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Media 1 for listing El regreso de Ícaro con su ala de surf

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El regreso de Ícaro con su ala de surf (The return of Icarus with his wing of surf)

  • Sculptor: Esperanza d’Ors
  • Year: 1999
  • Material: Bronze and aluminium
  • Height: 2,35 m
  • Width: 1,20 m
  • Location: Port of Alicante (Spain)

The title of this piece of art is a play on words, “el ala” (wing) and “tabla” (board) have a similar sound in Spanish. The sculpture represents the Greek myth of Icarus, and instead of wearing a pair of wings is holding a surfboard. The pedestal is beneath the water so it seems Icarus is walking above the surface of th sea.

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