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It's Spain's national day! I thought I could share a post I made for some foreign friends about how to "properly" represent Spain in art.
We are so much more than bullfighting and flamenco, I swear.
In forgot to do a slide about Spanish Art (you know, Goya, El Greco, Picasso and stuff) But I think I made my point clear.
This is a very short thread but I think the main point to have in mind is that, when you're drawing something of a culture you don't really know much about, you should avoid clichés and do your own research on the topic.
Spain is a beautifull country with lots of great things to take inspiration from, let's stop overfixating on the things that spaniards don't really like to be represented as.
Did you know that the public image Spain has nowadays in some places was created during a fascist dictatorship over 60 years ago?
No wonder we don't like it when they say we LOVE bullfighting and being Europe's most populated beach.
No wonder we don't like it when they say we LOVE bullfighting and being Europe's most populated beach.
Imagine if everytime somebody spoke about the US they brought out slavery and the slaughter of the natives instead of, you know, Washington's monuments, NY's skyscrapers and the natural beauty of the land.
When I say I'm a spaniard, I rather be related to a crazy man fighting windmills and the art that religion brought to the land than bullfighting, siesta and being a recreational place for everybody to piss on.
Our history and culture has it's dark moments and we don't try to hide them, but it would be nice if people also noted the good things we have.
You want to see some good things that were inspired by Spains history & art? There you go. This is good rep. Keep doing this.
(Fernando from Paladins is the himboyfriend I never knew I needed and I was pleasantly surprised by him. I couldn't help but stan.)
