Banksy

Well, I don´t know much about a painter as an art expert, and talk about Dalí, Picasso or any famous painter, it would be a cliché. So, I going to write about a important figure in street art: Banksy.

This guy is famous in stencil style, that is about paint in streets or walls using a template or "stencil". About this guy, nobody knows anything about where he studied, where he lives or his true name. Some people says that his real name is Robin Banks, but this could be a joke trying to say "robbin (or stealing) banks".

Out of this information, no really important, his work is something amazing. With his works he makes lots of critics to authorities, the society, multinational companies, militar actions, etc. He always act hidden, and sometimes he breaks private properties to make controversial pictures. I like so much a character that he sometimes paints: one or lots of rats. Rats sometimes say or do something forbidden or funny, but always with a clear intention. So, the style, contents and the way how he acts, are the things that I most like of Banksy.

There is a painting that he made, that I like for the place where he did it, and for what it represents. Is about a painting on Wall of Gaza that shows two childs painting a hole in the wall. From the other side, you can see a beautiful landscape. So, you have to make your own conclusions.

Spain and Europe

A time ago, I had the intentions to travel to Spain. I wanted to study cinema in there, but just wish isn´t enough. Money and another kind of requirement did it was not possible to travel. 

I think that in spain and europe generally, exist another kind of thought that permit to live with a little more of freedom. Freedom to say and do things related with arts, specifically with movies and all its movements history.

I would like to visit El  País Vasco or Basque Country, Cataluña and Barcelona, except Madrid because i think that in this city, there is lots of racism and neo-nazis groups. Opposite with Barcelona where the okupa and libertarian movement is very strong, although very repressed too. I would like to know this situation from inside, and make a documentary. I would work in something related with audiovisual work in the best case, or do something self-managment. But now, in this moment, economic and social situation in Europe is very critical, so it would be a mistake go now.

Another reason to travel to Spain, is the proximity with other countries in Europe. Only a train and you are in France, then Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherland, etc. I hope one day I could travel to those countries.

Study trip

In December, 2005, I went with all my classmates to the south of Chile. This kind of travel in Chile is so tradicional and it called "Gira de Estudio" or "Study Trip", although nobody go precisely to "study", but for get fun and visit another place.

In my case I visited Puerto Varas, a very beautiful place in Region de Los Lagos, a southern city. It has a volcano called Osorno and a lake called Lago Llanquihue. It has a really beautiful landscape. We stayed in a little hotel next to the lake shore. Is something that I never will forget.

In the past, this place was a german colony, so you can see lot of people with that descendant.

Then, we went to Bariloche, an argentinian town ubicated in the south of this Country. So, it was my first time out of Chile, so I remember my classmates and I, were so excited. In that place we knew lots of beautiful places and interesting people. 

So, I don´t know if that trip was my best holidays, but I enjoyed it so much. Besides, this trip had a really special moments with people that I saw for a long time at school. But now I don´t see they so much, but often I remember very comical situations that happened in that trip, and I laugh alone.

Making television

In the first term, I had a subject related with the way to make television programs. Before that subject my point of view about television, was really bad. On one hand, the quantity of "trash" programs with none important content, promoted the bad vision about television, that created alienated people. And for hte other side, the mision of television like a very important mass media, use that power to scare and to molde the people conducts. But, in this subject I realized that it can be programs with  important  contents for people.

Beisdes, one thing is the editorial of the programs and the technical things that the programs required. So, this last subject it was very usefull to learn, and very funniest to do.

Another aspect that I have to live, it was the move of house like one week ago. I moved from Maipu to Santiago centro, and that was pros and cons. The good part is that now I live closer to the university and downtown. I have more public trasport during all day, but I think that a bike will be the solution to the transport problem (about money and confort). The bad part is that I´m surround of police and noise pollution.