Artist Puts Re-imagined Spanish Painting on Venezuelan Streets

2024-01-20

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  • A collection of modern statues has been placed around Venezuela's capital Caracas in an attempt to increase local interest in art.
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  • A total of 19 fiberglass pieces - created by Venezuelan artist Antonio Azzato - are sitting in public spaces around the city.
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  • The statues are modeled after the famous 17th-century painting "Las Meninas" by Spanish artist Diego Velazquez.
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  • That piece shows a young princess, Margaret Theresa, being assisted by two helpers.
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  • The painting is displayed in Madrid's Prado museum.
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  • The larger-than-life statues, or figures, appear in Caracas in modern, colorful designs.
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  • They show the same rounded dress shape as the princess in the Velazquez painting.
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  • The tops have a head, but no face.
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  • The figures are made to look like different people or things.
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  • One is painted to look like Gleyber Torres, a baseball player with the New York Yankees who comes from Venezuela.
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  • Another represents singer Oscar D'Leon, while others are painted to look like colorful birds or flowers.
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  • Azzato told Reuters news agency his street statues are designed to give the public a break from technology and the modern world.
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  • He hopes the street placements will persuade people to briefly stop and think about art.
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  • "Lots of people don't know Velazquez and don't know Las Meninas," Azzato said.
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  • He added he hopes the figures will lead people - particularly younger ones - to be curious about the pieces and "to look closer" at the statues and their meaning.
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  • Azzato has put statues in other cities in the past.
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  • In all, he says he has created almost 300. Among them were figures made to represent tennis player Rafael Nadal and other famous individuals.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
  • 1
  • A collection of modern statues has been placed around Venezuela's capital Caracas in an attempt to increase local interest in art.
  • 2
  • A total of 19 fiberglass pieces - created by Venezuelan artist Antonio Azzato - are sitting in public spaces around the city.
  • 3
  • The statues are modeled after the famous 17th-century painting "Las Meninas" by Spanish artist Diego Velazquez. That piece shows a young princess, Margaret Theresa, being assisted by two helpers. The painting is displayed in Madrid's Prado museum.
  • 4
  • The larger-than-life statues, or figures, appear in Caracas in modern, colorful designs. They show the same rounded dress shape as the princess in the Velazquez painting. The tops have a head, but no face.
  • 5
  • The figures are made to look like different people or things. One is painted to look like Gleyber Torres, a baseball player with the New York Yankees who comes from Venezuela. Another represents singer Oscar D'Leon, while others are painted to look like colorful birds or flowers.
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  • Azzato told Reuters news agency his street statues are designed to give the public a break from technology and the modern world. He hopes the street placements will persuade people to briefly stop and think about art.
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  • "Lots of people don't know Velazquez and don't know Las Meninas," Azzato said. He added he hopes the figures will lead people - particularly younger ones - to be curious about the pieces and "to look closer" at the statues and their meaning.
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  • Azzato has put statues in other cities in the past. In all, he says he has created almost 300. Among them were figures made to represent tennis player Rafael Nadal and other famous individuals.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by Reuters.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • statue - n. a model made to look like a person or animal
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  • fiberglass - n. a strong, light material made by combining glass or plastic threads
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  • We want to hear from you. Would you like to see the statues in your city?