I bet you’ve noticed that almost every city has its own creative sculptures or statues, usually tucked along streets or city squares. Some of them are pretty ordinary, but others… Other famous sculptures can be extremely eye-catching and conversation-provoking.
The oldest known statuette, named Venus of Hohle Fels, dates back to around 33.000 – 38.000 BCE, and since then the sculpture art has changed in many ways. If this form of art was used to depict the surrounding world at first, then quickly it became a way to worship gods and later, as it turned to classical art era, to commemorate famous people. Now, modern sculptures might represent an idea and not an object or a living being at all, take odd shapes, and be made from absolutely any material imaginable.
To save you some trips across the world, Bored Panda has put together a list of the most creative sculptures and famous statues found throughout the globe. Some are old, some are modern art pieces, but they’re all super creative and awe-inspiring. Take a look below and don’t forget to vote for your favorite works of art – either classical or created by modern sculptors.
Did we miss any? Post your pics in the comment section!
#1 Expansion By Paige Bradley, New York, Usa
Image source: Paige Bradley
#2 Dramatic Fairy Sculpture Dancing With Dandelion By Robin Wight, Uk
Image source: Robin Wight
#3 Colossus, Florence, Italy
Image source: Stephen H.
#4 Inner Children Trapped Inside Adult Bodies By Alexander Milov
Image source: Aleksandr Milov
#5 The Force Of Nature By Lorenzo Quinn
Image source: Lorenzo Quinn
#6 Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, Usa
Image source: Robert Glen
#7 Black Ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Image source: Danute
#8 The Caring Hand, Glarus, Switzerland
#9 Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Usa
Image source: Zenos Frudakis
#10 Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania
#11 The Rain Man By Jean-michel Folon, Italy
Image source: Fulvio Petri
#12 Diminish And Ascend By David Mccracken, Bondi, Australia
Image source: Paul David
#13 Popped Up By Ervin Loránth Hervé, Budapest, Hungary
Image source: Ervin Loránth Hervé
#14 Viccisitudes By Jason Decaires Taylor, Grenada, Vest Indies
Image source: Jason Decaires Taylor
#15 Raindrop By Nazar Bilyk, Ukraine
Image source: Nazar Bilyk
#16 Shadow Street Art, Kaunas, Lithuania
#17 Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia
#18 Epic 1,320-ton God Of War Statue In China
Image source: Han Meilin
#19 Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan
Image source: Patche99z
#20 The Shoes On The Danube Bank By Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest, Hungary
Image source: Nikodem Nijaki
#21 Les Voyageurs, Marseilles, France
Image source: Bruno Catalano
#22 The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland
#23 Ocean Atlas: Massive Underwater Statue Of Girl Carrying The Ocean On Her Shoulders
Image source: Jason deCaires Taylor
#24 De Vaartkapoen, Brussels, Belgium
Image source: Andrey Osipenko
#25 Nelson Mandela, South Africa
Image source: Jonathan Burton
#26 People Of The River By Chong Fah Cheong, Singapore
Image source: Chong Fah Cheong
#27 Kelpies, Grangemouth, Uk
#28 The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay, New York, Usa
Image source: Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
#29 Jaume Plensa Sculptures, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Image source: Jaume Plensa
#30 Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon, Usa
#31 Man Hanging Out, Prague, Czech Republic
Image source: civicartsproject
#32 The Rising Tide By Jason Decaires Taylor, London
Image source: Jason DeCaires Taylor
#33 A Day Out, Adelaide, Australia
Image source: Marguerite Derricourt
#34 Magic Wire Mesh Sculpture By Pauline Ohrel, France
Image source: Pauline Ohrel
#35 Cattle Drive, Dallas, Texas, Usa
#36 Metalmorphosis By David Cherny At The Whitehall Technology Park, Charlotte, Nc
Image source: Rick_28105
#37 The Unknown Official, Reykjavik, Iceland
Image source: itinerantlondoner
#38 The Shark, Oxford, Uk
Image source: artmoscow
#39 A Scene From The World War With Real-size Statues, Eceabat, Turkey
#40 Man At Work, Bratislava, Slovakia
#41 Iguana Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
#42 Spider, Tate Modern, London, Uk
Image source: Alf Gillman
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