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Cala Pedrera, Menorca

2013·Cala Pedrera, Menorca, Spain·? status unknown·2 sources·

His first fully abstract mural — traces of «PANT» remained, barely legible — painted at a small festival with no fee, on the walls and steps of a Menorcan cove. The entire optical pattern is done with spray paint, freehand: marked out only with pencil and ruler, without a single strip of tape.

Cala Pedrera, Menorca, 2013 — The cove: the optical mural runs down the terraced walls to the water.
The cove: the optical mural runs down the terraced walls to the water.source: Studio Drive — FPSTUDIO archive · harvest 2026-07-05
Cala Pedrera, Menorca, 2013 — Frontal view of the striped wall and the geometric floor.
Frontal view of the striped wall and the geometric floor.source: Studio Drive — FPSTUDIO archive · harvest 2026-07-05
Cala Pedrera, Menorca, 2013 — In progress: the edge of each stripe, freehand with the spray can — no tape.
In progress: the edge of each stripe, freehand with the spray can — no tape.source: Studio Drive — FPSTUDIO archive · harvest 2026-07-05
Cala Pedrera, Menorca, 2013 — Detail of the op-art patterns.
Detail of the op-art patterns.source: Studio Drive — FPSTUDIO archive · harvest 2026-07-05

The story

Freehand, without a strip of tape

The entire optical pattern of this cove is spray-painted freehand. No stencils, no masking tape: Felipe marked each line with nothing but pencil and ruler and then filled it in freehand, controlling the edge of each stripe by sheer wrist. It is his first completely abstract mural — remnants of «PANT» could still be made out, barely legible — at a small festival with no fee, on the walls and steps of the cove. The precision that machines would provide years later was provided here by the hand.

source: Relato de Felipe Pantone (nota técnica), 5 de julio de 2026

sources
  • Relato de Felipe Pantone, 4 de julio de 2026
  • kb:docs/knowledge-base/pdf-praesentia-part1.md (Praesentia monograph chronology)

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