Vicente de Espona

Works

The work of Vincent Espona is divided into three cities:

Sao Paulo

Between 1957 and 1968 . In São Paulo, presents the art studio open to the public, of painting, sculpture and engraving . Get to conduct two annual exhibitions in places as disparate as Sorocaba, San Jose Dos Campos, Limeira, Araracuara, Riberón Preto, Uberaba, Uberlandia, Goyania, Belhorizonte, Few of Caldas, Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi, Juiz de Fora, Porto Alegre . At the same time works as a freelance with international advertising agencies, conducts book illustrations, magazine covers. A project of yours is chosen for a building contest Igapoo lakeside, a large summer residence, which came to be called by its immensity of "Spiritual Retreat". Make a large mural in stone of 125 square meters at the entrance of Londrina.

Marbella

Between 1971 and 1995 fixed the definitive study in Marbella . Many of his monumental works adorned the streets and squares of the city. Works such as the throne he made to Our Father Jesus entry into Jerusalem, an order made for the Confraternity of the same name Marbella, made of wood and bronze. The sculptural mural Marbella sun, which for years was the facade, missing, House of Culture of Marbella. Make the Andalusia Memorial, whose central obelisk stands 6 feet tall. Other works, although not as monumental as the previous ones, also had their place in the distributed architecture for the municipality of Marbella, and goodbye to a friend, the work that decorated the facade of the Parish of Nueva Andalucía . But the best efforts of his work can be seen on the façade of 8 meters of the Gym Athens, named Auto Modeling, with a height of 6 meters.

San Pedro Alcántara (Málaga)

But the most monumental of his sculpture is called "Synthesis", 12 meters high, located in San Pedro Alcántara, representing the patron saint San Pedro de Alcántara. Initially located in the plaza of the Church, was transferred in early nineties to the edge of the main road, at the junction with the Mediterranean Avenue. However, in 2008 was withdrawn because of the danger he posed the very next work of burying the highway, so it was moved to a dump where he was left to fend for two years. In 2010 he was again put in value, repainted, repaired and placed in the roundabout "Teodoro García Díez" next to the Ronda Road and the industrial area of the town, welcoming all those who come to San Pedro by A357 road from Ronda and across northern Spain.

Another Espona sculpture that stands in this locality is "Return of the Olivar" which represents a family with one member climbed on a donkey, much smaller, is anchored in the gardens of the famous palm grove of San Pedro Alcántara, south of the Marqués del Duero. It was also destroyed during some years, until in 2008 he was also repaired.