alhambra - the red castle
Tales of the Alhambra is a book that in my childhood captured my attention but it was only recently that I fully appreciated it. As I live in Malaga I have followed the footsteps of Washington Irvings route visiting the white washed villages and towns he writes about in his tales.
The Alhambra is the highlight of the book but its also the fantasy and magic that he mixes so cleverly into reality.
I wanted to honor this book bringing my abstract art and his texts in Spanish together. I have made 2 collections of mix medium collages ( watercolors, acrylic and pastels and pencils). This creative process took me to paint 2 acrylic figures of a Rooster and Turkey, two animals I find magical and so simbolique of rural Andalusia, I have also applied collages onto them. Finally I continued this journey with a large dyptich abstract painting.
The Alhambra is the highlight of the book but its also the fantasy and magic that he mixes so cleverly into reality.
I wanted to honor this book bringing my abstract art and his texts in Spanish together. I have made 2 collections of mix medium collages ( watercolors, acrylic and pastels and pencils). This creative process took me to paint 2 acrylic figures of a Rooster and Turkey, two animals I find magical and so simbolique of rural Andalusia, I have also applied collages onto them. Finally I continued this journey with a large dyptich abstract painting.
"THE SILK ROUTE"
Oil on canvas 292cmx146cm
This large scale diptych brings together this journey I took visiting The Alhambra and reading the book Tales of the Alhambra. Its a bridge that brings the East and West, Asia and Europe just like the Silk Routes did in the past. The rich colors and textures printed and dyed on silks and cottons to make luxurious fabrics and rugs. This is my homage to that glorious past.
This large scale diptych brings together this journey I took visiting The Alhambra and reading the book Tales of the Alhambra. Its a bridge that brings the East and West, Asia and Europe just like the Silk Routes did in the past. The rich colors and textures printed and dyed on silks and cottons to make luxurious fabrics and rugs. This is my homage to that glorious past.
Collage Collection "Cuentos de la Alhambra"
Mixed media on high quality watercolor paper each 40cmx30cm
Mixed media on high quality watercolor paper each 40cmx30cm
the silver turkey & the golden rooster
Acrylic on canvas 120cmx120cm
With details in luminous paint
With details in luminous paint
