Art Archives - Estilo Palma

Abraham Calero: SOStenible

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Today, Abraham Calero started his new campaign in the streets of Palma. SOStenible, a play on words for sustainable. And a call for attention aiming for a dialogue about the future of Mallorca. I met Abraham Calero at Bar Rita to discuss his work as a street artist and the concept of SOStenible. „We have to talk about our relationship with tourism,“ Abraham insists, „because Mallorca is much more than tourism.“ His posters visually take on the movement SOS turismo. A cry for help from almost…

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Walk of the town: Art Palma Brunch 2021

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021

The Art Palma Brunch has long been a fixed date in Mallorca’s cultural calendar. Last year however, Europe was completely locked down. That’s why friends of contemporary art were particularly looking forward to the art show this spring. And although thick rain clouds hung over the city, artists and gallery owners were happy to welcome a lively crowd. Even if it was a brunch without appetizers and drinks this time because of the strict regulations. All the more, it was the artists and their…

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Con-temporary art: SOMA

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

It shapes streets and squares and has long been more than a subversive part of culture. In a city like Palma street art gives character to entire neighborhoods. One of the early and prominent protagonists here is Marc Peris, aka SOMA. Even the…

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Street Art #26

January 21, 2021February 11, 2021

Social distancing. “Loopers”, stencil by ORB Urban Art, C/ de la Fàbrica…

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Coming of age: Historias del Barrio

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

A wide starry sky over an orange grove, in the middle of it a red convertible. The radio plays “Golden Brown” by the Stranglers. Three city kids, none of them 18 years old yet, got lost in the Mallorcan countryside. At the end of the joyride…

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Weather report: Gaspar Bennàzar’s Barometer

October 29, 2020

Palma’s Plaça d’Espanya is the geographical kilometer zero of Mallorca. In normal times, it is busy day and night. Commuters on their way to the train, tourists waiting for the bus, kids meeting after school, people resting on a bench in the…

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Turning night into day: Nit de l’Art ’20

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020

Two events in Palma attract art lovers from all over the world. The season starts with Art Palma Brunch in spring. But the highlight of the year is always the Nit de l’Art. Palma’s galleries have hosted this art night for more than twenty…

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The color of Modernism: Blau

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020

“Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do …”, Major Tom responds to Ground Control before he gets lost in space. Blue has been an alluring color at all times. From the blue flower of Romanticism to Blue Note Records. From Picasso’s…