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Esparto grass

López González, Carlos2009

Universidad Pública de Navarra

Universidad Pública de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain

I remember the first photograph I took of a plant, fourteen years ago. It was tiny, its yellow stood out from the dry green grass surrounding it. At the time I was in search of large tracts of land to shoot, but something struck me in that detail so tiny that stood out of the grass. I never painted because of its striking colour.
Years later I discovered Doñana. It was an ecstasy. Seas of sand and brush in between. Neutral colours ideal for my painting. Finally I went back to the area where I have the most memories from my childhood, the Ventorrillo and the Bardena where I appreciated and identified with the needle grass and the bushes in the middle of nowhere.
Carlos López González

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  • Title: Esparto grass
  • Creator: López González, Carlos
  • Creator Birth Place: Tudela, Spain
  • Date: 2009
  • Physical Dimensions: 170 x 122 cm
  • Provenance: Acquisition
  • Type: Painting
Universidad Pública de Navarra

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