In the mix of cultures that has formed Santa Fe, Flamenco dance has come through as a distillation of many of the high points of Spanish culture. Flamenco music and dance weave together elegance, strength, grace, defiance, and passion in equal parts. To become an accomplished Flamenco dancer takes many years. Each dancer must master not only the movement of the dance, but the expression and attitude behind it, as well as the rhythm in feet and hands.
There's an edginess, a sharpness to that attitude that contrasts beautifully with the grace and softness of the dancer herself. I love using the spiky gunshot found metal for the shawl and hair ornaments on this series of dancers. It captures perfectly the fury and complexity that add such a deep note to the passion of the dance.
Flamenco: Solea
Stoneware and found gunshot metal
24 x 18 x 11 inches
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