Abstract sculpture depicting a giant fingerprint by the Spanish Sculptor, Juanjo Novella.


Abstract sculpture depicting a giant fingerprint by the Spanish Sculptor, Juanjo Novella. This sculpture lies on the top of Mount Artxanda, overlooking the city of Bilbao. It is a memorial to the Spanish civil war. Juanjo Novella is an award-winning artist who was born in Portugalete, Spain. During his career, he participated in a multitude of events with his giant mural interventions and open space sculptures. His work can be seen in various public spaces across the Spanish Riviera including the Guggenheim Bilbao. Juanjo is a self-taught artist, a painter, sculptor, muralist and specialist in Public Art. Con abundante obra pública, su trabajo se caracteriza por una desbordante imaginación y la utilización de materiales industriales, como el acero cortén. With plenty of public works, his work is characterized by a boundless imagination and use of industrial materials such as rusted steel. Sin renunciar en ocasiones a la figuración, como en su "Dantzari Dantza", el lenguaje empleado por este artista es el de la "figuración abstracta" o el de una abstracción figurativa, que permite al espectador múltiples interpretaciones de la pieza. Without giving sometimes to figuration, as in his "dantzari Dantza, the language used by this artist is that of" abstract figurative "or a figurative abstraction, allowing the viewer multiple interpretations of the piece.


Size: 2704px × 4064px
Location: Mount Artxanda, Bilbao, Spain
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: art, artxanda, bilbao, civil, fingerprint, juanjo, memorial, mount, novella, park, public, sculpture, spain, spanish, war