GIVEN: 31/05/16
DEADLINE: 19/06/16
INSTRUCTIONS:
A sculpture to be found downtown will be assigned to every pair of students. The students are to find
information about it and share it with their classmates when we do the
walk. They can carry some notes to do so.
Later, they are to make a little project containing the photos and the
information gathered during the walk and upload it on their blogs for
the teacher to see and value.
The statues chosen are the following:
Fuente de
Genova. Pedro de Mena. Acteón y las ninfas. La ninfa de la caracola.
Bernardo Ferrándiz. Cánovas del Castillo. Marques de Larios. Ben
Gabirol. Monolito Plaza de la Merced. Graffiti in Soho.
Information must be found about the following aspects:
What's the statue called?
Who/What does it represent?
If a real person, give a brief biographical description.
If it represents a number of unknown people, describe who they are/were and what they did.
If it represents a cultural or artistic event, describe it.
How are the people or events represented in the statue related to Málaga?
Who was the sculptor?
How valuable is the statue?
When was it made?
What street is the statue at?
Has the statue always been at the same place?
Are there any stories or anecdotes linked to this statue?
GRAFFITI
IN SOHO
It's
an initiative which was thought by the cityzens to renovate this
place. This place was a middle-class residential zone, where has been
degraded its comercial and urban part and people has created a
Cultural District which is called 'Soho'. It is dynamic and modern,
and it offer to the local and foreigner people a place to spend their
time, know about the culture and business.
The
Art Contemporary Centre is a part of this new Soho and it's one of
the most popular places althought, the most important characteristic
is that the art is exposed in the street and you don't have to go to
a museum to see it. Some years ago, many of the bests graffiti
artists started to paint on many walls and buildings. It has done
this place more personality. Some of this artists are Dadi Dreucol,
Faith 47, Dal East, ROA, Boa Mistura, D*Face and Obey.
1. LA NINFA DE LA CARACOLA.
La Ninfa de la Caracola also known as ''la muñeca'' becuase it was located close to a building with this name.
A
nymph in Greek mythology and in Latin mythology is a minor female
nature deity typically associated with a particular location or
landform. Different from other goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded
as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as
beautiful.
The shell that the nymph is holding represent the sea, something that is very important in Malaga.
The statue was created in 1877.
2. BERNARDO FERRÁNDIZ.
It's
a tribute to Bernardo, it represents him. It's a real person, he was
born in Valencia in 1835 and died in Malaga in 1885. He was one of the
most important painters in Valencia. He painted the ceilling of the
Cervantes' Theatre.
Bernardo
is related to Malaga because he lived 17 years here and he also is
considered one of the members of Malaga school of painting.
The statue done by Vallmitjana Agapito was inaugurated in 1913 and it is located in the park of Malaga on a pedestal made by Diego Garcia Carrera.
3. PEDRO DE MENA.
This statue is called Pedro de Mena, it represents him, a sculpter of baroque.
He born in Granada in 1628 and died in 1688 in Malaga.
His sculptures more importants are: Niño en la luna, Dolorosa, La soledad and Virguen de la sangre.
His parents were: Alonso de Mena and Juana de Medrano.
He did his sculptures in a workshop in granada.
