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The hamlet of Guadalupe this morning paid tribute posthumously to the sculptor Francisco Liza, Son of Murcia, with the discovery of a bust and a commemorative plaque and the opening of an exhibition in his honor.

Mayor Jose Ballesta referred to Liza (Guadalupe, 1929) as a "man of deep and strong convictions, son of a family traditionally huertana, follower of the school of Salzillo and trained by the maestro Sánchez Lozano."

The event, which was attended by the sculptor and nephew of the honoree, Antonio Brown Liza began with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on the facade of the house where the teacher had his workshop.

Then, in the garden of the Cultural Center of the hamlet, a bust of the artist, after which he proceeded to visit the exhibition dedicated to this "murciano impregnated excellence with just 12 years old and walked the ditches collecting mud was discovered and modeling figures then outlined in the bar of his grandfather, "said the mayor.

Subsequently, the auditorium Maestro Romero hosted the official ceremony in which they participated, besides the mayor and Liza's nephew, the president of the Municipal Board of Guadalupe, the official chronicler of the village and the painter Zacharias Cerezo.

The sensitivity of the Huerta embodied in a hundred works

During his speech, José Ballesta said that "especially the village where he was born, Guadeloupe, but also the Arboleja, La Albatalía and lanes of the garden represent the initial microcosm of who never wanted to secede from this sculptor of deep convictions and son one huertana family. "

Follower School Salzillo and trained by the maestro Sánchez Lozano, his work stands out for its delicate artistic sensibility, it characterized a fecundity that materialized in a hundred creations, including outsize and other work, which is distributed in several countries world.

In Italy -in the sanctuary of Mother Esperanza and Argentina images of the Virgin of Fuensanta preserved.

And in the Vatican a size of a baby Jesus, the sculptor personally delivered to Pope John Paul II.

Not counting other pieces in Alicante, Barcelona, ​​Almeria and Albacete.

They witness their contribution to Easter murciana the Mary Magdalene, commissioned by the Brotherhood of Hope, released in 1983. And his last works: A San Miguel parading on Easter Sunday from Santa Eulalia, and the passage 'Let the children come to me ', also for Hope.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia