Seville, Blood and Mirror

The Torre del Oro, a symbol of Seville, emerges in a whirlwind of color and light, suspended between reality and memory. This work, inspired by a legend passed down through time, transcends the landscape to enter an inner experience.

It is said that King Pedro I of Castile, known as the Cruel, became obsessed with the beauty of a young woman. Faced with a power she could not escape, she made an extreme decision: she broke a mirror and, with its fragments, cut her face. By renouncing her beauty, she freed herself from an imposed fate.

The sharp triangles that cross the composition evoke those shards of glass, while also marking the intensity of her determination. The fluid tones of blues and greens suggest memory and the depth of the inner world, while the red accents introduce the tension of desire, violence, and the inevitable.

The tower ceases to be a simple architectural element and becomes a silent witness to what occurred. The absence of the human figure is not emptiness, but a latent presence that resonates throughout the work.

Rather than depicting a scene, the painting captures the instant of a choice.
A silent act of resistance, where the wound becomes a form of freedom.