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The Boy On The Seahorse
''The Boy on the Seahorse'' ( es, "El niño sobre el caballito de mar"), commonly known as ''El caballito'', is a sculpture by Rafael Zamarripa. Two versions are installed in Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco; one along the Malecón in Centro and another at Playa de los Muertos in Zona Romántica Zona Romántica, also known as Emiliano Zapata or Old Town, is an LGBT-friendly colonia (neighborhood) south of Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Features The Malecón spans Centro and Zona Romántica. Beaches withi .... One of the existing sculptures along the Malecón, installed in 1976, replaced a smaller version which was erected at Playa de los Muertos in the late 1960s but later swept away by a storm. The work has been described as an icon of the city. References External links * Animal sculptures in Mexico Centro, Puerto Vallarta Fish in art Outdoor sculptures in Puerto Vallarta Sculptures of children Statues in Jal ...
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Rafael Zamarripa
Rafael Zamarripa Castañeda (born February 8, 1942) is a Mexican painter, sculptor, designer, dancer and choreographer. Zamarripa's paintings, sculptures, and choreography have been called distinct and recognizable. He is considered one of Mexico's most prominent contemporary artists. Zamarripa's students have called him the father and master of folklórico dance. Early life and education Zamarripa was born in 1942 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, to Francisco ‘Don Panchito’ Zamarripa, a shoemaker, and Maria de Luz Castañeda, who loved to play the piano. He has described them as ‘strict, but loving parents.’ His family, including his six other siblings, was poor, but always had food and clothing. Zamarripa discovered his interest and talent in art at an early age; as a child he was amazed by puppets and he eventually started making his own. He used sticks, paper, and cardboard to make the puppets and he dressed them with fabric. At the age of eight his parents sent ...
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Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. The City of Puerto Vallarta is the government seat of the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta which comprises the city as well as population centers outside of the city extending from Boca de Tomatlán to the Nayarit border (the Ameca River). The city is located at . The municipality has an area of . To the north, it borders the southwest part of the state of Nayarit. To the east, it borders the municipality of Mascota and San Sebastián del Oeste, and to the south, it borders the municipalities of Talpa de Allende and Cabo Corrientes. Puerto Vallarta is named after Ignacio Vallarta, a former governor of Jalisco. In Spanish, ''Puerto Vallarta'' is frequently shortened to "Vallarta", while English speakers call the city ...
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Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and is bordered by six states, which are Nayarit, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacán, and Colima. Jalisco is divided into 125 municipalities, and its capital and largest city is Guadalajara. Jalisco is one of the most economically and culturally important states in Mexico, owing to its natural resources as well as its long history and culture. Many of the characteristic traits of Mexican culture, particularly outside Mexico City, are originally from Jalisco, such as mariachi, ranchera music, birria, tequila, jaripeo, etc., hence the state's motto: "Jalisco es México." Economically, it is ranked third in the country, with industries centered in the Guadalajara metropolit ...
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Malecón, Puerto Vallarta
The Malecón is a 12-block, mile-long esplanade in Puerto Vallarta's Centro and Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The waterfront crosses the Cuale River via Puente Río Cuale. Features include the Malecón Lighthouse. Sculptures The walkway has featured numerous sculptures, including: * '' The Boy on the Seahorse'' ( es, "El niño sobre el caballito de mar") by Rafael Zamarripa * '' Erizados'' (2006) by Maritza Vazquez * ''The Fish Sellers' Mosaic'' by Manuel Lepe * Friendship Fountain ( es, "La fuente de la amistad") by James "Bud" Bottoms and Octavio González * '' The Good Fortune Unicorn'' ( es, "El Unicornio de la Buena Fortuna") by Anibal Riebeling * '' In Search of Reason'' ( es, "En busca de la razón") by Sergio Bustamante * ''Millennium'' by Mathis Lidice * '' Nature as Mother'' by Adrián Reynoso * '' Nostalgia'' ( es, "La nostalgia") by Ramiz Barquet * ''Origin and Destination'' ( es, "Origen y destino") by Pedro Tello * ''Rain'' by Jovian * '' ...
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Centro, Puerto Vallarta
Centro, or Downtown, is the historic center of Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The district is north of Zona Romántica and the Cuale River, and south of 5 de Diciembre. Features Centro features Rosita Beach. The district has many landmarks, including the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Los Arcos, the Malecón and its many sculptures, and Plaza de Armas. Public art Sculptures along the Malecón include '' The Boy on the Seahorse'' by Rafael Zamarripa, '' Erizados'' (2006), the Friendship Fountain (1987), '' The Good Fortune Unicorn'', ''In Search of Reason'' (2000) by Sergio Bustamante, ''Millennium'' (2001), '' Nature as Mother'', ''Nostalgia'' (1984), ''Origin and Destination'' (2011), ''Rain'', ''The Rotunda by the Sea'' (1996) by Alejandro Colunga, the statue of Paschal Baylón, ''The Subtle Stone Eater '' (2006), ''Tritón y Sirena'' (1990), and ''Vallarta Dancers'' by Jim Demetro. Previously, the statue of Lorena Ochoa (2012) was also installed along ...
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Playa De Los Muertos (Puerto Vallarta)
Playa de los Muertos (English: Beach of the Dead) is a beach in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. History During the 16th century, Hernán Cortés explored the Pacific side of Mexico by ship. Cortes used the established port of Acapulco to resupply and anchor his ships along the journey. During the early 1500s, he sent two of his ships North to explore the coastline without him. One of his ships wrecked in Banderas Bay and all but three of the crew survived. It is believed the corpses of the lost sailors washed ashore. Native villagers encountered numerous corpses on the beach for days following the wreck. Description The beach has Los Muertos Pier. Restaurants along the beach include The Blue Shrimp, El Dorado, and La Palapa. LGBT-friendly establishments include Blue Chairs Resort by the Sea, Mantamar Beach Club Bar & Sushi, and Ritmos Beach Cafe. One of the city's two copies of '' The Boy on the Seahorse'' is installed on the beach' ...
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Zona Romántica
Zona Romántica, also known as Emiliano Zapata or Old Town, is an LGBT-friendly colonia (neighborhood) south of Centro, Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Features The Malecón spans Centro and Zona Romántica. Beaches within Zona Romántica include Playa de los Muertos featuring Los Muertos Pier, Playa Olas Altas, and the smaller Las Amapas Beach. Notable buildings include Iglesia de la Santa Cruz. Andale's Restaurant & Bar, The Blue Shrimp, Coco's Kitchen, El Dorado, Fredy's Tucan, La Palapa, The Pancake House, Pancho's Takos, and River Cafe are popular restaurants. Public art in the district include '' Ándale Bernardo'' by Jim Demetro and a statue of Lázaro Cárdenas in Lázaro Cárdenas Park, as well as '' The Fisherman'' (1996) by Ramiz Barquet, '' The Fishermen'' (2018) by Jim and Christina Demetro, and '' The Washer Woman'' by Jim Demetro. Isla Cuale features '' Identidad '' (2019) and a statue of John Huston, installed in 1988. LGB ...
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Animal Sculptures In Mexico
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ...
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Fish In Art
Culture consists of the social behaviour and norms in human societies transmitted through social learning. Fish play many roles in human culture, from their economic importance in the fishing industry and fish farming, to recreational fishing, folklore, mythology, religion, art, literature, and film. Context Culture consists of the social behaviour and norms found in human societies and transmitted through social learning. Cultural universals in all human societies include expressive forms like art, music, dance, ritual, religion, and technologies like tool usage, cooking, shelter, and clothing. The concept of material culture covers physical expressions such as technology, architecture and art, whereas immaterial culture includes principles of social organization, mythology, philosophy, literature, and science. This article describes the roles played by fish in human culture, so defined. For food Throughout history, humans have utilized fish as a food source. Histor ...
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Outdoor Sculptures In Puerto Vallarta
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Sculptures Of Children
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or moulded or cast. Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost.
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Statues In Jalisco
A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst one more than twice life-size is a colossal statue. Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. Statues represent many different people and animals, real and mythical. Many statues are placed in public places as public art. The world's tallest statue, '' Statue of Unity'', is tall and is located near the Narmada dam in Gujarat, India. Color Ancient statues often show the bare surface of the material of which they are made. For example, many people associate Greek classical art with white marble sculpture, but there is evid ...
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