20 Most insane sculptures in the world.
#20 Expansion By Paige Bradley
The first sculpture on our list is Titled Expansion and was designed by Paige Bradley.
It is a beautifully crafted mixed media sculpture combingin bronze, electricity and mixed media.
It features a woman sitting in the crossed legged lotus position for meditating and was
photographed in 2004 against the Manhattan Skyline.
#19 Colossus florence Italy Standing 35 feet tall over the grounds of
the Villa di Pratolino in Tuscany this half man half mountain sculpture was erected in
the late 1500's by Italian Sculptor Giambologna.
Inside the colossus you will find secret rooms.
It is even said that the space in his head was left for a fireplace so smoke would blow
out of his nostrils.
#18 The Force Of Nature Lorenzo Quinn
Italian Artists Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture The Force Of nature depicts mother nature
as a woman seen hurling planet earth around in circles.
The force of nature is series of sculptures each slightly different and installed in various
places around the world from the US to England as well as Monaco and Singapore.
The artist was inspired by witnessing destruction from Hurricanes in Thailand, Louisiana and
other cities around the world.
#17 Black Ghost Klaipeda, Lithuania considered one of Lithuania's most celebrated
statues the Black Ghost looks like a harry potter dementor crawling out of the water
onto the pier.
The bronze hooded statue stands over 2.4 meters tall..its long bony fingers extend out from
its cloak gripping a lantern.
The black ghost is based on an old Lithuania legend dating back to 1595 where a hooded
ghost figure warned a passing guard that the city's supply of grain and timber wouldn't
be enough, the ghost then disappeared as quickly as it had appeared.
#16 Break Throgh From Your Mold Zenos Frudakis You will find this 7,800 pound 20 foot long
and 8 foot high sculpture by Zenos Frudakis in the city of Philadelphia.
The freedom sculpture also titled Break Through From Your Mold is about “the struggle for
achievement of freedom through the creative process.”
#15 The Rain Man By jean-Michel Folon Italy In a roundabout near the Varlungo Bridge in
Florence Italy you will find a bronze sculpture titled Rain man.
The talented Belgian artist Jean Michel Folon was born in 1934 and has had exhibitions of
his work shown all over the world from New York to Milan.
#14 Diminish and Ascend By David McCracken Next on the list is definitely a favorite.
Diminish and Ascend was created by artist David McCracken for an annual event in Bondi
Australia known as Sculpture By The Sea.
While it looks like it a stairway that ascends infinitely into the heavens, it is just an
optical illusion.
#13 vicissitudes by Jason Decaires Taylor In 2006 sculptor, environmentalist and professional
underwater photographer built what he describes as the world's first underwater sculpture
park.
Vicissitudes was made from life-size casts of children from different backgrounds.
It depicts the figures in a circle holding hands and symbolizes growth, chance and natural
transformation.
#12 Rain Nazar Bilyk This stunning 6 foot tall sculpture of a main
with a rain drop covering his face was created by Ukrainian artist Nazar Bilyk.
Titled “rain” it is dedicated to the inner dialogue of a man with himself.
The piece is about man's lifelong search of unanswered questions.
#11 Non-Violence Outside the UN you will find a giant sculpture
Titled non-violence but known as the knotted gun was created by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik
Reutersward.
He sculpted the pieces after his friend former Beatle and peace activist John Lennon was
shot in 1980.
There are 30 installations of non-violence around the world.
This piece outside of the UN is the original.
#10 Dramatic Fairy Sculpture Dancing With Dandelion By Robin Wight
We are halfway there to number 1.
UK Sculptor Robin Wright takes stainless steel wire and creates these captivating sculptures
of fairies fighting the wind clutching onto dandelions or clinging to trees.
You can even pop over to the artists website and purchase your Fantasywire DIY Kit for
less than $70 US.
#09 Inner children Trapped Inside Adult Bodies Alexander Milov
You will find amazing works of art and sculptures at the yearly burning man festival in Nevada,
but in 2016 one really stood out.
Love by Urkainian sculptor Alexander Milov said his piece demonstrated the conflict between
a man and a woman as well as the outer and inner expression of human nature.
Their inner selves are executed in the form of transparent children, who are holding out
their hands through the grating.
As it’s getting dark (night falls) the children start to shine.
This shining is a symbol of purity and sincerity that brings people together and gives a chance
of making up when the dark time arrives.”
#08 Mustangs By Robert Glen Laas Colinas.
Growing up in Texas I had the pleasure of seeing this sculpture in person many times.
Mustangs by Robert Glen is a bronze sculpture located in Williams Square in the community
of Las Colinas located just outside of Dallas, Texas.
Considered to be the largest equestrian sculpture in the world it commemorates the wild mustangs
that once inhabited a vast majority of the Texas plains.
Water fountains give an added effect of the horses hooves splashing as they make their
way across the fountain.
#07 Mihai Eminescu Romania
Mihai Eminescu was a Romanian poet and this monument in Onesti, Romania utilizes negative
space in the branches of trees to reveal a portrait of the man, which can only be seen
by looking at it from a specific angle.
#06 The Caring Hand, Glarus Switzerland The caring hand is an original sculpture by
artists Eva Oertli and Beat Huber.
A single hand rising from the ground and gently wrapping its fingers around a tree signifies
is a message for environmental responsibility and care.
#05 Popped Up Ervin Loranth Herve #5 is another favorite and is a sculpture
of a giant man crawling out from underneath a blanket of grass and is titled simply Popped
up.
This amazing work of art can be found in Budapest and was created by artist Ervin Loranth Herve
who said it symbolizes freedom, and the desire to break free.
#04 Les Voyageurs
French artist Bruno Catalano is responsible for these eye catching bronze sculptures that
depict realistic humans with vast portions of their bodies missing.
10 of the life sized sculptures of people on their way to work were on display in Marseille.
Titled the voyagers, Their purpose was designed to get you to ask yourself what is missing?
What has been left behind?
A question anyone stuck in a mundane life of workign 9-5 probably asks themselves everyday.
#3 Sinking Building Outside State Library Melbourne
Outside the state library in Melbourne Australia is a sinking building titled Architectural
fragment.
Installed in 1992 by artist Petrus Spronk.
The corner of a library rises from the pavement like an archaeological artifact and was designed
to create a dialogue between art, history and place.
The artist said it reflects the past and alludes to the transience of the present.
#02 Giant Spider Tate Modern Maman is a sculpture made up of bronze, stainless
steel and marble by artist Louise Bourgeois.
Known as the Giant Spider it stands over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide making it one
of the world's largest sculptures.
Sadly, the artist lost her mother to an unknown illness when she was just 21.
Maman is mom in French and the sculpture was created in recognition of the artist's mother
and alludes to her strength.
Louise was quoted as saying, “The spider is an ode to my mother.
She was my best friend.
Like a spider, my mother was a weaver.”
#01 A giant bathing woman
Last but not least A giant bathing woman has to be the funniest sculpture on the list.
Created by artist Oliver Voss, the 13feet high and 67 meters long sculpture made of
styrofoam and steel was on display at the Binnenalster lake in Hamburg germany.
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