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Canarian Fish Sculptures

Juan González Artiles
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Arinaga / Esculturas de Peces de Canarias

Description

Six coloured stone sculptures of fish.

Arinaga - Esculturas de Peces de Canarias
Gallo / Four-spot megrim
Antoóito
La Vieja colorada / Mediterranean
parrotfish (sparisoma cretense)

Mero / Grouper
Tambor / Puffer
Gelde-Veldoso

(We're not sure of the identification of the individual fish)

Signature

Juan González (twice at the first fish).

Artist

Juan González Artiles (Agüimes), Spanish-Canarian sculptor and painter.

Sources & Information

Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Agüimes
La Estrella que nos guia, Esculturas de Agüimes.
Ayuntamiento de Agüimes, Patrimonio Cultural: Museo al aire libre.
Revista TARA, La escultura 'La Vieja' simbolo marino en Risco Verde (Arinaga).

Location (N 27°51'27" - W 15°23'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca193; Photograph: 8 January 2015
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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Gallo / Four-spot megrim	Antoóito	La Vieja colorada / Mediterranean parrotfish (sparisoma cretense)
Mero / Grouper	Tambor / Puffer	Gelde-Veldoso