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| La Gitanita y su Gato (2013) |
This artwork was done after watching a documentary about gypsies in the computer. The girl as well as the cat were drawn from my imagination and were not sketch in the canvas for I wanted for the painting to reflect sincerity. The painting for me is a reflection on the sublime moment when a child smiles. Like Renoir I tend to be drawn to subjects which are enjoyable to look at yet I'm not an idealist in the sense that I don't strive for perfection but rather find in the most overlooked subjects the purity of expression.
The reason for my interest in the gypsy culture of Spain lies on their ability to turn a simple anecdote or historical event into something of relevance and importance through their use of highly elaborate flamenco voices. For a moment one is transported and liberated from the world that time stands still for a moment.
