Wednesday 1 August 2012

Cesar Manrique...


Above is an image I took while on holiday in Lanzarote, on the way to the Teguise Market the tour guide mentioned an artist named Cesar Manrigue that was born and raised near Teguise. Cesar Manrigue based some of his art work around his home town area, this being on of them. This moving wind sculpture is situated on a public roundabout and rotates from strong winds, this playful sculpture is made out of Cast Iron metal. It's structure and mobility is beautifully presented and by creating a moving wind sculpture it almost gives Manrique's work function. His work is so known in Lanzarote that Manrique presence still remains after he ceases to exist.  


Manrique was born in Arecife on the 24th April 1919, he was a; painter, sculpture, architect, ecologist, monument preserver and construction adviser, he also worked with the government on an ambitious programme of public works, tourist attractions and architectural commissions. Manrique was said to of "visually unify the island into a harmonious whole". Through looking at more of his work they show character through his subtle use of repetitive shape and a harmonious colour palette. Apparently Manrique's work developed a close link with the natural world, he died in a car crash at the age of 73.

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