From New Zealand to Spain, art is scattered all over the world. With exciting sculptures and installations that can make anyone curious. Check out the 5 most incredible masterpieces in the world.
Maman – Louise Bourgeois (1999)
“The spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend, “says Louis Bourgeois about his work. The sculpture, 8 meters high, is a spider that symbolizes fertility because in its belly there is a bag with 17 eggs. The work tries to show that spiders are weavers as well as his mother, who repaired tapestry. In addition, the artist believed that the arachnid is useful and protective, as well as her deceased mother. Maman is displayed at the entrance of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
Diminish and Ascend, David McCracken, 2013
The sculpture created by New Zealander artist David McCracken is a stairway to infinity. The work, which can be found at the Botanic Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a giant steel sculpture, which confuses us about its size, as the stairs narrow at the top, giving us the illusion that your steps go up to the sky.
Seven Magic Mountains, Ugo Rondinone, 2016
Picture yourself crossing the desert and facing a giant and colorful sculpture in the middle of nowhere, that is the vision of the person who makes the journey from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. The seven mountains are the result of a study of nature and color by the contemporary Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, which began in 1997 with works such as Cry Me a River and Everyone Gets Lighter.
James Turrell, Celestial Vault, 1996
The Celestial Vault is based on space and light trick, in which James Turrel is famous of. The work is located in the dunes of Haia, where the artist created a huge crater, in which was inserted a cloudy tunnel that allows the view of the sky. Depending on the time of day, you can see the space in different ways, including mystical shapes.
Jeff Koons, Puppy, 1992
The famous sculpture is based on a West Highland terrier covered with flowers. Through it, Jeff Koons was able to communicate with people from all corners of the world, since the work has already passed by the patio of the Waldeck castle, Germany, Museum Rockeburg Guggenheim, in Bilbao, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, and the Rockefeller Center in New York.
