Matrio Art

Spain is a country brimming with art. So much so that sometimes we don't even notice it.
Cathedrals, prehistoric caves, mosques, altarpieces, squares, palaces, monasteries, museums, streets. Centuries of artistic creation all around us… and yet we still tend to believe that high culture lies elsewhere. That what truly matters is beyond our borders. That our own heritage is somehow less important.
In Arte matrio, Sara Rubayo traces the history of Spanish art from its origins to the early twentieth century, challenging this deeply ingrained inferiority complex. With her direct, critical and passionate style, she reassesses the canon, broadens the perspective and brings into focus the great women artists who helped shape our cultural heritage. Because this is not merely a succession of styles and famous names: it is the story of how we have represented ourselves as a society.
This book is an invitation to look around us with fresh eyes. To recognise that the art we encounter every day is extraordinary. To understand that our identity has also been shaped through stone, wood, pigment and memory.
It is not about making comparisons. It is about discovering that the history of Spanish art is neither distant nor disconnected from us.
It is our own.