Giant Neptune and Venus, the New Ambassadors of the Port of Málaga

The entrance to the Port of Málaga from Plaza de la Marina will take on an epic air with giant sculptures of Neptune and Venus guarding the access ... of visitors. The Port Authority has opened the process to install both sculptures by artist Ginés Serrán, announcing a tender for the construction of the bases that will support the heavy pieces, as well as their transportation and installation. Alongside the mythological figures, there will be two smaller lion sculptures completing the set, titled 'The Columns of the Sea'.

The sculptures of Venus and Neptune, donated by the artist, "have significant dimensions and weights, requiring specially designed foundations to ensure their structural stability against permanent loads and variable actions anticipated, mainly wind and earthquakes," states the tender document.

Regarding the lions, they will be transported from the storage facilities of the Málaga Port Authority for installation at the existing roundabout. The project, the announcement indicates, "will be completed with the application of a permanent, waterproof, anti-graffiti protective treatment on the marble cladding." The project has a budget of 57,687.15 euros and a completion timeframe of two months.

The sculptor from Ceuta has been working on these sculptures for years, with the Neptune sculpture reaching 8 meters in height and weighing two tons. The sea god holds a fishing net in his right arm, cast in bronze and 24-karat gold. "This is the first time in the history of art that a bronze sculpture has been made with a net due to the complexity it represents," a communication agency highlighted on behalf of the artist when announcing its creation for the Port of Málaga.

Born in Ceuta and the son of a man from Málaga, Ginés Serrán-Pagán has spent most of his life in the United States, where he graduated from New York University. Ginés has participated in more than 250 art exhibitions (solo and group) around the world throughout his artistic career. He has created 3,800 paintings, sculptures, and ceramics; 2,600 of which are in private collections, institutions, and museums.