and meaning known only to himself. At other times, shunning children’s games, he traced his first pictures in the sand. This early self-expression held out promise of a rare gift. Málaga must be mentioned, for it was there, on 25 October 1881, that Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born and it was there that he spent the first ten years of his life. Picasso’s...

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), a cofounder of Fauvism, understood the expressive power of pure colors and simple forms. As seen here, his color harmonies can be analogous to musical compositions, complex and expressive.