Flor de Azahar – Soleares

The soleares is a flamenco style coming from Sevilla and it´s region. In this piece I am inspired by the flamenco guitar and creators like Sabicas, Montoya and Niño Ricardo. I make reference to guitar”falsetas” from the time, where the flamenco guitar was defined as an art and profession. However the piece develops with my own contributions.

”Flor de azahar” means orange flower in Spanish. Azahar is originally an Arabic word adopted in the Spanish dictionary, as many others. Like in words, you feel the Arabic heritage present in Andalusía. In the ”Real Alcazar de Sevilla”, I was sitting in the yard, enjoying the blossom and the aroma from the orange flowers planted. Afterwards I was drinking the flowers as a tea. Walking around Sevilla is a feeling of authentic art and centuries flowing in the air.

The beauty is captured in the art of Julio Romero de Torres, which paintings I always preserve in my mind.