Friday, February 27, 2015

The Knotted Gun

Octopus, Institut océanographique, Maison des océans, rue Saint-Jacques, Paris
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.
Non Violence, The Knotted Gun by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, United Nations, New York
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)
 - 25 of the Most Creative Sculptures and Statues from Around the World (Bored Panda)
 - This French doorway is obviously the beginning of the Cthulhian architecture movement (io9)

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14 comments:

  1. LoisFebruary 27, 2015 at 1:02 AM

    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.

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  2. MichelleFebruary 27, 2015 at 2:11 AM

    The octopus is beautiful, but I love the knotted gun. A true statement.

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  3. William KendallFebruary 27, 2015 at 2:37 AM

    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.

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  4. RandyFebruary 27, 2015 at 3:33 AM

    Both are nice. I would like to do that to all guns.

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  5. DinaFebruary 27, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    Even the seashells are nice.

    Thousands of pageviews?? Wow!

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  6. KarlFebruary 27, 2015 at 1:25 PM

    Both are beautiful, but my preferred is the octopus.

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  7. Luis GomezFebruary 27, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    These are both great VP! Have a fun weekend.

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 27, 2015 at 3:38 PM

    That is one of the most symbolic sculptures I've seen VP..

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  9. RedPatFebruary 27, 2015 at 8:16 PM

    I like that knotted gun!

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  10. cieldequimperFebruary 28, 2015 at 12:28 AM

    The gun is terrific, the symbolism is very powerful.

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  11. EG CameraGirlFebruary 28, 2015 at 1:00 AM

    Both photos are wonderful and I'm not at all surprised that they have received so many visits!

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  12. GunnFebruary 28, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    The octopus art is fantastic!

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  13. svenske floydFebruary 28, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    These two are really tied together then!

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  14. JackMarch 1, 2015 at 1:28 AM

    Two really superb images, VP.

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