Costa Blanca Magazin

Costa Blanca Artists between the coast and the world stage

Nah dran und weit hinaus: Künstler zwischen Küste und Weltbühne

From street art to sacred art how the Costa Blanca has left its creative through the centuries.

On the Costa Blanca, art is not created in retreats, but in dialogue with its surroundings. Here, everyday life meets expressiveness, tradition meets the present - and some works find their way into the world.
Between Alicante and Dénia, regional artists show just how lively creative work is here today. At the same time, big names in art history remind us that this coastal region has long been a source of inspiration for works that now hang in international museums.
Four artists, four perspectives - a cross-section of the past and present of a region where art is not only seen, but experienced.

Toni Marí Sart - When steel takes shape
Born in Jávea in 1963, Toni Marí Sart characterises public spaces with his large-format metal sculptures like no other.
His works are not behind glass, but in the middle of the traffic: at the entrances to Moraira, Teulada and Jávea, on the roundabout in Pedreguer, in squares in Dénia and around the „Bous a la Mar“ district.
A monumental whale made of steel in front of his workshop in Gata de Gorgos not only points to his artistic style - but also to his roots in the region.

Tardor Roselló - The wall as a canvas
Tardor Roselló meets bare walls with colour. The street artist from the Marina Alta has managed to leave the graffiti prejudice behind him. His murals, which are now legal, bring bright colour to places such as Jesús Pobre, Benigembla and La Xara

It is particularly present in Dénia, for example in Calle La Vía, just behind the tunnel to the Castillo.
His style: playful, bold, narrative - and always in the centre of public space.

Joaquín Sorolla - A ray of light in painting
At the beginning of the 20th century, Joaquín Sorolla captured the Mediterranean light like no other. His scenes - children on the beach, sailing boats, fishermen - capture not only the visual play of water and sun, but also an attitude: lightness, warmth, movement.
Today, Sorolla's works hang in museums around the world - but their origins can still be felt in the atmosphere that the coastal towns still exude today.

Jerónimo Jacinto Espinosa - Between devotion and expression
Less present in the public sphere, but no less influential: Jerónimo Jacinto Espinosa, a 17th century painter whose altarpieces helped to shape the religious imagery of the Levant.
In churches from Orihuela to Valencia, dramatic composition and spiritual depth combine to create an artistic legacy that still resonates in quiet spaces today.

Whether made of steel, with a brush or on plaster - art on the Costa Blanca comes in many forms. And it remains exactly where it has the greatest impact: in the centre of life, open to encounters, close to people.