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Invisible Man, RussiaIn Russia, too, there are many bizarre monuments. One of these is located in Yekaterinburg, on the ...
03/08/2022

Invisible Man, Russia

In Russia, too, there are many bizarre monuments. One of these is located in Yekaterinburg, on the territory of the V. G. Belinsky Library. This is the world's first monument to the invisible man. It is dedicated to the hero of the short story of the same name by HG Wells. The sculpture consists of a small bronze slab, an engraving and two bare footprints. The authors of the project are writer Yevgeny Kasimov and artist Alexander Shaburov. According to them, this memorial has an additional meaning: it symbolizes the loneliness of a person and the lack of real communication in the modern world. Each creator wanted to leave his imprint on the plate, which is why the traces turned out to be asymmetrical. But the idea was realized in record time: it took a week to create the monument.

Wedding rings, CanadaOn the coast of English Bay in Vancouver you can see one of the most romantic and original sculptur...
01/08/2022

Wedding rings, Canada

On the coast of English Bay in Vancouver you can see one of the most romantic and original sculptures. These are two pop art wedding rings made of glass, aluminum and steel. Instead of expensive stones, they are decorated with two compact lantern houses, which are fixed on top of the structure. With the onset of darkness, they light up and effectively illuminate the area around the monument. From the outside it seems that the structure is about to fall. To achieve this effect, the architect Dennis Oppenheim was helped by an accurate calculation - he placed the rings at an angle from each other. In fact, they are securely fixed at the base. In this way, the author wanted to convey the idea: in order to maintain balance, relationships need to be worked on.

Columns with a secret, South AfricaIn 2012, a strange structure made of 50 steel bars appeared in the small South Africa...
30/07/2022

Columns with a secret, South Africa

In 2012, a strange structure made of 50 steel bars appeared in the small South African town of Howik. At first glance, it doesn't make any sense. However, from a certain angle, an attentive tourist will see the profile of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The author of the monument is Marco Cianfanelli. According to the sculptor, the steel columns represent the prison bars behind which the politician spent a long 27 years of imprisonment. Throughout the world, Nelson Mandela is known as a fighter for human rights, who has become an example of courage, compassion and self-sacrifice for many compatriots. The memorial was erected on the 50th anniversary of his arrest by supporters of the apartheid regime.

Monument to the Bureaucrat, IcelandThe Unknown Bureaucrat by artist Magnus Tomasson is perhaps the most expressive and p...
28/07/2022

Monument to the Bureaucrat, Iceland

The Unknown Bureaucrat by artist Magnus Tomasson is perhaps the most expressive and provocative sculpture in Reykjavik. It depicts a man in a rumpled business suit carrying a briefcase and heading towards the town hall. Only instead of a head and shoulders, he has a massive basalt slab. Some suggest that this is a sharp satire on bureaucracy. According to others, the artist wanted to express respect for the work of ordinary officials, on whom the lives of ordinary people largely depend. Initially, the "Unknown Bureaucrat" was located behind the Borg by Keahotels, but in 2012 it was decided to move it closer to the city hall. Today, smaller copies of this ambiguous statue are especially popular with locals and tourists.

Hanging man, Czech RepublicCzech sculptor David Cerny became famous for his specific provocative works. One of these is ...
26/07/2022

Hanging man, Czech Republic

Czech sculptor David Cerny became famous for his specific provocative works. One of these is the monument to Sigmund Freud, created in 1996. The figure of the famous psychologist hangs, "grasping" with one hand the roof of a house on Gusovaya Street. Walking through Prague in the evening, travelers often mistake him for a suicidal hangman. And in 2007, at an exhibition in Chicago, where the "Hanging Man" was presented, the creation of David Cerny seriously alarmed firefighters and police officers. Emergency services received dozens of calls from caring passers-by. By the way, some Czechs see political overtones in this monument - they are convinced that the sculptor depicted not Sigmund Freud, but Vladimir Lenin.

Shark on the roof, EnglandThe meaning of this sculpture is much more than it might seem at first glance. A fiberglass sh...
24/07/2022

Shark on the roof, England

The meaning of this sculpture is much more than it might seem at first glance. A fiberglass shark that hit its head on the roof of an old house on New High Street in the suburbs of Oxford is dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The original monument was erected in 1986. At that time, radio host and writer Bill Heine owned the mansion. It was he who had the idea to create a monument that would express despair, anger and a sense of powerlessness. The project was prepared by the sculptor John Buckley, a friend of Heine. And three months later, just on the 41st anniversary of the tragedy, the monument appeared on the roof. But not all the journalist's neighbors liked the shark - for many years there were disputes about its elimination. However, the sculpture is still in place.

Thumb, FranceTourists who find themselves in the business district of La Defense in the suburbs of Paris will definitely...
22/07/2022

Thumb, France

Tourists who find themselves in the business district of La Defense in the suburbs of Paris will definitely pay attention to the work of Cesar Baldacchini. We are talking about a 12-meter bronze copy of the avant-garde thumb. The weight of the sculpture is 18 tons. And its meaning is very simple: it is an international gesture, symbolizing that everything is fine. An unusual monument, growing right out of the ground next to the CNIT shopping center, was installed in 1994. He got used to the appearance of La Defense so much that today the area is already impossible to imagine without the giant finger of Baldacchini. By the way, this is not the only such work of the sculptor. Exact copies of the monument are in Seoul and Marseille, but they are much inferior to the size of a finger in La Defense.

Table fork, SwitzerlandIn Lake Geneva, near the picturesque town of Vevey, there is an eight-meter stainless steel dinne...
20/07/2022

Table fork, Switzerland

In Lake Geneva, near the picturesque town of Vevey, there is an eight-meter stainless steel dinner fork. For its size in 2014, it even got into the Guinness Book of Records. An extraordinary monument called La Fourchette was commissioned by the sculptor Jean-Pierre Zaugg for the tenth anniversary of the Alimentarium Food Museum in 1996. True, it was soon dismantled. The Vevey authorities did not allow the cutlery to be part of the permanent exhibition for aesthetic reasons. It was restored to its original place only ten years later - largely due to the signing of the petition. Locals and tourists insisted that it be returned. According to the museum staff, this fork helps to better “taste” the amazing landscapes of Lake Geneva.

The skilled craftsmen and women who are national treasuresFrom beautiful ceramics to everyday domestic objects, Japan's ...
05/07/2022

The skilled craftsmen and women who are national treasures

From beautiful ceramics to everyday domestic objects, Japan's extraordinary crafts embody tradition – and a bright future. Cameron Laux explores how.

Japan is known worldwide for the quality of its handiwork in wood and bamboo as well as in metal – the poetic steel of Japanese knives is much prized, as are its cast-iron vessels. Then there are the country's ceramics – Japanese pottery is sought after and much imitated for its transcendent simplicity on the one hand, and its intricacy on the other. And, of course, it is also known for its intricate paper crafts – think of the ubiquitous washi paper lanterns that Western mid-century moderns did much to popularise. And although they are rooted in the past, Japanese crafts are always evolving. They appeal to sustainability-minded consumers who are attracted by the intimacy of a beautiful, handmade object. They powerfully exemplify the human drive to be and do better. They look backward to the glories of Japan's past, but they may also point the way forward to a less industrial, more human-scaled 21st Century.

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