Viva
The couple from the early 60s is about to do something fun, maybe dance or something else enjoyable. They definitely seem excited. On the right, the little martian with the gas mask is giving a fascist salute. Is there fascism in Mexico? There’s plenty of drug cartels, but apparently, fascism too. This could possibly be […]
Shapes
Of course, it’s difficult, but can you see letters as meaningless shapes that are beautiful in themselves, without having to convey anything? In this photo, it works quite well. It reminds me of the famous Belgian painter Magritte, who painted a pipe and added the words: “This is not a pipe.” Of course, it wasn’t—it […]
Context
The little figure is by the street artist David de Limon. He can be seen everywhere in the El Carmen neighborhood and increasingly in the Ruzafa area. I think I even came across him in Cabanyal, although I’m not entirely sure anymore. The presence of this little figure all over the city must provoke a […]
Smile
A smile from ear to ear, with bleached white teeth. He has large ears that he uses to hold his mask, which he wears over his eyes. Now we know why he’s smiling so broadly—he’s mocking the COVID rules. Or maybe it’s a bit more lighthearted, and he’s simply making a joke, serving as comic […]
Big brother
A beautiful summary of the Corona period. Above, a poster with #Staysafe, and below, a large eye. It’s, of course, a coincidence that these two images appear together in one photo. The artists probably didn’t respond to each other but worked independently. Still, they make a striking combination because together, they so effectively capture the […]
Roller Shutter
Sticking a poster onto a roller shutter that opens and closes every day as the shop opens and closes results in this. Putting a poster there doesn’t make much sense. The message is less visible and wears out faster. The person who put it up clearly wasn’t very invested in the message they were trying […]
Happy shit
Once upon a time, there was a small restaurant on the corner of the square with a limited but excellent selection of simple tapas and wine. Suddenly, the restaurant was gone, but the wall I used to face when enjoying drinks on the terrace was still there. It’s the wall of a derelict building, and […]
Emptiness
In Japanese philosophy, emptiness is not the absence of something; it’s the presence of emptiness. Emptiness is something—it’s the absence of something and the presence of nothing. That’s also how you can view this photo. There are things on it—text, two figures, and an anarchist symbol—but there’s also a lot of space filled with nothing, […]
Art
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Vermeer, Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix, and The Birth of Venus by Botticelli—three absolute masterpieces by top artists, all represented in this photo. From Botticelli, we see the blowing figures and the shell, visible on the poster to the right.
Paella
The poster you see here is about the celebration of modern art. A Feria is typically a fair, a market, or a kind of festival, where there’s plenty of food, drink, and partying, as is common throughout Spain. But this Feria is also about art. Next to the poster is a QR code that apparently […]