With artists like Picasso, Goya and Dali having such a significant influence on 20th Century art, it is easy to forget that Spain’s contemporary artists have also made an impact on the international scene. Pedro Cano is considerably less well known than the masters who went before him, yet has created more than two thousand […]
Check out any list of top Spanish artists and it is doubtless that Pablo Picasso’s name will appear close to the top. Destined to become an artist from an early age, Picasso was to become the co-creator of the Cubist movement, and changed the direction of Europe modern art forever. Picasso was born on 25th […]
A stroll down Barcelona’s Las Ramblas is the perfect way to discover the work of the artist Joan Miró without stepping inside an art gallery. The iconic landmark is just one of the many fascinating pieces created by the Catalan artist during a career which long career was of great importance in the European and […]
Considered not only to be one of Spain’s greatest artists but also one of the most influential artists of all time, the work of Salvador Dali has a mystique and eccentricity often imitated but never bettered. Born on May 11 1904, in the town of Figueres in Girona, Dali’s parents named him after an older […]
Spain is hands down home to some of the world’s best painters, sculptors, architects and writers. This is because many cultures – such as the Romans, French, Portuguese and Moors – plus many events like the Reconquista, Renaissance and the Spanish Civil War greatly influenced the minds and works of Spain’s best artists. Art flourished […]
Flamenco is an art form that combines song (cante), dance (baile) and guitar (guitarra). It originated in the 18th century by gypsies in Andalusia – a Southern region in Spain – and it combines musical and dance styles that were influenced by the Moors, Jews, Christians and Eastern European cultures such as the Romans. Both […]
Spanish guitar music is some of the world’s most famous music. It’s graceful, elegant and it combines a virtuoso style with classical music inspired by both the Moors and the Romans. This beautiful style of music is known around the world. But what isn’t known around the world is that the modern six string guitar […]
Spain is a country blessed with some of the world’s best painters. Without a doubt, the legendary painter Francisco Goya was one of the most famous painters to ever touch a canvas. His fascinating artistry can be broken down into two periods of differing style: Goya’s early years when he sought fame and painted portraits […]
Did you know many of the world’s most-celebrated artists came from Spain? From Pablo Picasso, Pablo Serrano, Salvador Dali to Francisco Goya, Spanish art features many styles and subject matters that are considered some of the world’s best artistic contributions.
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