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Moros y cristianos #1 Art Print
by Pedro Fernandez
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Moros y cristianos #1 art print by Pedro Fernandez. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian... more
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Artist's Description
Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community; according to popular tradition the festivals commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century).
The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest. The people that take part in the festival are usually enlisted in filaes or comparsas (companies that represent the Christian or Moor legions), and for several days, they parade with bombastic costumes loosely inspired by Medieval fashion. Christians wear fur, metallic helmets, and armor, fire loud arquebuses, and ride horses. In contrast, Moors wear ancient Arab costumes, carry scimitars, and ride real camels or elephants. The festival develops among shots of gunpowder, medieval music, and fireworks, and ends...
About Pedro Fernandez
A long time ago, a very dear Mexican journalist and friend of mine wrote this lovely and poethic press note about me: Pedro Fernandez and eternal present By Joel Hernandez Santiago Nobody has the right to stop time. Nobody has the right to break the rule about transience of life and the things that makes the man. Nobody... Just them. The artists. They are different. Demiurge that transforms us, They build us, They illuminate us, They gnaw us, They reduced us and they want us in another way, Their own way. Them, the artists are a different breed of human beings and we don't understand them, generally, we don't understand them, we don't tolerate them burdening us and they discover us, that strip us off and show us our corrosive...
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Marcia Lee Jones
Wonderful decorations for the dance. v/f
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Marcia. I was thinking about "Cats" while I saw them ;)
Ray Devlin
Great work! v/f
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Ray! ;)
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
A colorful presentation. Looks like it takes lots of time getting ready for this affair. v14
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Glenn. It takes about a year to prepare each parade for them ;)
Steven Poulton
Great shot Pedro, fab saturation, great colours :-) voted
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you very much, Steven! Always a pleasure ;)
Lingfai Leung
Pedro, this is a beautiful image, voted from Discussion Thread for April Promotion.
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you very much, Lingfai! ;)
Athala Carole Bruckner
Wow beautiful vivid colors...v/t
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Athala ;)
Jean OKeeffe
wOw, love the colors, voted !!
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Jean! It's a pleasure ;)
Barbara O'renya
Great capture and explanation..!! v
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Barbara. A bit of wiki-explanation was needed here ;) This weekend I've got another event of "moors and christians" again, I'm loving it lol
Wobblymol Davis
great colourful picture, v/f
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Wobblymol! ;)
Deborah Benoit
Fantastic!! v
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Deborah! ;)
Tracy Munson
Fabulous capture! Such a vibrant scene.
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you, Tracy. It's an awesome spectacle ;)
Flow Fitzgerald
Lovely capture and subject! v
Pedro Fernandez replied:
Thank you very much ;)