{"id":2791,"date":"2023-10-21T05:18:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T05:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victordolz.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:30:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/victordolz.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2791\" class=\"elementor elementor-2791 elementor-1032\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5edd27f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5edd27f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc0dcb4\" data-id=\"bc0dcb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c049327 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c049327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My biography is based on observing, observing and observing. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c36cd21 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c36cd21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ef6a11\" data-id=\"0ef6a11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c6f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13c6f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I was born in Begur in 1945 in unfortunate circumstances: without light, with candles delivered by the hands of a deaf and partially blind elderly midwife, an overwhelming birth from all angles.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbb56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edbb56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cAfter having overcome the shock of birth admirably, I became in love with cinema. From the first day my grandparents accompanied me to see all genres of film on the big scree, I remember my childhood as being Western enthusiast, which is still with me today. I also spent long periods of time at the \u2018traffic lights\u2019 of \u2018Cabo de Begur\u2019, where my grandfather was in charge of operation of the lighthouse, a solitary but very special place. In fact, it felt as if you were in another world. A world where storms and gale force winds were so striking they seemed to come from the devil himself. Later on able to reminisce of those fantastic yet complex occasions as a boy.     \n<br>\n<br>\nAfter that, my parents went through economical difficulties due to work and for reasons of employment they relocated to Palafrugell and three more children were born. The move and communal living with five siblings was rather fun.  \n<br>\n<br><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb542a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb542a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Palafrugell onto \u2018Moncada i Reixach\u2019. I went to school, where i was able to show ease effortlessness when drawing ( I was then 11 years old), in fact the headmaster showed my drawings to \u2018La escuela de arte\u2019, and I was offered a scholarship (something which was extremely difficult in those days). <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df33b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df33b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My father told me that that sort of thing was for Bohemians and refused the offer (something which looking back in retrospect, I am grateful for as a school may have made me biased to my form of interpreting painting. From that moment onwards, I promised myself to never hold a pencil, or anything similar (so, I self harmed my spirit and soul in the cruelest form). \n<br>\n<br>\nAfter some years had passed, my father forced me to attend \u2018La Escuela T\u00e9cnica Industrial\u2019 in Barcelona. A vibrant city, living with my aunt and uncle in a small flat in the suburbs of \u2018Sant Andreu\u2019. But these things always have a solution, instead of going to class, I preferred to dedicate my time to watch films of my choice in the nearby cinemas. \n <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c90db33\" data-id=\"c90db33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8dae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c8dae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image 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100vw, 388px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2dc2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e2dc2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/victordolz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mask-group-15-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1131\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victordolz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mask-group-15-1.png 482w, https:\/\/victordolz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mask-group-15-1-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9d0628\" data-id=\"f9d0628\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a843f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a843f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As a spectator I was thrilled being a hypothetical director is a passion I have been unable to develop in a professional sense, only having done experimental film in 8m\/m. I have procured to have composed more stories, which together with the small screen were my true artistic support in my way of perceiving people.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadc833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cadc833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After my time in Barcelona, I returned to Palafrugell to join my father in his business. It was chaotic for a number of reasons, fundamentally because I start to frequent poker joints becoming a worthy player and won a generous sum of money by reading the players and retiring from the game at the precise moment. Until one evening with a great hand of cards I successfully beat various players of a certain entity and I, Victor Dolz, continued to play the same game until I was mentally and physically exhausted and lost it all. It was something insane, I left that those tiny venues in tension recriminating myself. Such bad luck was real frustration for someone who was used to winning. After deeply analyzing what had just happened, I arrived at the conclusion to abandon this way of life and take another course.     <br><br><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdbd01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdbd01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As for my oath to never create art painting ever again, that oath after witnessing the exhibition \u201cAutores de la escuela de Londres\u201d, which was exhibited in \u2018La Pechera\u2019 gallery along with pieces by Lucien Freud, Kitaj, Auchenbach, Francis Bacon\u2026 The impact of those images in the paintings had on me, opened my eyes and the need to put on paper in painting myself expression. <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673a518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673a518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What was this conviction, one day with my partner in a bar whilst waiting to go into the cinema there was a sad looking man drinking beer. With a felt tip and a pad of paper I could capture and reflex a close up portrait reflecting his sadness. She said: \u2018draw him, he is extraordinary\u2019. It was like a gunshot to start painting compulsively and draw strength and pull out everything that had been dormant inside so long without it, all because of a totally stupid oath.\"  <br><br>V\u00edctor Dolz <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My biography is based on observing, observing and observing. 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