{"id":2802,"date":"2021-04-23T10:14:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T08:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/?p=2802"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:29:47","slug":"la-mirada-de-un-nino-de-francisco-alarcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/la-mirada-de-un-nino-de-francisco-alarcon\/","title":{"rendered":"LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O de Francisco Alarc\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O de Francisco Alarc\u00f3n. C\/Terraza (Bda. Primavera).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094707.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3318\" width=\"229\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094707.jpg 312w, https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094707-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O (Ana Gil Contreras &#8211; B2.2B)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This mural was created in July 2013. Francisco Alarc\u00f3n is from Estepona and, over the years, he has grown as an artist and he has advanced his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The Eyes of a Child\u2019 is a realist painting which shows the face of a lovely little dark-haired boy. The painting brings the look of the child into focus; it\u2019s the highlight of the picture. He is looking up in an innocent way. Geometric figures are above him. I would say that the artist does not want to distract the observer\u2019s attention by using bright colours; on the contrary, he uses plain colours such as black, white and grey, so that pedestrians could stop by and just be absorbed by the gaze of this charming child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I never thought that Estepona would become so well known for its murals route (there are sixty murals so far). Art on the streets is becoming more and more usual, and it is an awesome way of encouraging tourism and increasing the income of a city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I certainly recommend taking the time to visit this town and enjoy an outdoor museum with multiple works of art by local and foreign artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O<\/strong><strong> (Eva Mart\u00ednez Calvo &amp; Puri R\u00edos Garc\u00eda &#8211; B2.2B)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094714.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3316\" width=\"255\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094714.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094714-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Eyes of a Child\u201d, along with \u201cLoving Mother\u201d, is a mural created by Francisco Alarc\u00f3n in July 2013. Both are on two contiguous walls on Terraza Street, a very busy area of the Primavera neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing on \u201cThe Eyes of a Child\u201d, it could be said that the work is quite realistic. This allows the artist to transmit tenderness and closeness. It is not a colourful painting, since the artist has only used a combination of shades of black, grey and white.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting only shows the face of a child looking up, but from the geometric symbols painted above we can interpret he is paying attention to an adult who must be a teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, we feel that this artwork underscores the importance of learning, development and creativity in children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O<\/strong><strong> (Francisco Diego Mateos Ruiz &#8211; B2.2A)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This mural is called \u00abLa mirada de un ni\u00f1o\u00bb (\u2018The Eyes of a Child\u2019), painted by the artist Francisco Alarc\u00f3n, and it is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods of Estepona (Primavera).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the one hand, this wall painting represents the innocence of a boy through his way of looking. It is well known that one of the most representative characteristics of children is their innocence, and it is the society that corrupts them over the years. The artist has captured this idea extraordinarily in this painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the mural also represents the importance of creativity and art for a child\u2019s personal growth. Both are part of one of the multiple intelligences that children have to develop throughout their life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To represent these ideas, the artist has chosen a color spectrum of grey, black and white, which reinforces the simplicity that he wants to transmit to us with this painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as I am concerned, this mural is one of the most eye-catching murals of the route of Estepona, so I highly recommend that you visit it, leaving your imagination fly and recalling your own childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094658.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094658.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.eoiestepona.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20210430_094658-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O<\/strong><strong> (Jos\u00e9 Floria Moreno &#8211; B2.2B)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have chosen this mural, painted by Francisco Alarcon in July 2013, because I am fascinated with this painting for two main reasons. On the one hand, I am captivated by the child\u2019s absorbing gaze. On the other hand, by the colors\u2019 sobriety &#8211; only white and grey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my view, for the painter, the most important thing in this mural is not only to capture the boy\u2019s beauty, reflected in his facial features, but also his curiosity, innocence, and intelligence, through his gaze. That might be why the artist used no color that could distract the observer from the child\u2019s gaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at this mural, I wonder what is attracting the child\u2019s attention. Is it a discovery? A warning? Who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To anyone who visits Estepona, I recommend wandering along the murals\u2019 route, and do not miss seeing this beautiful and mysterious mural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O<\/strong><strong> (Mar\u00eda Tabares Garc\u00eda &#8211; B2.2B)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the more than sixty murals that we can see on the facades of some buildings of Estepona, I have chosen \u201cLa mirada de un ni\u00f1o\u00bb (The Eyes of a Child). It&#8217;s located in the city centre (Barriada Primavera) and it&#8217;s the work of a well-known painter and sculptor, Francisco Alarcon, who was born in Estepona in 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mural, which was painted in 2013, represents a child with a deep and intense look and a few geometric figures over his head. Due to its lack of colour, -actually it was executed with only black, white and grey colours-, it looks like a drawing. With this painting, the author wants to highlight the creativity of children and the importance of learning for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my opinion, this mural is one of the most beautiful that we can see all around our town. Even if it looks very simple and less coloured than the others, we don\u00b4t need more details or colours to understand what the artist wants to transmit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O de Francisco Alarc\u00f3n. C\/Terraza (Bda. Primavera). LA MIRADA DE UN NI\u00d1O (Ana Gil Contreras &#8211; B2.2B) This mural was created in July 2013. 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