Please forgive me if I drop Livorno for a day: here we are in Paris and this is an amazing octopus above the entrance of the
Institut océanographique (or
Maison des océans), in rue Saint-Jacques. Until yesterday
this photo was my most successful page online, visited several thousands of times.
It has just been surpassed by
this photo of the sculpture “
Non-Violence” by
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, also known as “The Knotted Gun”, which is in New York City on the grounds of the
United Nations Headquarters.
See also:
Octopus -
The Knotted Gun (Daily Photo Stream)
External links:
Non-Violence -
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd -
United Nations Headquarters (Wikipedia)
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25 of the Most Creative Sculptures and Statues from Around the World (Bored Panda)
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This French doorway is obviously the beginning of the Cthulhian architecture movement (io9)
14 comments:
I like this! Next time I'm in NY I will try to go see it, although I'm surprised the National Rifle Association (NRA) hasn't staged a protest against it.
The octopus is beautiful, but I love the knotted gun. A true statement.
Quite a pair of sculptures. I occasionally look at my blog stats and wonder what it is about a certain post that earns so many views.
Both are nice. I would like to do that to all guns.
Even the seashells are nice.
Thousands of pageviews?? Wow!
Both are beautiful, but my preferred is the octopus.
These are both great VP! Have a fun weekend.
That is one of the most symbolic sculptures I've seen VP..
I like that knotted gun!
The gun is terrific, the symbolism is very powerful.
Both photos are wonderful and I'm not at all surprised that they have received so many visits!
The octopus art is fantastic!
These two are really tied together then!
Two really superb images, VP.
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