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The 21st-century Menina was born from my admiration for Velázquez and from a question: how can one of the great icons in the history of art be reinterpreted today? From that idea, I created the first Menina in a polyhedral format, built upon 448 facets and brought into a contemporary language through geometry and color. A work that brings together tradition and innovation, looks toward the future, and preserves the strength of its origins intact. This was the purpose I set for myself when creating this work.
I have always considered Velázquez to be one of the greatest geniuses in the history of art. Not only because of his extraordinary technique, but because of his ability to go far beyond painting and turn an image into an experience of thought, mystery, and time. Las Meninas is not simply a painting: it is an inexhaustible work of art. A complex composition, still strikingly modern centuries later, that continues to inspire questions, interpretations, and admiration. Every time I look at it, I have the feeling that I am standing before a living work, one that continues to engage in a dialogue with us from the present.
For that very reason, reinterpreting such an icon was an enormous challenge for me. I was not interested in creating a decorative version or a nostalgic reproduction. I wanted to ask myself, through my own artistic language, what this emblematic figure might look like today. How could a Menina exist in a world shaped by speed, technology, imagery, and constant transformation?
My intention was to create a new Menina: recognizable, yet unexpected. A work that preserved its connection to Velázquez’s universe while speaking clearly in a contemporary language. That is why I chose to take it into the realm of geometry, creating the first Menina in a polyhedral format, with a body composed of 448 individual facets. This fragmentation allowed me to build a figure that felt more contemporary, more dynamic, and more closely connected to the visual sensibility of our time.
Color, of course, had to play a leading role. It is the language in which I feel most free, and it is also what brings my sculptures to life. Through color, I was able to move this Menina away from any sense of rigid solemnity and transform it into a vibrant, expressive piece open to multiple interpretations. I wanted each version to have its own personality, to allow for different finishes, while always preserving the work’s iconic strength.
For me, this Menina represents the meeting point between tradition and innovation. It is a way of paying tribute to Velázquez from the present day, not by attempting to imitate him, but by entering into dialogue with his legacy through my own perspective. If he was able to create an eternal image for his time, I wanted to imagine how that same power could be reborn in the 21st century.
The result is an innovative, contemporary, and instantly recognizable work. A Menina that looks toward the future without losing the memory of its origins. A figure born from admiration, but also from the desire to show that great icons can still be transformed, surprise us, and come to life again.
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