ISLAS (JAUME PLENSA)

Islands is a set of 73 boxes of black aluminum, methacrylate and ne n suspended by steel cables in the branches of trees, what draws attention is the contrast produced first between the dense and chaotic foliage of nature and regular boxes with random placement, but within an order. In turn, the work can have two readings taking into account what time (from the point of view of solar lighting) we contemplate them. With natural light, the boxes without being lit seem almost phantom rich objects, they become entities suspended in time or space and can be confused with tree branches, but at night with their own lighting, which allows you to read the text contained in each box take on another meaning, the names take us back to beings who have lived very close to our contemporary world and who, in opposition to their own names, can partially contemplate in a subjective way what the art world has been for all the 20th century There is an authentic symbiosis between art and public space.

MATERIALS

Aluminum, methacrylate and LEDs

Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, January 1, 1955) is a Spanish plastic artist, sculptor and engraver. Very versatile artist who has also experimented with drawing, pear scenes, video projections or static installations. He is known for his great sculptures formed by letters and numbers.

In a first stage, his work reflects interest for issues related to volume, space and tension. In 1983-1984 he began to mold the iron with the technique of the foundry and developed a rich sculpture concept of rich zoom shapes using cuts and folds. In 1986 he started working with cast iron, and then he used glass, resin, lights and sounds.

Since 1996 it has also been dedicated to creating elements and decorations for pear and theater assemblies, mainly in collaboration with the company La Fura dels Baus. He also stands out as a cartoonist and engraver.

In 2008 he made the sculpture called Alma del Ebro in Zaragoza (Aragon) on the occasion of the International Water Exhibition held there. This sculpture is 11 meters high and is located in front of the Palacio de Congresos, on the banks of the Ebro river. The letters represent cells of the human body, which is composed of more than 60 water. Its white letters and hollow structure invite the viewer to look inside and reflect on the relationship between human beings and water.

In December 2012, he was elected winner of the National Graphic Art Award 2013 granted by Calcograf to Nacional and which recognizes the artist's career in the field of ...

MUNICIPALITY Santa Cruz de Tenerife

AREA Downtown Ifara District

ADDRESS Rambla de Santa Cruz

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WAR P REZ, MI; MARRERO MORALES, M. (2017): u2018 Initiation to the study of contemporary art: art, another form of communication: international exhibition of street sculpture. Santa Cruz de Tenerife u2019, General Directorate of Educational Innovation and Planning, Canary Islands.

PEDR S DELGADO, F. (2016): u2018 A view through the International Street Sculpture Exhibition. Santa Cruz de Tenerife u2019, Final Work of M ster, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Photograph: JM Bossini