Allegory of Engineering

  1. ID

Name : Allegory of Engineering

Location : Higher Technical School of Engineering (ETSI). Main facade. Exterior

Provenance : The sculpture was created to commemorate the establishment of the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers in Seville, in the building designed by architects Jaime López de Asiain and Manuel Blanco Díaz (1964-1967) on Avenida Reina Mercedes. Installed in the garden in front of the building, it was designed in close relation to its surroundings and conceived in conjunction with the building itself. Later, the sculpture was moved to the main entrance of the current ETSI building on Isla de la Cartuja, the former Plaza de América Pavilion at Expo '92, in a spacious location where it can be viewed from all angles.

 

  1. Technical specifications

Measurements : 110 x 185 x 89 cm. Pedestal: 170 x 108 x 75 cm. Current total height of the set: 280 cm.

Material: Corten steel. Concrete pedestal with shield (relief and steel) and steel lettering

Use : Decorative. Symbolic

General description : Abstract composition with a play of contrasts between different volumes, textures and lines, which give it considerable artistic value.

The prismatic concrete pedestal bears the engraved emblem and the inscription in capital letters of the "Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers." This makes the structure a testament to the beginnings of the Higher Technical School of Engineering in Seville.

 

  1. Cataloging-Documentation

Date: 1968

Author : Emilio García Ortiz (Seville, 1929-2013). Design attributed to the architect Jaime López de Asiain.
Note: In the Digital Assets Repository of the Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage, the work is attributed to Juan Antonio Arenillas Torrejón.

Country : Spain

Serial Number and Model: —

 

  1. Condition: Good. Some pieces of concrete have come loose from the top of the pedestal.

     

  2. Observations: The sculpture, of modern composition, is an interesting example of contemporary art in the city of Seville.

     

  3. Bibliography and Sources:

– Allegory of Engineering. 2010. IAPH Digital Archives. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11532/151808 [Accessed: 22-03-2019]

– Allegory of Engineering. 2012?. Diagnosis of the public monuments of the city of Seville.

- University of Seville. US Cultural Heritage. Catalogue of Assets. Sculptures. Gears in Motion. Available at: https://www.patrimonioartistico.us.es/catalogo/1481/engranajes-en-movimiento [Accessed: 28-10-2024]

– University of Seville. Center for Cultural Initiatives of the University of Seville. The Factories of Knowledge: Built Heritage of the University of Seville, 1505-2014: Exhibition and Catalogue. Seville: University of Seville, 2014, pp. 44-45. Available at: The Factories of Knowledge [Accessed: 28-10-2024]

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