PLOM family: at Alma’s home
We are in Barcelona. We have an appointment with a PLOM family. Today we visit the home of Alma (6 years old), a very special girl who believes in the Superpowers of Art. Like her mother, Núria, who is an interior designer. And like her father, Nicolás, who is an architect. PLOM: Why do you […]
Coloring Book: “The Superpowers of Brianda Fitz-James Stuart’s Art”.
We present our first coloring book: “The Superpowers of Art by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart”. It is the ideal complement to the illustrated book “The Superpowers of Art”, published by Mosquito Books in collaboration with Plom Gallery. The coloring book “The Superpowers of Art by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart” includes unpublished illustrations by Brianda, which do not […]
Interview: Brianda Fitz-James Stuart’s Superpowers
We interviewed Brianda Fitz-James Stuart, the author of the illustrations in the book “The Superpowers of Art. A Messy History”, just published by Mosquito Books in collaboration with Plom Gallery. Brianda Fitz-James Stuart was born in Madrid. She is an illustrator, painter, print designer and DJ. She has collaborated with a multitude of brands, in […]
Art gifts that cost (almost) nothing
Here you have a list of art and original gifts at prices of laughs. Artistic objects, decorative items, toys and games that encourage creativity for less than 14 €. “Pocket Games & Coloring” is literally a 1 meter long, 11cm wide roll of printed paper filled with art activities and graphic games. Portable and multipurpose […]
Picasso and the Superpowers of Art
Here you have the text about Pablo Picasso written by Pedro Calleja for the book “Los Superpoderes del Arte” (The Superpowers of Art), illustrated by Brianda Fitz-James Stuart. It is an unpublished story. It does not appear in the book. A great gift! Exclusively for PLOM. Lord Omega and Madame Nada travel to Paris in […]
How to recognize child artists
In 1946, on the verge of his 65th birthday, Pablo Picasso visited an exhibition of drawings made by children. As he left, the journalists asked for his opinion. The Malaga-born artist left them in awe with a phrase that has gone down in history: “At the age of these children, I painted like Rafael, but […]
Art for dreamers and children with sensitivity
They are children who observe everything with great attention. They may not talk much, but with their eyes and gestures they are capable of communicating anything. Dreamers and with sensitivity. They are imaginative and imaginative. They like stories with a good dramatic development. They are captivated by a melody by Debussy or a passage from […]
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama (1929) was born in Matsumoto, a small rural town in Japan, which in those years was still a very traditional country. Yayoi grew up surrounded by fields. Her family, important landowners, was dedicated to the cultivation and wholesale of both seeds and flowers. Her mother always expected her daughter to become a wife […]
Paul Antón and Bea Aiguabella
Paul Anton (Pamplona 1987) and Bea Aiguabella (Zaragoza 1989) are a personal and professional couple. They are both architects and met in their third year of their degree while studying at the University of Navarra. After finishing their studies they both moved to London where they spent five years working for firms such as Perkins+Will, […]
“Sister” Corita Kent
Corita Kent, ( 1918-1986 ) was born Elizabeth Kent in Iowa but was always known as Sister Mary Corita Kent. Kent was born into a Catholic family who decided to move to California when she was 5 years old. She became a nun when she was 18, joining the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart College, […]
Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló is one of the most outstanding creators of the contemporary art scene. He is a painter, ceramist, sculptor and illustrator and his work is characterized by the use of matter, the use of impasto to create reliefs, experimentation with the organic, and his inspiration in nature, in the Mediterranean Sea and in the […]