Street art · Madrid

El Pilar

By Poni

El Pilar by Poni, Madrid
Photo: Américo Toledano, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why crown a rooftop with a woman balancing an agave plant on her head? In 'El Pilar,' flat pastel shapes echo Mid-century Cubism and Latin American muralism, turning a Madrid gable into a quiet ode to everyday grace and matriarchal strength.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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