{"id":6209,"date":"2024-06-20T10:12:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/?p=6209"},"modified":"2024-06-20T18:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T23:54:17","slug":"eco-news-from-recycled-gas-cylinders-to-captivating-art-a-visit-with-miguel-illescas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/eco-news-from-recycled-gas-cylinders-to-captivating-art-a-visit-with-miguel-illescas\/","title":{"rendered":"ECO NEWS &#8211; From Recycled Gas Cylinders to Captivating Art. A Visit with Miguel Illescas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6209\" class=\"elementor elementor-6209\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb5b9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bcb5b9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700576e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"700576e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Visit with Miguel Illescas<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83d544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f83d544\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a2d9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71a2d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576d177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"576d177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re an art-loving expat in Cuenca, you&#8217;ve probably visited Miguel Illescas&#8217; gallery. Some, like me, are fortunate enough to own a piece of his art. My home features his lifelike iguana and Blue Footed Booby.<\/p><p>While near the Pumapungo Museum on Calle Larga, I decided to drop by Miguel\u2019s gallery to see his latest creations. The first piece that caught my eye was a bold, life-sized horse sculpture made entirely from recycled propane gas cylinders. Amazingly, 90% of the artwork in Miguel&#8217;s gallery is crafted from recycled materials.<\/p><p>Curious about his use of recycled materials, I asked Miguel why this is important to him as an artist.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen I started almost 35 years ago, there was no culture of recycling metals. All metals went to the fields or the river. I saw an opportunity to redeem metal through art. Artists see what others don\u2019t\u2014shapes, textures\u2014and I wanted to transform these with cuts and fire to create silhouettes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f761af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f761af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6310\" alt=\"ECO NEWS - From Recycled Gas Cylinders to Captivating Art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0015.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43823b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43823b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Miguel added, \u201cCuenca has several waste material collection centers, which are like amusement parks to me. They inspire creative solutions for my projects. Even wood, like the good pine used in imported pallets, is valuable. It&#8217;s not just about getting cheap material; it\u2019s about finding the right piece for my work. I invest time to make rough, discarded materials useful again. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feb2a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4feb2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a292257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a292257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My respect for nature influences my work with noble woods like cedar, pine, walnut, and laurel, which are becoming scarcer due to exploitation. I aim to give these materials new life as art, respecting their natural origins.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21590b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b21590b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0019-e1718927181237-698x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6309\" alt=\"ECO NEWS - From Recycled Gas Cylinders to Captivating Art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0019-e1718927181237-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0019-e1718927181237-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0019-e1718927181237-768x1126.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0019-e1718927181237.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a5dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a5dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That vision hasn&#8217;t changed. Recycling remains vital to me. For instance, I refuse plastic bags at the supermarket, or use as few as possible. At home, we avoid throwing away plastic packaging and find alternative uses for it. Recycling and reusing are ingrained in my life,\u201d Miguel explained.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fddb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92fddb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0014-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6311\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0014-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0014-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0014-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240619-WA0014.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df21ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df21ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Miguel\u2019s dedication to recycling extends beyond his art. His commitment to sustainability is a core part of his lifestyle, demonstrating his deep respect for the environment. His innovative use of recycled materials not only showcases his artistic vision but also highlights an important ecological message.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ca1a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3ca1a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d2111 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6d2111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8799418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8799418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong><\/p><p>Cuenca Expats Magazine has been printed on recycled paper for the past year.<\/p><p>You can enjoy the works of this eco artist at the Miguel Illescas Gallery: Calle Larga 1-209, Cuenca Ecuador.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d40ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6d40ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ae050 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ae050\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b69c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3b69c7\" 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