La Rotunda del Mar - Puerto Vallarta
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N 20° 36.690 W 105° 14.075
13Q E 475557 N 2279169
Oh what do we have here? ....chairs. Yeah, chairs from another universe.
Waymark Code: WMAJDV
Location: Mexico
Date Posted: 01/20/2011
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This work by Alejandro Colunga is known as La Rotunda del Mar.
It is located in the center of Puerto Vallarta's malecon...and it is the most popular of all the sculptures along this seaside walk. It is impossible to get a photo of the entire piece without tourists sitting on some of the chairs. The work is in multiple pieces with each surreal chair completely different than its neighbor. The sculpture is dated 1997. Many similar chairs are located in Colunga's home town of Guadalajara (See WM8XM4).
This website (
visit link) has the following to inform us about the piece and the artist:
"“La Rotunda del Mar” (“The Rotunda of the Sea”) by Alejandro Colunga, 1997
Also from Guadalajara, self-taught painter and sculptor Alejandro Colunga has created what is certainly the most surreal piece on the Malecón. “The Rotunda of the Sea” consists of a number of high-backed bronze chairs that mix fantastic human features and nautical imagery – one chair is topped with an octopus, others are humans with an old diving helmet and what looks to be a periscope. Facing all of the chairs is a bench with two giant human ears. This installation is not only interesting to look at, but it’s also a great spot to take a break, sit down, and watch the sea."