Lady Harimaguada

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Art · Subcategory: Sculpture · Year: 1996 · Authors: Martín Chirino

Towards the end of 1996, a Picasso style piece called "Lady Harimaguada" was placed in the coastline at San Cristóbal, at the southern entrance to the capital, the work of Canarian sculptor Martín Chirino [...]. It is made of iron and is painted white all over, offering the typical characteristics of this artist, with undulating and spiral shapes, which, together with the chosen colour, seem to hint at a metaphor of waves and white spray, in dialogue with the nearby sea, offering a cutting edge view of this maritime enclave in the city. The piece takes in metaphysical surrealism influences by Giorgio de Chirico together with Picasso style neoclassism, while also making a reference to the surrealist indigenism of Canarian painter Felo Monzón, from whose work 'El platanal' Chirino took clear inspiration. In choosing its name, the sculptor seems to be paying tribute to the young ladies from Gran Canaria's pre Hispanic society, with the name itself coming from the island's most historical ancient chronicles. 

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