Xul Solar (1887-1963) is an Argentinian artist that I discovered only last year, during my time in Buenos Aires. When I find a new artist whose work I really enjoy, I like learning about his life and his ideas. In Xul Solar I found an incredibly personality, a very creative life, and an important dream.
He produced paintings, sculptures, architectures, and also he created games. But what I found fascinating is that he created a new language based on a mix of all the languages spoken in the American continent. He wanted America to be a united continent in peace. His rationale was that language is the base of our ethnicity and so, a common language would mean a common race, an opportunity for people to connect, communicate and understand each other.
What happened to the language B?
ReplyDeleteI mean does or did anyone adopt it?
His friends did (Borges included!), but I guess it didn´t catch up.
ReplyDeleteWell it was worth a try but never likely to happen in reality - pity.
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