What is it with men and guitars?
Exploring the relations of shape, feminine/masculine. The sound hole, the neck, the body, the heel, the curves. the strings. Mastering it. tapping it. stroking it. vibrating it. or the spanish ‘toca’ - touching it.
The signature of the maker in the rosette and the label: ” I made this”.
Yes and that rosette. What is this decoration around the sound hole.
I find it all very fascinating. So rude and crude. It is almost as sexist as motorbikes and babes, also almost as profound.
The relationship between men. What are we men? What is a man? what makes one?
A series of sketches from Andalucia. The home of the Spanish guitar:
