Twenty-seven years ago, in 1983, I happened to be spending Christmas in Mallorca when I was shocked to read in the local papers that Joan Miró i Ferrà had died […]
Betlems or Beléns (Nativity scenes) in Mallorca are a wonderful thing. In the past, most Mallorcan families had one in their house; many of them still do. One of the […]
Ferrán Aguiló (Palma de Mallorca, 1957) is a Mallorcan artist with dexterity and passion. A large retrospective exhibition of his sculpted animals, plants and organic forms is currently on display […]
The Torre de Ses Puntes in Manacor dates back to the early 14th century when it was a fortified stronghold ready to defend against intrusion from Saracen or pirate invaders. […]
In 1769, one Pope resided in Avignon, and another one in Rome. The United States of America were not yet constituted, not even remotely imagined. The West coast of what […]
In the past, let’s say a hundred years ago, or even only fifty, Mallorca’s food consumption was almost completely satisfied from home grown produce. In fact, when we came to […]
Last night, the Nit de l’Art was celebrated in Palma de Mallorca. 33 galleries and museums participated, showing the work of a total of some 85 artists. Why, you might […]
A centuries old tradition has it that Felanitx cultivates a nice relationship with art and music. Think of artists such as Guillem Sagrera during the middle ages (1380-1456) or Miquel […]
Mallorca has always been a place of creative inspiration for artists. Many of them were born on the island whilst others came to live here to work. Most artists working […]
Cemeteries are rather peculiar places. They are not only sites of reverence for the deceased, perhaps a family member, but, they also are a testament of times gone by and, […]
If ever you have visited Ramon Llull’s tomb, inside the Basilica de Sant Francesc in Palma de Mallorca, you may have found yourself confronted with seven beautifully carved pieces of […]
The Museu de Mallorca continues to be closed. Tancat. Cerrado. Fermé. Geschlossen. I elaborated earlier on the museum of the closed doors (last August), in case you wanted to freshen […]
Some of the nicest buildings in Palma de Mallorca, architectonically speaking, date from the Modernismo period, a time and an architectural style that coincided with Art Nouveau and Art Deco. […]
The Mexican painter, Diego Rivera (famous for his revolutionary murals) came to Mallorca in July 1914, together with his friend Jacques Lipchitz. Rivera had been in Paris since 1912, where […]
The art of glassmaking or should I say, glass blowing, goes back a pretty long time in Mallorca. The first furnaces for glassmaking in the Balearic Isles were probably set […]