Sample “eternal sensations” by toby govan
Starting next week, the Casa de Las Tejerinas will host the new collection of sculptures by Estepona artist Toby Govan
The opening of the “Eternal Sensations” exhibition will take place next Friday, the 2nd, at 8:30 p.m., with a musical performance by the García Fajer Foundation, and can be visited until September 1, with extended hours. from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The Estepona City Council informs that the central patio of the Casa de Las Tejerinas, located in the Plaza de las Flores, will host from August 2 to September 1 an exhibition of sculptures by the artist from Estepona, of Scottish origin, Toby Govan.
The new sculpture collection of this artist, author of five monumental works in the Villa, is titled “Eternal Sensations”, consists of seven pieces, and its presentation will take place twice: the first, next Friday, August 2 , at 8:30 p.m., and the second, on August 16 at the same time, with a musical performance by the García Fajer Foundation, and wines courtesy of 'Take a Wine'.
The sculpture exhibition can be visited until September 1 from Tuesday to Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sundays, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with free access.
Toby Govan was born in April 1967 in Edinburgh (Scotland) from where, although it is a beautiful city, his parents decided to emigrate to the “light” of Andalusia (Spain). From the age of six he was fully integrated into Spanish society.
He studied at the Granada School of Arts. He also studied Photography in Madrid, working as a photographer for a time. But his true teacher was his father, the late Douglas Govan, a well-known sculptor, who showed him his technique and the magic of “reading the stone.” His mother, Ann Govan, a spectacular watercolorist, taught him to see the world as a “composition.”
Over a period of six years he was sponsored by Sam Benady (Sammer Gallery, Puerto Banús, Spain) and Sandra Billington (SB Interiors, Marbella, Spain). This allowed him to flourish as an artist.
There are sculptures by Toby Govan in Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and many other countries around the world.
In Estepona there are five monumental works on the street that can be touched by pedestrians: “La elefanta requetebién” (Plaza Rocio Bazán), “In your arms” (Plaza Paco de Lucía), “El Ascenso” (Municipal Athletics Stadium) , “The embrace of culture” (Padre Manuel Cultural Center), and “Dragon in the sun” (El Calvario Park).
He has participated in many group exhibitions, highlighting the different editions of Caprichos de la Diputación de Málaga. His last individual exhibition was titled 'Live Nature', and each sculpture was accompanied by a poem written and recited by the poet Lorena Jiménez, which could be heard when touching the work!