The 90's in Spain: the post-revolutionary, nonconformist years, a time when forcefully stating your passions was unacceptable, especially for a woman.br Maria Lola Martinez often skipped school to go down to the port of Barcelona, taking along her imagination and a few sheets of drawing paper. She stayed there until late in the day, creating abstract illusions of bodies united by colourful passions, portraits of curves shouting out their femininity in an overly oppressive, stereotyped world. Her eclectic imagination hypnotised the Spanish art critics, who called her Lolapeita because of her rebellious art that went beyond the usual schemes. Images as free as the old town, the true heart of Barcelona, with its winding patched-up streets and marvellously picturesque architecture.