Alhambra - Monumental Work
Juan Zíngaro did a fresco called “Alhambra” on the sand floor of the Arena of Arles, populated it with colorful stars, reflections of an Andalusian sky.
A long time ago in Ronda, cradle of modern tauromaquia, was concreted one of the most exciting artistic expressions that men have ever invented; the corrida (bullfight), that in the afternoon of April 11th 1998 will take the form of a poem of fire and blood, of life and death, written on the sand tattooed with black and red oxides arabesques, with red and yellow ochers.
With “Alhambra”, Juan Zíngaro will have known to carry all Andalucia in the Arena of Arles and during this time of the corrida, bulls and toreros (bullfighters) are going to displace, erase and redraw the fresco.
They will also be the artists, recreating a spontaneous and evolutionary art.
You could see wide traces in the Andalusian stars, and make some new mixes of colors, and some surprising forms will appear.
When everything will be finished, only remain in your memories, the traces of a confrontation between some mysterious and beautiful bulls, and some proud and brave toreros, besides the blood mixed with the light of the exploded stars.
It will stay in your memories the reminiscences of a beautiful painting like the deep pass of a calm and immobile torero.
José Guirao
Jean Michel Mouiren also known by his gypsy name Juan Zíngaro is the first artist to have imagined and realized at the request of Hubert Yonnet, director of the Arena of Arles, a monumental work on a surface of 1500 m2 wich he called "Alhambra" and wich was subsequently copied, in different forms but always with the same idea, by many unscrupulous artists. This original work was done on the occasion of the Goyesque corrida of 11 April 1998.
Jean Michel Mouiren también conocido como Juan Zíngaro es el primer artista en haber imaginado y realizado a petición de Hubert Yonnet, director de la plaza de toros de Arlés, un fresco monumental de una superficie de 1500 m2 que llamó "Alhambra" y que posteriormente estuvo copiado, bajo diferentes formas pero siempre con la misma idea, por unos artistas poco escrupulosos. Este trabajo original fue realizado con el motivo de la corrida goyesca del 11 de abril de 1998.
Jean Michel Mouiren désormais connu comme Juan Zíngaro est le premier artiste a avoir imaginé et réalisé à la demande d'Hubert Yonnet, directeur des arènes d'Arles, une fresque monumentale d'une superficie de 1500 m2 qu'il appela "Alhambra" et qui fut par la suite copiée, sous différentes formes mais toujours avec la même idée, par de nombreux artistes peu scrupuleux. Ce travail original fut réalisé à l'occasion de la corrida goyesque du 11 avril 1998.