Whelk - Faro, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 37° 00.961 W 007° 56.142
29S E 594678 N 4097179
This sculpture of whelk stands at the side of the marina at Faro.
Waymark Code: WMPX5M
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/02/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 12

The sculpture is of a large whelk shell, with a small sea bird standing on top of it.

The sculpture was originally created in the 1980s together with a second sculpture of a water nymph. The Mayor of Faro commissioned the sculptures after seeing similar work in an exhibition at the Museu de Arqueologia de Faro.

It was designed by local artist José Luís Costa, and sculpted by him and Miró da Silva and Pascal Radar, with an an innovative hammering technique to work the copper.

Unfortunately after the work was completed the council could not decide where to place the sculpture. It was finally sited in the Marina in 2012 and has no plaque to describe it.

Madeleine Blondel, the widow of José Luís Costa saw a picture of the sculpture on Facebook and travelled from her home in Brussels to visit it.

She is upset at the location of the sculpture and also the fact that there is no plaque to identify it. She is campaigning to get a plaque erected for the sculpture. This web page has more details of the story.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unnamed

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: José Luís Costa, Miró da Silva and Pascal Radar

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2012

Materials used: Bronze

Location: Next to Faro marina

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