La Torera, Bronze sculpture in Parque San Francisco, Oviedo, Spain.
La Torera is a bronze sculpture in Parque San Francisco depicting a woman with photographic equipment and a cardboard horse beside her. The figure stands across from Plaza de la Escandalera and includes details like a camera, tripod, and chair arranged around the main figure.
The sculpture was created in 2002 by Spanish artist Mauro Álvarez Fernández as part of a public art series in the city. It commemorates a photographer who documented life in Oviedo during an earlier era.
The sculpture represents a photographer who worked in the city and documented its people through her camera. It celebrates how ordinary individuals left their mark on Oviedo's visual history and memory.
The sculpture sits in Parque San Francisco and is easy to reach on foot, especially if you want to visit other artworks nearby. The park is open during daylight hours and gives you a clear view of several statues in the immediate area.
The cardboard horse was a real prop the photographer used to grab children's attention during photo sessions in the city. The artist preserved this everyday tool in bronze to capture an authentic detail of how she worked.
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