Etiquetas: cesar manrique
Wind toys of César Manrique
An important part of César Manrique´s sculpture are his mobiles, what he called Wind Toy. These are solid structures, heavy, cast in iron, made up of spheres, circles, pyramids…that establish an interpenetrating complicated opposing rotational movement.Without doubt he had associated his images with the wind mills, abundant in Lanzarote in the past. He wanted to fill that geography with these substitute references, since the wind mills were disappearing. His plans included placing the Wind Toys in different strategic spots throughout the island.
César Manrique`s house and museum at Haría
In a stroll through César Manrique’s House and Museum at Haría, in northern Lanzarote, the visitor catches a glimpse of the rooms where the painter lived and worked between 1988 and his premature death in 1992.
Cesar Manrique in Lanzarote
Cesar Manrique (1919-1992) was born in Arrecife, Lanzarote, an island on which his career has left indelible marks.
Mirador del Río in Lanzarote
El Mirador del Río is situated high up on the Risco de Famara, at an altitude of 475 metres, in the most northerly area of the island. From there, we can see one of Lanzarote’s most spectacular panoramas.
Las Montañas del Fuego (The Fire Mountains) in Lanzarote
The Montañas del Fuego (Fire Mountains) or Timanfaya form part of a broad area affected by the volcanic eruptions that struck Lanzarote between 1730 and1736, with subsequent eruptions in 1824.
Castillo de San José in Lanzarote
The Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo MIAC (International Museum of Modern Art) is situated in the old military fortress of the Castillo de San José.
