Emilio proposes fusing your immediate surroundings and your painting, without prior sketching nor any predetermined composition; directly and without trial, with no intent of getting it right or producing beautiful paintings.

It doesn’t matter if the end result is a figurative or abstract piece, or both at once. What matters is that your work resounds with the environment in a genuine and direct manner.

Difficulty

Mindset — This quarantine requires a high level of detachment from the most deeply-rooted tendencies of the painting practice: the quest for a beautiful result and the craving to display what you do well.

Technical requirements — Basic oil painting skills.

Requirements

• Be open to recognizing that you may be painting for the wrong reasons, due in large part to an erroneous reward system.
• Be wary of external influences so as to be your own influence, looking into yourself through painting.
• Accept that beauty is found in the very risk of the process, not in controlling the results.

€2990

Installment payments available; ask us for more info.

• Quarantine dates: from April 17th to April 23rd, 2023
• Quarantine days: You’ll get quarantined +12 hours per day, 7 days, on a private island.
• Main program: “Muse Hacking“
• Lead mentor: Emilio Villalba
• Guest artists: Henrik Uldalen, Jeremy Mann, Nadezda, Nicolás Uribe, Vincent Desiderio
• Participants: 18 max. in the studio. 90 max. in the conference room
• Technical requirements: basic painting (oil, acrylic, etc.) and drawing skills
• Location: Lazaretto Island, Maó, Menorca (Spain)
• Language: English
• Activities: “boot camps”, art talks, masterclasses, workshops, and mentorships
• Status: SOLD OUT
• Enrollment: registration is by application only. Applications are closed.