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rtists are almost always influenced in some way by their surroundings; how or where they grew up, their early connections to place and home becoming integrated with a budding artistic curiosity. For Lucia and Lola Maraver, growing up in a house in the mountains, just above Llucalari, where the sea is a constant, powerful presence, nature became ingrained in the consciousness of these two artists. The landscape and a sense of freedom, days informed by wandering through the mountains and into Deia, where they’d often hang around their mom’s health food shop painting flowers onto the paperbags, where other artists such as Matti Klarwien or Sybilla would spend time.
Lucia and Lola’s parents came to Deia in the early 1980s, and the girls spent their childhood immersed in a very free-spirited environment, where creativity was encouraged and part of the day-to-day. Over time, each developed their own unique artistic sensibility, respective of their own interests and personalities, yet there is an underlying connection that is grounded in the place where they grew up. As Lucia, the older of the two, explains, “I believe that where you live, or where you come from, directly affects your creative work. The environment is never neutral — it shapes your perception, your materials and your sensibility. I think there is a responsibility in being aware of that, and in trying to stay coherent with the aesthetics and spirit of the place you inhabit, not in a rigid way, but in a way that respects it and allows it to inform your work.”
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