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The Exhibition Hall of the Consistorial Palace of Cartagena since last night hosts the own collection 'Oxide Lover', by the Cartagena artist Fernando Sáenz de Elorrieta, "whose end and principle is the artist himself", who describes it as "an irrepresentable portrait on par that hyperrepresented, where myth is invention and certainty. "
The inauguration of the exhibition that deals with the body, psyche and intimacy, with lines and curves composing structures, was attended by the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, the vice mayor, Noelia Arroyo, the second deputy mayor, Manuel Padín, the councilor of the area of ​​Culture, Youth and Equality, David Martínez, the delegated councilor of this area, Carlos Piñana and the delegated councilor of the area of ​​Transparency, General Services and Electronic Administration, Alejandra Gutiérrez.
The visit that was guided by the artist himself was also attended by the councilor of the municipal corporation, Gonzalo Abad and the general director of Strategic Projects of Historical-Artistic Cultural Heritage, Damián Pérez.
The work of Fernando Sáenz de Elorrieta is at the same time the culmination and transgression of a type of sculpture that has its roots in Spanish novecentism and international formalism, consigning the creative act to dismantle reality and rebuild it.
He also drinks from the classical tradition, which explains the quality in some of his creations of the characters typical of classical statuary.
The exhibition invites you to travel to the end, an example of the recognition of Sáenz de Elorrieta as an architect of a work where aesthetics, metaphysics and meaning merge in the blast furnace of creativity itself.
'Oxide Lover' can be visited until November 30, from Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 1:30 pm and from 5 pm to 7 pm and Sundays and holidays, from 10 am to 1:30 pm.
Monday closed except cruises.
ABOUT FERNANDO PLÁCIDO SÁENZ DE ELORRIETA
He began in the art world at a very early age, winning his first prize at the age of 10, while he did it in sculpture in 1995 taking classes at the Popular University of Cartagena but also self-taught after completion of his studies and based on his numerous trips to numerous countries on all continents, especially marking his long stay in Antarctica, where his fixation for the world of the sea comes.
His great passion the sea is also given by his fondness for diving, being a first class professional diver since the year 86, hence the influence in his work of the marine world especially fish, which form a large part of his sculptures in stainless steel.
In Cartagena, his Whale Tail, the Monument to the replacement soldier, the Pied Piper of Hammelin, the Diver, and the Velares in La Manga del Mar Menor stand out.
Its cast of exhibitions is very numerous, exceeding 160 exhibitions both in Spain and abroad in countries such as France, Italy, England and China.
He is currently in full immersion in the world of design, both in jewelry, bags, clothes and furniture.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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