{"id":30214,"date":"2017-12-01T20:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T04:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=30214"},"modified":"2017-12-01T20:17:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T04:17:27","slug":"restless-curiosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;restless curiosity&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/victoriavillasana1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30224\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30224\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana1-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6002227\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Portraits, embroidery, and street art&#8230; well that&#8217;s one of the best combinations I&#8217;ve ever seen! I am thrilled that I got to talk to Mexican artist <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriavillasana.com\">Victoria Villasana.<\/a>\u00a0She truly is full of restless curiosity &#8211; a creative person her entire life, searching for the work that felt right to her. Yep, she found it! We&#8217;re talking about design, fashion, motherhood, perseverance and whether or not we care about Prince Harry getting engaged. You can listen right up there under those colorful yarn tears,\u00a0or\u00a0you can\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>First up, some of her street art pieces in and around London, including odes to Mohammad Ali and David Bowie:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/victoriavillasana2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30225\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana2-165x1024.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>YES! Yarn&#8230; on the street. How would these beauties not catch your eye?!<\/p>\n<p>Next, this is the collaboration she did with fashion photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dariovazquez.com\/\">Dario Vazquez<\/a> and Spanish street artist <a href=\"https:\/\/misterpiro.com\/\">Misterpiro<\/a>, London 2015:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/victoriavillasana3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30226\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana3-96x300.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana3-327x1024.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seriously. So, so good.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, here&#8217;s what she&#8217;s been putting up in Mexico since she returned home over a year ago:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/victoriavillasana4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30227\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"4402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana4-136x1024.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oooh, I love the tiny ones. That said, she also does some very big work. Here are a few examples of her pieces that hang on walls <em>inside<\/em>, and note the scale of some of them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/victoriavillasana5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30228\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"4780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana5-125x1024.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Um, yeah, I <em>had<\/em> to include that last amazing piece&#8230; those orange glasses? The scale? LOVE. That is\u00a0actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/luisgerardom\/\">Luis Gerardo M\u00e9ndez<\/a> standing literally in the middle of Victoria&#8217;s installation of Mexican movie director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0868219\/\">Guillermo del Toro<\/a> at WeWork in Mexico City. Unbelievably cool&#8230; as is Victoria:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/restless-curiosity\/victoriavillasana7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30229\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana7-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/victoriavillasana7-569x1024.jpg 569w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One more thing I <em>had<\/em> to do&#8230; finish things off with this Shakespearean luchador. I just found it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/villanaart\/\">her Instagram feed<\/a> and thought it was a perfect combo of the places she&#8217;s called home &#8230; to date. She may have to add Japan to that list one day! Thank you so much to Victoria for talking to me <em>(and agreeing to be in my new book!)<\/em>; thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\">Saatchi Art<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriveartstudio.com\/\">Thrive<\/a> for supporting the episode, and thanks to you for listening! There will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/globalstreetart.com\/artists\/pablodelgado\">Pablo Delgado, Mexican street artist<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/171\/the_most_popular_talks_of_all?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmITRBRCSARIsAEOZmr7WlLNP0pcV9uQQxLorQ8ALCSYFGAIdJtVYKCsGqKVONd_zBDfQmqAaAnayEALw_wcB\">TED Talks<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/villanaart\/\">Victoria&#8217;s Instagram feed<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portraits, embroidery, and street art&#8230; well that&#8217;s one of the best combinations I&#8217;ve ever seen! I am thrilled that I got to talk to Mexican artist Victoria Villasana.\u00a0She truly is full of restless curiosity &#8211; a creative person her entire life, searching for the work that felt right to her. Yep, she found it! 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