Manolo Valdés
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9788469747285
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Seis Esculturas Monumentales
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Manolo Valdés. Six Monumental Sculptures. City of Arts and Science, Valencia.
June - December 2017
The Hortensia Herrero Foundation has brought six sculptures of Manolo Valdés to the main lake of the City of Arts and Science whose titles are: “La Mariposa” (“The Butterfly”), “Los Aretes” (“The Earrings”), “La Diadema” (“The Headband”), “Mariposas” (“Butterflies”), “La doble imagen” (“The double image”), and “La pamela” (“Pamela – Picture Hat”).
Valdés has created several large heads whose headdresses are made up of very different motifs, such as butterflies, geometric shapes, and a "pamela," or picture hat, as the sculptor takes his inspiration from the things that surround him and puts those things into works of art that are inspired by Spanish painting tradition and art history in general.
In order to create these monumental sculptures of more than five meters in height, the artist used very different materials such as weathering steel, aluminum, cast iron, and marble – and some of his works were painted with a layer of epoxy paint. The exhibition can be seen from June 28 to December 10, 2017.
One of the six monumental sculptures on display has been acquired by the Hortensia Herrero Foundation so that it may later be donated to the City of Valencia and placed at the Valencia Marina. The piece chosen via popular vote has been "La pamela".
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