Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Zip Set Kate Playground

A collection of photos of statues in Zaragoza


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Jesus Zaragoza Monreal is a retiree who enjoys that status (in many ways privileged) few years ago. Due to some health problems, and after leaving occupation, also had to set aside sports activities, to which they had spent heavily in your free time. Mountaineering, athletics, handball, marches, etc. Undaunted by these resignations, Jesus intended from the start to reorganize their lives. Now take the opportunity to grow in an orderly fashion another hobby that has always been photography. So did the project of photographing all the statues and monuments found in Zaragoza.

had already begun work on this initiative, when one day he discovered the existence of an internet full and valuable work he had conducted a school group, and it set the same goal that he pursued. The experience of young people helped to define their programs and became his road map. l On a plane to city, each statue stood and was recorded in each sector, each district and each park to get a complete count.

subsequently discovered in the web of a city hall official catalog with the same content, but infinitely more extensive and detailed, which was also a great help for our collector.

The location, movement, performance photos and work posterity or classification, identification and management of files has required more than a year of work and now it terminated in the absence of one figure removed by tram works Jesus expects to reappear any day.

photo This work has allowed him get to know many aspects of ornamental statues and sculptures in Zaragoza. In addition to analyzing the artistic work, Jesus cares about other issues important to local history, such as who ordered them, why s and chose that site. etc. As regards the topic, Jesus warns that urban sculpture chosen for those reasons that symbolize the values \u200b\u200bthat a company's own estimate, ie, those with whom they identify. Also shown are local traditions, people, historical events, etc. Our collector has proven that in his city, in general, the statues are dedicated to famous people of the natural history of Aragon city mayors, kings, historical figures, jota. Zaragoza are recurring themes in the jack, the l eons (contained in the shield of the city). Goya and his work. Spaces modern, created in the last decades, reflected current issues, such as film, for example, and there are many s abstract work.

deliberate addition to the message conveys a sculptural group, thanks to the theme and artistic style adopted, n or forget that the statues we have many other things. The fact that he favored a particular subject is always very eloquent and reflects the concerns, or lack thereof, of a time and to society. It also highlights the objectives and strategies of those who rule at the time, not only by what is shown but for what it is muted, so it tries to ignore. Anyway, it's not just a matter of art and decoration, but politics and power. most recent sculptures are ordering, usually Aragonese artists, as Gargallo, Serrano and other contemporaries.

As regards the materials used, it can be said to be of all kinds. There are figures of bronze, stone, steel plate work cortex, large forest your steel or painted bright red, some wood, fiberglass, wrought iron and some other scattered originality.

No matter that other work done on the same subject, the statues of Zaragoza in the collection of Jesus are a unique collection. It is the particular and personal view of forms and symbols are exposed to all eyes, but which provides each with its own sensitivity. This same curiosity and delivery Jesus was also launched to photograph the plaques found in many buildings of the city, you know those texts with the legend "was born in this house ...". Also watch the big picture displayed in the streets, church towers, the buildings of Banks etc. Many outstanding issues to Procoleccionismo ...







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