
Mudejar RGB
The proposal is framed within the objectives of a Creative Laboratory in which the geometric elements used on the exterior of the main Mudejar churches in the Calatayud area were studied in order to obtain a series of “motifs” that have subsequently been taken as a reference for future artistic interventions in museums and art galleries. The most representative geometric elements have been photographed and, using these references, the drawings and sketches that will serve as the basis for the large-format interventions have been designed.
In this way, the elements taken directly from Mudéjar art become a source of artistic thought that allows bridges and connections to be established between the art of the past, historical and artistic heritage, and the art of the present, being applied directly in the production of the researcher’s own creative work and making the project grow in both conceptual and formal interest.
The localities in which the stays have been carried out and whose heritage has been worked on are: Ateca, Terrer, Calatayud, Maluenda, Morata de Jiloca, Belmonte de Gracián, Cervera de la Cañada and Torralba de Ribota.
The work was carried out in four phases. After the taking of photographs and the appropriate bibliographical review, the selection (with a catalographic approach) of the geometric motifs that make up part of the work developed as a documentary and graphic archive followed. The third phase focused on the design of the motifs for the interventions and the fourth and final phase focused on the design work for the interventions to be carried out in the exhibition halls and museums during the 2023 and 2024 season.
The project’s objectives were as follows:
- To obtain a series of geometric “motifs” to serve as a reference for future artistic interventions.
- Designing drawings and sketches to serve as a basis for large-format works.
- Establish bridges and connections between the art of the past, historical-artistic heritage and the artistic actions of the present.
- To disseminate the Mudejar heritage through artistic thought and intervention.
- Create citizen participation so that the public can learn first-hand about the geometries and motifs used.
LINE OF RESEARCH: Laboratory for artistic residencies. Mudéjar Territory as a space of thought to explore new paths through artistic thought”.
AUTHOR: Victor Solanas Díaz











