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rakski @rakski (156200) • Philippines 23 May

I saw this interesting artwork called the “Thinker Sculpture with Acrylic Box” in a restaurant in Makati. The figure was bent forward with its head inside a transparent orange box, making it look both artistic and mysterious. At...

thinker sculpture with acrylic box

modern design

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Metal-working talent on display

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Oct

While at the Nungarin markets, we spoke to several of the stall-holders. We were impressed with the work of this guy. His ‘real job’ is as a train driver but his hobby is welding and creating unusual objects. The female figures...

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A whole lot of bull

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Oct

This statue stands in the main street of Quairading in Western Australia's wheatbelt area. Isn’t this a magnificent specimen of a bull? Look at the fire in his eyes! It wasn’t until I got close to him that I realised he’s been...

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Street Art in Freiburg, Germany

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Aug

I’ve been going back through a lot of photos and came across some photos of street art and sculpture from Freiburg in Germany. I wrote four posts on here about our travels and included some videos of my photos. Sometime after...

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City officials in Oregon upset with person vandalizing sculptures

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122065) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Dec 24

I do not blame city officials in Bend Oregon who are upset with vandas who have placed googly eyes on at least eight sculptures or art pieces that have caused damage that cost a lot of money to remove them without damaging the...

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Swan No 1 at one of our hospitals

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Dec 24

We went to visit Vince’s elder brother in hospital. There is a lot of construction work going on there and on the first visit we had a bit of trouble finding a parking are, a bit more trouble finding the right room and even more...

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I Did Not Expect A Giant Bull

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 10 Nov 24

Me and my best friend and confidante went down to Birmingham yesterday. Usually I drive, but BFAC has got it into her head that she doesn't like driving long distances anymore - I mean, it's only a couple of hours drive,...

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A pleasant place to break a journey

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 27 Sep 24

On a long journey it’s always nice to have a bit of a break, if you can spare the time. And one of our favourite places to stop for a little while (if we happen to be passing that way, of course) is Snugbury’s ice-cream farm, near...

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A senior lady reunites with a lost sculpture of herself 40 years later

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122065) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 May 24

I like the kind gesture of Jennifer Pulsone Heppner did for her grandmother Maria Pulsone who is an immigrant from Italy who was chosen by her former employer Kozinn Sons & Tailors to be the subject of a 51 foot sculpture to adorn...

sculpture

museum

granddaughter antique warehouse

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Iowa artist creates a shark sculpture that is an attraction to residents

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122065) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Jan 24

Carlos Maldonado who is a resident of Iowa City Iowa saw a chance to make good use of his artistic talents starting on building a snow sculpture with the help of his relatives started work after a winter storm hit the area on...

sculpture

shark

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Sculpture: Beagle Head

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 1 May 23

It seems that we have a new rock sculpture to view in my hometown, Naguillan Rd., Baguio City, Philippines. It has a big beagle head. During my younger years, every main road going to the lowland areas had this kind of sculpture....

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Homeless Jesus, Dublin, Ireland

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Apr 23

This statue of a homeless man is situated in the grounds of Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral. There was no notice nearby so I googled and found that the statue is called ‘Homeless Jesus’. Sculpted by Tim Schmalz, the Cathedral won...

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An elusive capture - with my camera

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Feb 22

I took this photo today on our way home from my brother-in-law’s place. I’ve been wanting to get a photo of it for ages but there is nowhere to stop on the highway so I had to take it through the window as we drove past. Today,...

western australia

sculpture

donnybrook

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Does this structure bring anything to mind?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Feb 22

While we were in Bunbury recently, we climbed to the top of this structure to look out over the mangrove swamps. I don’t know what the structure is meant to represent but the view from the top is quite impressive. From the top,...

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This is the Cupid’s Span in San Francisco

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 28 Jan 22

The Bay Bridge is also visible. This 60 foot sculpture was made by Claes Oldenburg and Coose van Bruggen a couple of married artists.It is composed of fiberglass and steel and is in Rincon park along the Embarcadero.They said...

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Colourful Shaun Sheep seen in Bristol, England, in 2015

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Jan 21

Having written about colourful kangaroo sculptures, I was reminded of some colourful sheep which we saw in Bristol, England in January 2015. You can catch up here:...

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The husband is no slouch either

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Nov 20

I’ve written before about a lady who competes in endurance horse rides and has now won a special award for her efforts. Mostly we know very little about the riders unless you manage to have an indepth discussion with them at some...

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Jeff Koons "Rabbit" Sold for $91.1 million

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 17 May 20

Jeff Koons' "Rabbit", made in 1986, sold at auction in May of 2019 for $91.1 million. The "Rabbit" became the most expensive work sold by a living artist at auction. There are 2 more of these 41" stainless steel sculptures. One...

jeff koons

rabbit

broad museum

museum of contemporary art

sculpture

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Art or trash

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 26 Feb 20

Ingvar Cronhammar is a Swedish artist who lives in Denmark. In 1994 he created a huge sculpture, and one of the local schools received the sculpture as a gift. In the 2017 the sculpture was destroyed by accident. Someone gave...

art

sculpture

mistake

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An Interesting Bit of Art from the Past

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 29 May 19

I was looking through my Amazon photo storage today to find something fun to share with you and I saw this from May 29, 2011. It was taken at the Festival of the Arts that year in Paso Robles, a festival that's been discontinued...

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