The Parque Central Urban Complex is a housing, cultural and commercial development that was built between 1970 and 1983 in the city of Caracas (Venezuela). Until 2003, these imposing towers, 225 meters high, were the tallest buildings in Latin America. However, they are still the tallest skyscrapers in the south of the American continent.
On the second floors of the building, and in its surroundings, there are countless commercial establishments and cultural institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas, the Children's Museum, as well as a theatrical research center called IIAVE, and various dance groups and different artistic manifestations. In addition, the entire surrounding area frames the cultural circle of Caracas, giving shelter to spaces such as the Teresa Carreño, Los Caobos Park, several museums and theaters.
In this gigantic complex, commerce, art and culture converge harmoniously. In addition, beauty shines from every corner, eternalized in sculptures and futuristic architecture. This winding, solitary and somewhat somber space surprises in the plastic variety of its sculptural journey: figuration, abstractionism, symbolism..., persist in their statism since the inauguration of the space.
It should be noted that the pieces are already showing the signs of time, and rust has broken the skin of some of them. However, they all remain undefeated, waiting motionless for us to stop and evoke their dreams.
Below, I share with you some photos of one of these pieces. I must confess that I do not know the name and author, despite researching on the web. In successive publications, I will share the photographic record of other spaces.
This piece, located in one of the corridors on the first floor of the building, is accompanied by two other sculptures. Unlike its eternal sisters, this piece is shaded in space with an intense black color. This pictorial contrast seems to me to be quite successful, in addition to making the work stand out. At first glance they look like cylinders raised in the middle of a broken water mirror, but what does the author want to tell us with his proposal? For me, it is an allusion to the industrial, to the mechanically human. However, being on a surface in all very bright blues, it looks like the prow of a boat leaning out among the waves. It is certainly a very beautiful sculpture, and although it is integrated with geometric simplicity, it is rich in metaphorical language .
And you, what do you think of this piece? Can you perceive something else in its apparent statism? What does it transmit to you? I'm interested in your opinion. Remember that art is dialectical by nature. Besides, I love to share sensitive experiences. I hope you like the work. All the pictures were taken with my Samsung J8 phone and edited with the PicsArt application. See you soon.*
