Neptune and Venus, Closer to the Port of Malaga: Giant Sculptures Installation Awarded

The entrance to the Port of Málaga from the Plaza de la Marina is about to be transformed. The Port Authority has awarded the installation of ... two giant sculptures of Neptune and Venus that will guard the access of visitors. The Málaga-based company Verosa Proyectos y Servicios S.L.U will be responsible for constructing the bases that will support the heavy pieces, as well as for their transportation and installation, for a total amount of 69,776.27 euros (including VAT). The timeframe for completion is two months.

The works have been donated by the artist Ginés Serrán to the Port, and will be accompanied by two smaller lion sculptures that make up a set titled 'The Pillars of the Sea'. Venus and Neptune, as mentioned in the tender document, "have significant dimensions and weights, which requires a foundation specially designed to ensure their structural stability against permanent loads and variable actions anticipated, mainly wind and earthquake," states the tender document.

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

The sculptor from Ceuta has been working on these sculptures for years, and in the case of Neptune, it reaches a height of 8 meters and weighs two tons. The sea god carries 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 sculpture in bronze with a net is made due to the complexity it represents," highlighted the communication agency on behalf of the artist when announcing its creation for the Port of Málaga.

Born in Ceuta, son of a man from Málaga, Ginés Serrán-Pagán has lived 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 3,800 paintings, sculptures, and ceramics; 2,600 in private collections, institutions, and museums.