38 of the most stunning street sculptures

If you decide to go somewhere, you will definitely take pictures of the most amazing sights. Interesting sculptures that you will meet, are suitable for this as well as possible.

They seem to attract views and lenses. Created at different times, from different materials and unlike the style, they are united by one - these street sculptures make the city unique, attractive and unforgettable.

1. "Disclosure", Paige Bradley, New York, USA

"... Until we push the walls around us, we will never understand how strong we really are." So, the American artist Paige Bradley explains the meaning of her bronze sculpture that brought her fame.

2. "Dancing with a Dandelion", Robin White, Staffordshire, UK

If you are attracted to the magical world of fairies, you will certainly enjoy the work of British Robin White, who created a series of similar park sculptures. Each fairy has a steel frame, bound by a layer of metal "muscles", which in turn is covered with "skin" made of fine wire.

3. "Allegory of the Apennines", Giovanni Giambologna, Tuscany, Italy

Not far from Florence, in the park of the abandoned Pratolino villa, once owned by the famous Medici clan, there is a 10-meter stone sculpture of the 16th century by the work of the famous sculptor Giovanni Giambologna. The sculpture represents the god Apennines, pressing the head of the monster with his hand, from the mouth of which the fountain beats.

4. "Love", Alexander Milov

This sculpture of Odessa Alexander Milov could be seen only at the American festival Burning Man in the desert of Black Rock last year. The work won the hearts of many visitors to the festival and found its fans on the Internet thanks to its piercing frankness. Unfortunately, while for this voluminous art object (length 17.5 m, width 5.5 and height 7.5), the place was not found anywhere.

5. "The Power of Nature", Lorenzo Kinn

Perhaps the ancients were right when they created sculptures in honor of the gods in order to pacify their anger. This thought inspired the Italian artist Lorenzo Kinn to create a series of sculptor, established in different cities around the world. The 2.5-meter female figure symbolizes mother nature, which wildly untwists the globe. Struck by the effects of hurricanes in Thailand and the United States, the artist created an allegory to show how fragile our world is.

6. "Mustangs of Las Colinas", Robert Glen, Irving, Texas, USA

This sculptural composition is the largest equestrian sculpture in the world: 9 mustangs on a scale of 1 to 1.5 are shown running along the water, fountains are beaten from under the hoofs, creating a natural spray effect. The work symbolizes the swiftness, leadership and freedom inherent in both the animals living in Texas and the state itself at the time of its development.

7. "The Black Ghost", S.Jurkus and S. Plotnikovas, Klaipeda, Lithuania

The eerie bronze sculpture reminds of an old legend, according to which the guard of the besieged castle unexpectedly met a ghost who warned him that the fortress might not have enough reserves, then disappeared without a trace.

8. "Caring Hand", Glarus, Switzerland

This extraordinary sculpture can be a symbol of care for the environment.

9. Freedom, Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

"This sculpture personifies the desire for freedom through creativity," explains Zenos Frudakis, an American, explaining the meaning of her bronze composition.

10. Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

An unusual sculpture of two metal trees, the branches of which form the face of the Moldovan-Romanian poet-decadent of the XIX century Mihai Eminescu.

11. "The Man of the Rain", Jean Michel Folon, Florence, Italy

Sculpture of the Belgian artist Jean Michel Foulon is in Florence, Italy.

12. "Stairway to Heaven", David McCracken, Bondi, Australia

The sculpture of David McCracken is an illusion of infinity, recalling the association with the cult composition Led Zeppelin.

13. "Here I am!", Herve-Laurent Erwin

A polystyrene giant emerged from under the lawn, both from under the blanket, was introduced in 2014 at the annual international exhibition of contemporary art in Budapest. The value of the sculpture, created by the Hungarian artist Hervé-Lorent Erwin, can be defined as the desire for freedom, knowledge and dynamic development. After the resounding success in Budapest, the sculpture went to the German Ulm to frighten unsuspecting tourists.

14. "Metamorphoses", Jason Dekers Taylor, Grenada

26 children's figures of cement at a four-meter depth are one of the most striking compositions installed in the underwater sculpture park Moliner in the Caribbean. Sculptural composition weighs 15 tons to resist strong currents and tides. The ring of children symbolizes the life cycle and responsibility of mankind for the state of the environment before future generations.

15. "Rain", Nazar Bilyk, Kiev, Ukraine

A two-meter bronze figure with a huge glass drop on his face symbolizes the unity of man with nature. The work is set on the Landscape avenue in Kiev as part of a modern sculpture park.

16. "Sower", Morphay, Kaunas, Lithuania

This sculpture refers to the shadow, it "comes to life" only at night, when the stars, made on the wall behind the figure, are meaningful.

17. "Sinking Building", Melbourne, Australia

Before the majestic building of the state library in Melbourne, it appears that another library has sunk, the corner of the facade still visible on the surface.

18. "God of War", Jingzhou, China

48-meter sculpture, covered with 4000 glued copper plates, rises on a 10-meter pedestal and is a symbol of justice.

19. "Hippos", Taipei, Taiwan

The figures of the swimming hippopotamuses, depicted as they are usually seen on the surface of the water, are set in a Taipei zoo.

20. "Shoes on the Embankment of the Danube", Gyula Power, Budapest, Hungary

The memorial to the victims of the Holocaust is based on real events: in 1944-1945, tens of thousands of Jews were destroyed in Budapest. The victims were collected on the banks of the Danube, forced to take off their shoes, and then shot. The idea of ​​the memorial belongs to the Hungarian director Ken Togai, and was realized by the sculptor Gyula Power.

21. "Travelers", Bruno Catalano, Marseille, France

A whole series of ten such surreal sculptures by the Frenchman Bruno Catalano in September 2013 was installed in Marseilles.

22. "Monument to an Unknown Passer", Erzi Kalina, Wroclaw, Poland

The sculptural composition, consisting of 14 figures, was installed in Warsaw in 1977 and moved to Wroclaw in 2005.

23. "Rebel", Tom Franzen, Brussels, Belgium

The Belgian sculptor Tom Franzen dedicated his humorous work to the inhabitants of Molenbeck - one of the 19 and, perhaps, the most criminogenic commune in Brussels. Attitude to the police there appropriate.

24. "Ocean Atlant", Jason Dekers Taylor, Nassau, Bahamas

The creator of many sculptures on the ocean floor, Jason Dekers Taylor is also the author of the largest underwater sculpture depicting a girl who, like the ancient Greek Atlanta, holds the ocean on her shoulders. The height of the sculpture is 5.5 m, weight is 60 tons. According to the author's intention, in addition to the aesthetic figure, it has practical value, being an artificial coral reef.

25. Nelson Mandela, South Africa

An unusual monument to a fighter against apartheid was established in 2012 near the place where 50 years before the arrest of the future president of South Africa. The sculpture consists of 50 intricately cut out by steel laser columns from 6.5 to 9.5 m in height. At a distance of 35 m under a strictly defined angle, the columns create a recognizable Mandela profile.

26. "People by the River", Zheng Hua Cheng, Singapore

A series of sculptures by the Singapore artist Zheng Hua Cheng, which includes this composition of five bathing boys, sends the viewer to those times when the banks of the river were not yet dressed in stone and hundreds of children living in the neighborhood ran to swim in the river.

27. Kelpie, Andy Scott, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kelpi - a water spirit from Scottish mythology, which was in the image of a horse. 30-meter horse heads form the gate to the canal of Fort and Clyde and symbolize the important role of horses in the life of Scotland.

28. "No Violence", Carl Frederick Reutersweld, New York, USA

Shocked by the murder of John Lennon, Swedish artist Carl Frederick Reutersveld created his bronze revolver with a knot tied on a knot, whose barrel is directed upwards, as a symbol of non-violence.

29. "The Hanging Man", David Cherny, Prague, Czech Republic

The sculpture depicts Sigmund Freud and his struggle with the fear of death.

30. "Tide", Jason Dekers Taylor, London, UK

Four equestrian riders on the banks of the Thames then disappear, then reappear, depending on the tide. Instead of heads in horses, oil pumps. This sculptor and environmentalist Jason Dekers Taylor wants to draw public attention to the excessive dependence of mankind on oil.

31. "Weekend", Marguerite Derricort, Adelaide, Australia

Four bronze pigs in full size and in natural positions, each has its own name: Oliver, Truffle, Augustus and Horatio. This amusing sculptural composition is a favorite place for children who come here with their parents on weekends and go for a drive on the smooth backs of pigs.

32. "Peregrass", Robert Summers and Glen Rose, Dallas, Texas, USA

The largest of its kind bronze sculptural composition consists of 49 bulls and three drivers and is installed in one of the parks of Dallas. The composition impresses with its scope: each bull is 1.8 meters high, the herd walks along the rough terrain, small rivers run across their path, some animals go slowly, others run - the artist managed to realistically transfer the migration of livestock that took place in Texas in the XIX century.

33. "Metallomorphosis", David Cherny, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

His first installation in the States author of the "Hanging Man" Czech David Cherny decided to hit the Americans - and he did it! Its eight-meter head of stainless steel consists of parallel sections, from the place where the mouth should be, the fountain beats. The head rotates periodically around its axis, and starts moving as usual, and then "breaks up" into strata: some sections continue to rotate, while others "lag". However, turning around, all the pieces come together, forming the original sculpture. The name of the installation, obviously, like the head itself, is collected from the sections: "metal + metamorphosis".

34. "Unknown bureaucrat", Magnus Tomasson, Reykjavik, Iceland

The satirical monument to the bureaucrat vividly expresses our attitude to officials, the same throughout the world and therefore faceless.

35. The Hedington Shark, John Buckley, Oxford, UK

Established in 1986, on the 41st anniversary of the tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the shark personifies an atomic bomb dropped on Japanese cities, and causes a feeling of helpless anger and despair over a nuclear catastrophe.

36. "Observer", Victor Khulik, Bratislava, Slovakia

The humorous sculpture of a man leaning out of the sewer hatch is often called "Man at Work", although he seems to have distracted from work.

37. "Iguana", Hans Van Houvelingen, Amsterdam, Netherlands

In one of the squares of Amsterdam, there are unusual inhabitants - 40 bronze iguanas crawling in the grass.

38. "Mother", Louise Bourgeois, London, Great Britain

Strange as it may seem, but the world's largest spider sculpture, the 88-year-old Louise Bourgeois dedicated her mother, who died when the artist was 21 years old. A ten-foot spider with marble eggs in a sack is not the only such creation of the Bourgeois. Similar sculptures can be found in different cities around the world.