Mallorca Magazine
Mallorca has always been an inspiring place for artists. Particularly painters love the extraordinary light of the Mediterranean. And the creative atmosphere of an island where people from many different places come together. With its numerous…
Some of the narrow parallel lines that are winding across the canvasses remind me of topographic maps. Others resemble rice fields or the lines that waves draw on the sandy bottom of the sea. The artwork by Guillem Nadal is mostly abstract. But…
It’s that wonderful tale of 1001 Nights where Ali Baba’s greedy brother Kasim knows the entrance but forgot the key. In hotels today it often happens the other way round. We have the key but don’t remember the door to it. Something that Toni…
Tonight’s the night. Actually, it is the first out of three. Palma’s art night 2019, the Nit de l’Art ’19, has started with a couple of exciting openings. Xavier Fiol’s gallery is sparsely decorated with a series of outlined heads by Fernando…
With smart phones and social media nowadays everybody is used to the editing of pictures. In the analog world though the most efficient way to put a picture in scene is to frame it. To Carles Mulet and Rubén Ares a frame is like a dress that…
I am still marveling at the artwork and the fabulous interior design when I suddenly catch a tune. Someone is playing the piano right here in the Moneo Building. I follow the music through the maze-like complex of open spaces and hallways…
It is silent up here, the sounds of the streets seem far away. All you hear are the cries of seagulls and the wind tearing around lime stone pillars and arches. It is not only the vistas that are breathtaking but the unique sensation of being…
A Saturday morning in Palma: people do their shopping, chat with friends and neighbors, or take a break at their favorite café. Sun sprinkles the garden of the cultural center La Misericòrdia turning it into a magic place. Which it is, not just…