Some Of The Most Amazing Fountains And Sculptures From Around The World.
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0.000 HBDSome Of The Most Amazing Fountains And Sculptures From Around The World.
Howdy folks and greetings from the Great Plains of North Texas! I started looking at water fountains and sculptures yesterday and found so many great ones that I wanted to do another post so here it is. This first one is a massive, 14 ton masterpiece of engineering created by artist David Cerný and is located in the Whitehall Technology Park in Charlotte, NC, U.S.A. This giant head is composed of stainless steel plates that rotate 360 degrees and eventually come together to form a correct version of a human head. These photos are from the website thisiscolossal.com and the name of the sculpture or statue, not even sure what to call it, is **Metalmorphosis.** Check this out: <center></center> <center></center> <center></center> I think that's an amazing engineering feat, I'd love to see the schematics of that thing. Next up is an unusual inverted fountain designed by William Pye for Seaham Hall in Sunderland, England. It's made of a transparent acrylic cylinder filled with water flowing in a circular movement, which forms an air-core vortex in the center. Can't throw no coins in this fountain though. [source](thisismarvelous.com/charybdis-vortex-fountain/) There's also one in Brazil: <center></center> <center>[source](thisismarvelous.com/charybdis-vortex-fountain/)</center> This is one of the most natural fountains you'll ever see, located in Innsbruck, Austria. This is called the Swarovski Fountain and is located at the Swarovski company which makes crystal, glass and jewelry. <center></center> <center>[source](mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/photos/10-phenomenal-public-fountains/swarovski-fountain-innsbruck-austria)</center> Here's a closer view: [source](brightside.me) That face reminds me of those old Stonehenge guys in England. Look at this simple design but it's so clever. This is in Valencia, Spain and known simply as Water Boat Fountain: <center></center> <center></center> <center>[source](mymodernmet.com/water-boat-fountain-valencia-spain/)</center> Of course I gotta include the Magic Faucet, there are quite a few of these in different counties, we even have one in Wisconsin, U.S.A. This one here is in Spain. An optical illusion fountain, I love these things. A clear plastic pipe runs up the center of the water flowing out of the faucet, continually feeding it and the turbulent action of the water flowing out hides the pipe. [source](amusingplanet.com/2012/08/magical-floating-faucet-fountains.html) ## Let's switch to sculptures I found this one to be quite intriguing. It is called **The Hand Of God** and is located at the Hakone Open Air Museum in Japan: [source](theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/japan-s-best-sculpture-parks-where-art-meets-the-open-air/) Here's a powerful sculpture called **The Force Of Nature** by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn. I thought it was a theme attributed to the strength of the female spirit but instead it's a series of sculptures that are supposed to remind us of the power of mother nature or some such thing. I like my idea better. Women afterall, make the world go around! <center></center> <center>[source](amusingplanet.com/2015/08/the-force-of-nature-by-lorenzo-quinn.html)</center> And speaking of women, how about a giant woman bathing in the lake? lol. Check out this sculpture in Hamburg, Germany called **The Bather.**   [source](huffingtonpost.com)  I got one more post on sculptures coming, some of the most artistic I've ever found. Thanks for reading folks, God bless you all! -jonboy Texas the gentleman redneck   **PS**- ya know...you **might** just be a redneck if: Your idea of a seven course meal is a bucket of KFC and a six-pack! ( I think it kinda is!)   
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