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In the Xalapa Sculpture Garden -- Part 2

Here are more pictures of the Xalapa Sculpture Garden, taken back in July of 2005. The indoor pictures were part of a show, not part of the permanent pictures. My apologies to the artists (and to the readers) for the artists names that I did not record.

Mi nieto by Rocio Sagaon -- high temperature ceramics
(another view is in my previous Part 1 posting)

look carefully and you will see a daddy-long-legs spider

intermission -- garden flora
(photo by Esther)

made of bamboo

photo by Esther

photo by Esther

Thats all! If you want to see more, come and visit Xalapa and go to the Sculpture Garden.

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In the Xalapa sculpture garden -- July 2005 -- Part 1

Here are photos taken in the Xalapa sculpture garden in July, 2005. Mostly I did not record the artists names. My apologies to them. Most photos are taken by me, a few by my wife where indicated.

the entrance

Sculpture or living thing?

living thing

photo by Esther

Mi nieto by Rocio Sagaon -- high temperature ceramics
photo by Esther

detail of a wonderful cow, artist: Manuel Velázquez

Hombre Azul, by Valentina Sandoval (ceramics)

That is all for today. More coming in part 2....

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Álamo Veracruz

There is a small town near the coast in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, called Álamo. The Internet says the population is 40,000 but to me it seemed smaller. You can see it on this map, near Tuxpan:

I really don't know much about the place, except that it seems to be the 'national capital' for oranges. My wife and I passed through there with Rita and Louie back in August, 2005, when driving back to Texas after a vacation in Xalapa. There is one incredible thing there in Álamo, and maybe more, but as I said we were just passing through. That is a huge concrete sculpture of a man emptying a large basket of oranges. Here is a picture just showing the oranges falling to the ground. Each orange is 2 to 3 feet in diameter and made of concrete.

Next is a picture looking up at the sculpture from underneath:

Next are a couple of pictures from further away which gives a better idea of the immense size:

Its really a shame how the electric wires and poles and signs obscure the view. On the other hand you wouldn't have believed how big it was.

Here is a detail of the oranges themselves. Remember, they are all made of concrete and 2 to 3 feet across:

concrete oranges 2 to 3 feet in diameter

Here are the guys that did it, inscribed on the basket of the sculpture itself, which you can see very small in the 'looking up' picture:

I need to find these guys because I would like to build some geometric sculptures (much simpler) myself, and I don't have a clue how to do it.

If you know about this kind of thing, or about Álamo, please chime in.