Sculptures Are Such A Breathtaking Form Of Art! (17 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       20 May 2019       3903       1 GALLERY VIEW

Building Bridges, Italy

Building Bridges in Venice is Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn’s project. The hands represent the universal values of friendship, wisdom, faith, help, love, and hope. They come together to symbolize people overcoming their differences in order to make the world better.

 

Wat Samphran, Thailand

Wat Samphran is a Buddhist temple located in Thailand. It’s 80 meters tall and the dragon sculpture that curls around it contains a spiral staircase.

 

The Awakening, USA

The Awakening, located at National Harbor in DC, is a sculpture of a giant stuck in the ground trying to free himself.

 

Jadayupara, India

Jadayupara is the largest sculpture of a bird in the world.

 

Izismile Videos

Vigeland Park, Norway

This piece is part of the largest sculpture park by a single artist, Gustav Vigeland. The installation consists of 212 sculptures, depicting people at various stages of life and examining human relationships.

 

Bregenz Festival, Austria

Bregenz Festival is an annual performing arts festival. Every year they decorate a floating stage which is a work of art in itself. This particular one, used in 2011 and 2012, was inspired by Jacques-Louis David’s painting, La Mort de Marat.

 

Cabeza Vainilla, Mexico

Cabeza Vainilla is a bronze 3-tone sculpture which symbolizes the greatness of humankind. It is exhibited outside, thus creating a public space and allowing people to interact with it.

 

Le Corbusier, USA

The blue man is a French architect, Le Corbusier. This sculpture by Xavier Veilhan is intended to pay homage to the masterful artist.

 

Advertisement

La Pleureuse, Japan

La Pleureuse is a sculpture by Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, which is on display in the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan.

 

Behind the Walls, USA

“Sometimes, our hands are the biggest walls. They can cover our eyes, and we can blind ourselves to so much of what’s happening around us. To me, it’s an obsession to create a beautiful object with a message inside,” says Jaume Plensa regarding his work, Behind the Walls.

 

The Sun Spot, USA

The Sun Spot by Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan is a 20-foot-tall dog sculpture displayed outside the Denver Animal Shelter.

 

Bregenz Festival, Austria

Here’s another floating stage from the Bregenz Festival. The set design features 2 huge hands from the classic opera, Carmen.

 

Advertisement

Ocean Atlas, The Bahamas

Ocean Atlas is the largest underwater sculpture in the world. This artwork is 18 feet tall and depicts a local Bahamian girl carrying the weight of the ocean on her shoulders, a reference to the ancient Greek myth of Atlas, the primordial Titan who held up the celestial spheres.

 

Possibilities, South Korea

Possibilities, another piece of art by Jaume Plensa, is a sculpture of a man made of the letters of the Korean alphabet. Those who know the language can discover beautiful words like peace, love, and friendship.

 

Rabarama sculptures

Rabarama is an artist that creates sculptures of men and women that have various colorful patterns, symbols, and letters on their skin. Their bodies are often contorted as if they were doing yoga or some other kind of exercise.

 

Advertisement


Advertisement


Credits:  brightside.me


1   Comment ?
1
1.
Stuck 5 year s ago
Wroclaw (Poland, Europe) good

Made from metal using compressed air stabilization method
https://www.wroclaw.pl/portal/wyspa-daliowa-otwarta

Monument of anonymous passer-by
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomnik_Anonimowego_Przechodnia_we_Wroc%C5%82awiu

https://polska-org.pl/3482622,foto.html?idEntity=3482620

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoV9oCfmkw
       
27353641acute
belayclappingdance3dashdirol
drinksfoolgirl_craygirl_devilgirl_witch
goodgreenheartJC-LOLJC_doubledown
JC_OMG_signkisslaughingman_in_lmocking
mr47_04musicokroflsarcastic
sm_80tonguevishenka_33vomitwassat
yahooshoot
/*secupdate
Advertisement









Advertisement





Advertisement

Archives

2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
0000
Advertisement




How to comment

•    Don't insult other visitors. Offensive comments will be deleted without warning.

•    Comments are accepted in English only.

•    No swearing words in comments, otherwise such comments will be censored.

•    Your nickname and avatar are randomly selected. If you don't post comments for 7 days, they both are reset.

•    To choose another avatar, click the ‘Random avatar’ link.

random_banner_1