The Ronda Fair pays tribute to painter Haruta with a gate designed by Nömad
Rafa Llacer · 8 sept 2016
The Pedro Romero Fair in Ronda honors Japanese painter Miki Haruta in 2016 with a gate designed by Nömad, celebrating his artistic legacy and deep ties to the city.
These days, Ronda is in celebration mode. The Pedro Romero Fair and Festivals are a unique event of international renown. It transports visitors to a past filled with splendor while rejuvenating them with the joy provided by today’s festivities.
The Fair gate welcomes passersby at the entrance to Calle Espinel. This year, the Fair gate was designed by our Digital Marketing Agency. It is a tribute to Miki Haruta, a Japanese painter who lived and developed much of his work in this town.
In the past, the dream city was the destination for many romantic travelers. It captivated illustrious figures like Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles. Welles' ashes, honoring his final wish, rest in Ronda. The 2016 Fair gate is the city’s homage to another traveler who arrived in this corner of the world to stay. Today, his remains also rest on Ronda soil, under an epitaph that reveals his oriental origins: “I was born to die, I die to live”.
Beyond any considerations about the afterlife, at Nömad we respect and value art’s ability to transcend, to appeal to, and to move others, even after the artist's death. Thus, with our gate, we wanted to pay homage to an entire city through the brushes of one of its favorite sons, adorning the Ronda of today with that Ronda that Haruta looked at, loved, and dreamed of.