Hi Everybody!
Rain's theme at TAD this week is Sculpture. I have chosen some photos taken in Düsseldorf and Duisburg, a neighbouring town. It was hard to choose as I have so many, but I think this is enough for today. I'm starting with the 'Triton' Fountain on a bridge at the beginning of Königsallee, one of the very expensive shopping streets. If you want to spend a lot in a short time, you're at the right place here!
The definition of sculpture is 'the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.'
Another sculpture on the same street:
The lion of Düsseldorf at the other end of Königsallee:
I love this bronze of the girl playing ball, also on the same street:
Another beautiful bronze statue nearby:
Some rusty sculptures on a street of old houses:
Duisburg was the birth place of
Gerardus Mercator, who was a cartographer and mathematician, and one of the 'inventors' of the globe, which was a revolutionary way of showing the world in the 16th century. In Duisburg there are many globe sculptures:
This sculpture is a fountain:
Another globe:
Another beautiful bronze:
And this is a HUGE
sand sculpture made by a very talented international team who worked for weeks to make a sculpture which could only last for a short time. In spite of setbacks they made a 50 foot high sculpture from almost 4000 tons of sand. I enjoyed visiting it in the old industrial park there:
That's all for today! Have a great one, stay safe,
and thanks a lot for coming by!