For the last two weeks, bored pandas from around the globe have been submitting their pictures of the best sculptures here. We have received more than 160 pictures and hundreds of votes which resulted in this awesome list. We added a couple of our own pictures, and made the final list of the most creative sculptures and statues from around the world.
Artists have communicated through this eternal language of art from the beginning of time and will do so, till doomsday. The oldest statue is known to be made over 30,000-40,000 years ago. No one knows precisely, but western art is said to have originated from ancient Greece, it then grew popular in various civilizations during the time.
Known as one of the most creative statues in the world, this sculpture literally looks as if children are jumping into the river. Chong Fah Cheong says of his work, “My involvement in creative work pursuits, in particular, sculpture, is a state of mind.
This statue is the world’s biggest Art Deco sculpture and Jesus’s fifth biggest statue in the world. It has a height of 30 metres or 98 ft excluding it’s 8 metres pedestal. The arms are around 28 metres or 92 ft wide. It is situated at the height of 700-metre, which is the peak of Corcovado mountain.
The original Seven Wonders of the World included two statues: The Colossus of Rhodes and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. Today, statues have been erected all over the world representing everything from religious deities, historical events and influential people.
14 Most Famous Statues of Jesus Around the World Statues of Jesus Christ can be found all around the world, many of which are considered to be religious sites by the Christian community. However, some of these statues have gained more fame than others.
Built to commemorate a historic figure, a divinity or an event, those statues are known around the world as a symbol of their nation | See more ideas about Statues, Effigy and Art sculptures.
9 Famous Buddha Statues Around the World … the height of the statue by itself is around … with one of them being around 14 meters in length. The art of …
This 71 m tall statue that has been carved out of a cliff and is the biggest carved statue of Buddha. Also, perhaps, of all the large Buddha statues that are being erected the world over for a myriad of reasons, this monolith is the outcome of the most poignant saga of true devotion.
Among the most famous sculptures in the world, these are some of the best preserved. The quality of a sculpture is defined by the viewer’s ability to see more than the form and expression, but to feel what the artist was attempting to evoke in sculpting the piece.
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