Saturday, May 10th, 2025, was a truly great day for art and culture in Málaga — and that’s exactly where the Live Art adventure begins! In the meantime, get ready to become a child again!
THE NUIT BLANCHE MALAGA 2025
What is the famous White Night (Nuit Blanche)? It’s an event that brings together many art and cultural promoters to support numerous artists, poets, singers, and public activities — from street art to concerts — running throughout the day and culminating in an explosion of creativity at night. You know the expression “white night”? That’s where the idea comes from to recall a vibrant city full of energy for celebrating a full artistic night!
P.S. A fun historical fact: the first “White Night” was proposed in Paris in 2002, with the idea of opening museums, cultural centres, and public spaces outside regular
Each White Night focuses on a theme which leads its events, in this case, the artist Rafael Pérez Estrada. He was a writer and poet from Málaga known for his imaginative and original style, blending poetry and visual elements such as drawing. Throughout his career, he published numerous books and became a key figure in contemporary Spanish literature, especially in experimental poetry.
We met in the afternoon to prepare the space and materials for the Graffiti and Urban Art performance. Little by little, each of us began working on our artwork... So that I ended up talking with so many different people from all over the world (Hong Kong, Brisbane, and many more!). And maybe that’s the most beautiful and inspiring part of creating Live Art!
I was fully immersed in my creative process when, among all these people, some children came closer. And thinking about it, in their shoes, I would have been amazed to start painting too! I mean, if you're curious, you like it, and you want to play... the first thing a child would do is get their hands dirty! So, I remembered that I had with me an artist's book that was perfect for the occasion, and I thought it would be fun to share it.
The interesting thing is that Rafael Pérez Estrada’s work comes from playing, and that’s why it’s so creative and fantastic. Perhaps this freshness of the creative process somehow inspired me to get involved and sit down with the children to paint.
Live Art Result - La Nuit Blanche Malaga 2025
In the following lines, I'll present you the masterpiece I created for the Nuit Blance original Art SyamHope:
In the foreground, a feather transforms into his portrait — in this way I represent the artist not only in his physical appearance but, above all, in his deepest essence. In the background, I stylised a representation of his artworks, including references to his female portraits, star elements (often six-pointed), angels, and one of his most iconic creations: a dove-hand. Interestingly, many of Estrada's female portraits are often connected by recurring features, such as the side profile and fashionable hats. And while Rafael Pérez Estrada isn’t particularly defined by a strong painting technique, what truly stands out is the creativity and imagination of his visual and poetic work.
In primo piano troviamo una piuma che si trasforma nel suo ritratto, un modo di rappresentare l’artista non solo nel suo aspetto fisico ma anche e soprattutto nella sua essenza più profonda. Per lo sfondo, ho scelto invece una rappresentazione stilizzata delle sue opere d’arte, con una citazione dei ritratti femminili, dell’elemento delle stelle, spesso a sei punte, degli angeli e di una delle sue creazioni più celebri: una colomba-mano. È curioso che in Rafael Pérez Estrada troviamo moltissimi ritratti femminili, uniti da alcuni elementi che si ripetono, come per esempio il profilo laterale e cappelli di moda. E, se la tecnica pittorica no distingue specialmente Rafael Pérez Estrada, sicuramente è notevole la creatività e la fantasia delle sue opere, visive e poetiche.
The artwork is available upon request, 160×160 cm (quadriptych), as a decoration for your cultural events or as part of your art collection. Book it through this form:
