La Residencia ~ Deia, Mallorca - Mallorca

Welcome to La Residencia in Deia, Mallorca, an award winning luxury hotel and spa resort hewn from local stone, tucked into the foothills of the Sierra Tramuntana on the island's north-west coast and just a stone's throw from the clear blue Mediterranean sea. For the unsuspecting client La Residencia's Art Collection is an event - and an immense surprise. Displayed here are outstanding works by over 85 artists, all of whom have lived and worked in Deia or the north side of Mallorca during the l

The Collection is contemporary in character and wide ranging in taste, with many of the exploratory directions of modern art celebrated on these premises. Not least of the remarkable aspects of the Collection is the symbiosis of Contemporary Art with a noble Mallorcan finca dating from 16th and 17th centuries. The nobility of the buildings with their elegant appointments establishes a surprisingly intimate dialogue with these contemporary works. Criteria used in choosing the art is not in the signature on the painting but rather its quality and a certain magical essence that distinguishes a work of art from purely decorative furnishings. All works are original, there are no reproductions. The passage of time seems to give an increased lustre to the Collection...which is constantly being improved and augmented as meritorious new works are created in Deia or the surrounding villages. Some of the artists represented have acquired international fame.