Spanish sculptor to carve ‘MassKara Queen’ statue

Property giant Megaworld has tapped world-renowned Spanish sculptor Ginés Serrán-Pagán to create the 'MassKara Queen,' a 16-foot statue that will rise on the top of its 300-room hotel set to open here in 2028. Company officials unveiled the design in a special media event held at The Upper East House on Monday as the PHP2-billion Kingsford Hotel Bacolod is poised to rise as the largest hotel in this city. 'In time for the MassKara Festival, we feel that this is the perfect time for us to reveal the MassKara Queen,' Harold Geronimo, Megaworld vice president for public relations and media affairs, said. He joined Megaworld Hotels and Resorts executives Charlene Go-Co, group director for marketing and communications; Avinash Menon, cluster general manager for Visayas Properties; and Nico Velasquez, group director for public relations during the unveiling. In a statement, Megaworld said the MassKara Queen is the latest masterpiece from Serrán-Pagán, one of the world's most acclaimed contemporary artists, who has created more than 3,800 sculptures and other masterpieces for private collectors, institutions and museums. Recently, he created the sculptures of Venus, Genesis, and Vulcan at the Port of Ashland in Kentucky, considered the tallest group of sculptures in the United States. The MassKara Queen, which will be made of bronze, portrays a beautiful MassKara queen, who used to be the crowned beauty queen at the time of the MassKara Festival. The statue is depicted wearing a smile mid-dance and shown with her right arm raised while holding a MassKara mask on her left hand as she twirls, showing the elaborate design of her skirt highlighted by colorful flowers, feathers, and other ornaments. 'We are delighted to share the royal beauty of this statue as we get ready to welcome tourists, travelers, and the rest of Bacolod City and the world at The Kingsford in The Upper East,' Menon said. Source: Philippines News Agency