Statues With Limitations
- Thread starter Meanderer
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Picasso's She Goat :whome:
"Picasso's studio in the town of Vallauris, where he worked beginning in 1948, was next to a yard into which potters threw debris—pieces of metal and shards of ceramics. After deciding to sculpt a goat, Picasso searched the yard for discarded materials that could suggest parts of the animal's body. He crafted a skeleton with these objects, and filled out the sculpture with plaster. A wicker basket forms the goat's rib cage; two ceramic jugs were modified to serve as its udders. Flat palm fronds shape the slope of the goat's spine and the length of its snout, and metal scraps are used as structural units throughout."
"Picasso's studio in the town of Vallauris, where he worked beginning in 1948, was next to a yard into which potters threw debris—pieces of metal and shards of ceramics. After deciding to sculpt a goat, Picasso searched the yard for discarded materials that could suggest parts of the animal's body. He crafted a skeleton with these objects, and filled out the sculpture with plaster. A wicker basket forms the goat's rib cage; two ceramic jugs were modified to serve as its udders. Flat palm fronds shape the slope of the goat's spine and the length of its snout, and metal scraps are used as structural units throughout."
Meanderer
Senior Member
…SAW SCULPTURES MADE FROM LEGO
"The Art of the Brick is showcasing the handiwork of Nathan Sawaya until next year. Sawaya is a New York-based artist and famed for creating some of the largest, most inventive Lego sculptures – some commissioned by celebrities or presented to presidents. Several of the sculptures took him months to create and featured as many as 80,000 meticulously placed blocks.
"To be honest, before we went, I didn’t really know how much of a viable art form it was. I knew it’d be cool to see, but I also thought it was almost a cheat to make art this way".
"The Art of the Brick is showcasing the handiwork of Nathan Sawaya until next year. Sawaya is a New York-based artist and famed for creating some of the largest, most inventive Lego sculptures – some commissioned by celebrities or presented to presidents. Several of the sculptures took him months to create and featured as many as 80,000 meticulously placed blocks.
"To be honest, before we went, I didn’t really know how much of a viable art form it was. I knew it’d be cool to see, but I also thought it was almost a cheat to make art this way".
He should of called it "Scrap-Goat"!
I'll bet you meant Scape-goat, no?
layful:Other peoples' Lives (Scapegoat), by John Isaacs (wax, steel, glass and oil paint)
So sad looking.
Falcon
DV8
- Location
- So. California
Pretty good lookin' Nannies. How come no "Billys" ?
Falcon
DV8
- Location
- So. California
I agree about the Legos. That's cheating.
Meanderer
Senior Member
Billy, in Philly
"A favorite of children as well as many adults, Billy, the small bronze goat, has graced Rittenhouse Square since 1919. Sculptor Albert Laessle was born and trained in Philadelphia, and his bronze Penguins resides at the Philadelphia Zoo".
"A favorite of children as well as many adults, Billy, the small bronze goat, has graced Rittenhouse Square since 1919. Sculptor Albert Laessle was born and trained in Philadelphia, and his bronze Penguins resides at the Philadelphia Zoo".
Pappy
Living the Dream
- Location
- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
Umbrella Pin-Up Girl
"Forever Marilyn is a 26 foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson. Inspired by a famous scene in the 1955 film, The Seven Year Itch, it has been displayed in a variety of locations in the United States as well as in Australia." This display was in Chicago, I believe.
"Forever Marilyn is a 26 foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson. Inspired by a famous scene in the 1955 film, The Seven Year Itch, it has been displayed in a variety of locations in the United States as well as in Australia." This display was in Chicago, I believe.
Meanderer
Senior Member
THESE HAY STATUES WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT HAYSTACKS
Meanderer
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Pappy
Living the Dream
- Location
- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Meanderer
Senior Member
my kids loved this one. It is in Edson, Alberta Canada.
Eddy, the Edson Squirrel! Edson, the Town of BIG Things!
Arachne
Member
Eddy, the Edson Squirrel! Edson, the Town of BIG Things!
That is right every time we took the yellow head highway from BC we had to stop there and here at Clearwater BC home of Mister Moose
Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe
Postcard from The Trees of Mystery, Klamath Falls, Oregon. This is about how it looked when we went there on vacation in '55.
Recent photo: "The present Babe has been there since 1952. At one time, Babe's head nodded and smoke blew out his nostrils. The smoke scared some children, so that was discontinued. He was moved to the other side of the parking lot in 1983 to make room for a museum."
Postcard from The Trees of Mystery, Klamath Falls, Oregon. This is about how it looked when we went there on vacation in '55.
Recent photo: "The present Babe has been there since 1952. At one time, Babe's head nodded and smoke blew out his nostrils. The smoke scared some children, so that was discontinued. He was moved to the other side of the parking lot in 1983 to make room for a museum."