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| La mano | |
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| Artist | Mario Irarrázabal |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Concrete[1] and plastic reinforced with steel[2] |
| Location | Parada 1 Brava, Punta del Este |
La Mano (The Hand) is a sculpture in Punta del Este by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal.[3] It depicts five human fingers partially emerging from sand and is located on Parada 1 at Brava Beach[2] in Punta del Este, a popular tourist town in Uruguay. It is also known as either Los Dedos (The Fingers), or Hombre emergiendo a la vida (Man Emerging into Life). In English, its popular name is The Hand.[2]
It is a famous sculpture[4] that has become a symbol for Punta del Este since its completion in February 1982[5] and in turn has become one of Uruguay's most recognizable landmarks.
- ^ La Mano - Punta del Este, Uruguay
- ^ a b c The Hand Monument history at welcomeuruguay.com
- ^ Sylvia Bustamante G. (2008-10-12). "Mario Irarrázabal". El Mercurio.
La Mano de Punta del Este fue la primera y un trabajo en cinco días. Éramos nueve escultores y yo era el más joven
(Chilean newspaper, in Spanish) - ^ [1] Archived 2018-06-20 at the Wayback Machine - Puntadeleste.com (Uruguayan website, in Spanish)
- ^ Punta del Este: para extasiarse de belleza Archived 2011-05-07 at the Wayback Machine - La Capital (Argentinian newspaper, in Spanish)