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Video Timelapse: youtu.be/i5pH9omIVcA

In honor to "La Diada de Catalunya" (Catalonia national festivity) today September 11th I wanted to share an illustration related to our day with one of the most representative symbols of our country:
"El Castell" Human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres or teams often succeed in building and dismantling a tower's structure. On November 16, 2010, castells were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

In Catalan, the word castell means castle.
A castell is considered a success when stages of its assembling and disassembling, can be done in complete succession. The assembly is complete once all castellers have climbed into their designated places, and the enxaneta climbs into place at the top and raises one hand with four fingers erect, in a gesture said to symbolize the stripes of the Catalan flag. The enxaneta then climbs down the other side of the castell, after which the remaining levels of castellers descend in highest-to-lowest order until all have reached safety.

Tools:
H-6B
Kneaded Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser
Toned A4 (21x29,7cm) (8,25"x11,7")

Blog: ambrojordiart.blogspot.com/
Youtube Speed Drawing: www.youtube.com/user/AmBrOJord…
Google Plus: plus.google.com/11461302963025…

Description
Video Timelapse: youtu.be/i5pH9omIVcA

In honor to "La Diada de Catalunya" (Catalonia national festivity) today September 11th I wanted to share an illustration related to our day with one of the most representative symbols of our country:
"El Castell" Human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia. At these festivals, several colles castelleres or teams often succeed in building and dismantling a tower's structure. On November 16, 2010, castells were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

In Catalan, the word castell means castle.
A castell is considered a success when stages of its assembling and disassembling, can be done in complete succession. The assembly is complete once all castellers have climbed into their designated places, and the enxaneta climbs into place at the top and raises one hand with four fingers erect, in a gesture said to symbolize the stripes of the Catalan flag. The enxaneta then climbs down the other side of the castell, after which the remaining levels of castellers descend in highest-to-lowest order until all have reached safety.

Tools:
H-6B
Kneaded Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser
Toned A4 (21x29,7cm) (8,25"x11,7")

Blog: ambrojordiart.blogspot.com/
Youtube Speed Drawing: www.youtube.com/user/AmBrOJord…
Google Plus: plus.google.com/11461302963025…