21 Tuesday Nov 2023
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Local artist Alfredo Rodríguez (also my friend and neighbour – he lives just down the street) has put out his second Sevilla almanac and so I picked up one for myself, one for Debs and another for Paul. Last year’s featured one of his famous bar facades per month, this year we get one barrio per month with 4-5 gorgeous images on each page. Mine is already up and so I’m quite looking forward to next year!
30 Monday Oct 2023
Hearing about this made me feel sick and sad and, yes, fucking angry. A week or so ago a 16th century sculpture in a tiny hidden away square next to the Cathedral was brutally vandalised. After existing in this tiny spot for centuries some fucking asshole (or assholes) thought this was the thing to do. Now… not placing blame on the recent influx of less than desirable tourists in our fair city, or the hoards or football fans from abroad who were in town for two big matches that weekend… but it’s also hard not to.
Meanwhile, this was lovely. Someone put up a floral cross as a memorial while the original one is being restored. That’s the real Sevilla.
01 Thursday Dec 2022
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It’s December and look what I’ve got! Isn’t this FABULOUS? I’ve long been a fan of Alfredo’s “city façades” of various classic bars and other iconic buildings in Sevilla, a collection he began during the Covid lockdown, and now he has created this wonderful 2023 calendar. A perfect Christmas present for Sevilla lovers, don’t you think? Not only do you get a different bar each month, there are dates mentioned for special Sevilla holidays and birthdays of well-known sevillanos (though I noticed mine was missing).
If you’d like to order one get in touch with Alfredo (he ships all over the globe) via his Instagram page
19 Wednesday Oct 2022
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I’ve posted pics of this guy’s work here before but I have only just found out who he is. Well, sort of. He goes by the name Jonzi and he’s an anonymous local artist who has been delighting Sevilla with his clever silhouettes that have been popping up around town for the past year (he started around the end of 2021). The stickers are applied with wallpaper glue so as not to damage the building surfaces, which also means they are temporary, though some seem to be lasting quite well. I love them and hope he continues.
Just “met” him on Instagram this morning.
Check out more of his work: Jonziman
09 Friday Sep 2022
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I’ve always loved these beautiful plates that La Azotea has been using for years to adorn their walls, in all three of their locations. But I only just found out they are made by an Italian artist Mauro Basile living in Zahara de los Atunes, in Cádiz. Gorgeous stuff.
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