La Broca, Madrid, Spain
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N 40° 27.705 W 003° 41.413
30T E 441481 N 4479237
A 10m high abstract sculpture made in 1983 by Vicente Larrea (biography on the detailed description), in the form of a drill, in one of the most important avenues in Madrid.
Waymark Code: WM8W0E
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 05/19/2010
Views: 19
Vicente Larrea was born in Bilbao, Spain, in 1934. He is a sculptor and painter (also known as Echániz Larrea). He began his training at the School of Arts and Crafts Achuri, combined with stays in France with the sculptor Raymond Dubois in Solesmes. Professor of sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts in his city, most of his work is spread over the Basque country, mainly in Vizcaya province, where he currently carries out its work within an artistic trend markedly abstract and monumental.
Of the public sculptures done in the past ten years include the "Broca" appearing temporarily in the Ajuria-Enea Palace (1975) from Vitoria-Gasteiz, seat of the presidency Basque autonomous government and ownership of the Museum of Álava ; other iron made for Lagun Aro in Arrasate / Mondragón (1979), another "drill" for the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid (1983): this waymark.
Title: La Broca
Artist: Vicente Larrea
Media (materials) used: Bronze
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Roadside
Date of creation or placement: 1983
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