WEIRD STATUES ALL OVER THE WORLD

Nesho Bonchev High School
Panagyurishte
8v - 2021/2022

WEIRD STATUES ALL OVER THE WORLD

There are many strange and wonderful statues all over the world.

CONTENT

2 Introduction
3 Eco sculpture, Co. Antrim
4 Vomiting Fountain Sculpture
5 Statue of Christ the Redeemer
6 The Headington Shark
7 The Mustangs of Las Colinas
8 Force of Nature
9 Cat Monument, Kuching

10 Expansion
11 The Motherland is Calling
12 De Vaartkapoen
13 Butt Plug Santa
14 "Eating children"
15 Crocodile eating capitalist
16 Tien Tann Budda
17 Upside down statue
18 The giant desert fingers
19 King Wenceslas Riding on a Dead Horse

Eco sculpture, Co. Antrim - out of place at first glance

Sitting right outside Queen’s University Belfast’s McClay Library, this odd-looking statue was created by Frenchman Marc Didou to mark the centenary of Queen’s University. It was decided to put a speaker inside, with the sounds of water flowing, to encourage reflection as people walk past.

Alexandra

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Vomiting Fountain Sculpture

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It is located in England, the South Bang in Central London. It is part of "The Big Giving". "The Big Give" is a charitable website that supports charity projects. Made by artist Klaus Weber. It is one of the strangest sculptures in London. The "body" is made of stone. On the top, there is a human head. There are many statues like this around. Water comes out of theirs heads. Some of them are crying and some of them have water coming out of their mouths.

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Anna Kovacheva

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Statue of Christ the Redeemer

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The statue of Christ the Redeemer is one of the main attractions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is 39.6m high and weighs 635t. It was built in the period 1922 - 1931. It is located on the hill Corcovado on the outskirts of the city.
The statue was unveiled to visitors on 12th October 1931.
On 7th July 2007 in Lisbon, the statue was included in the list of the seven new wonders of the world.

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Vasilena Kuzeva

This is shark Haining, located in Oxford UK. It is a 7-meter-sized large shark with a built-in head first in the roof of a house. It was built on August 9, 40 years ago. Bill Heine is the owner of this house and states that this shark expresses feelings of anger and despair. The work falls into the category of boldly pacifist, conceptual art in everyday life.

Gloriya Shtrangova

The Headington Shark

The Mustangs of Las Colinas

The Mustangs of Las Colinas are located on Williams Square in Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. It depicts a group of nine wild mustangs. They pass through the water. The horses are intended to represent the drive, initiative and unfettered lifestyle.

Denislava Nanova

Force of Nature

Dimitar Garbeshkov

This is the title of a series of sculptures created by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn, in which women are depicted holding the Earth in a length of cloth. The statues have been placed in many cities around the world, including in the UK, USA, Monaco and Singapore.

Cat Monument, Kuching

Out of many cat statue around Kuching city (Malaysia), The Cat Family” or also known as “family of cats” stay top of the list. It's featured in many blogs, websites, books and travel posters. It was said that those tourists who didn’t take photos with these cats are considered never to visit the Cat City Kuching.

Overall the statue brings the meaning of harmony and unity. It also promotes the concept of “unity in diversity” where each cat is different from their fur colour but as a whole, they are a family. As a fact, the Kuching has also proclaimed the first ‘City of Unity’ in Malaysia on 1st August 2015.

Magdalina Shumanova

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Expansion

The masterpiece is a unique sculpture called Expansion - a cracking female naked body that emits light.

The female figure in the sculpture resembles Bradley herself, sitting in a "lotus" position and symbolizes how the realization of the generation of light, cracking her "bronze" skin.

Maria Raysher