2012年9月29日星期六

United Nations headquarters knotted pistol bronze sculpture

The United Nations Headquarters alms a bronze sculpture almost black, it was a pistol, but the barrel was rolled into the "8"-shaped, marked with a knot Dubbed the "knotted pistol. Luxembourg donated in 1988 to the United Nations, the meaning of this sculpture is very clear, and that is to stop the war and advocate peace.

The huge brone sculpture to the people with the most vivid and most intuitive way to convey the significance of its side organizations exist, and to keep the crossing people reveal weapons belonging to the inherent solemn.

2012年9月28日星期五

Chicago Millennium Park Cloud Gate stainless steel sculpture

Cloud Gate stainless steel sculpture body style similar to an ellipse, designer Anish Kapoor, known as the "gateway to the Chicago, mapping out a poetic city."
Chicago Millennium Park Cloud Gate "is placed within Millennium Park in Chicago, the park is an important cultural and entertainment center of the shores of Lake Michigan. As of 2009, the Millennium Park, is a full-Chicago, the second most popular tourist attractions, second only to the Navy Pier. It is called "post-modern architectural styles concentrated. The open-air concert hall (Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion), Cloud Gate and the Crown Fountain Millennium Park, the most representative of the three post-modern architecture.

Cloud Gate stainless steel sculpture designed by British artist Ann Lewis (Anish), the entire sculpture made ​​of stainless collage, although bulky appearance but very chic, like a giant beans, so many locals nicknamed it "silver beans. "Surface made ​​of highly polished stainless steel plates, the entire sculpture butter side spherical mirror reflects the Girard City skyscraper and sky and white clouds, but also as a great concavo attract tourists stop to appreciate the different kind of sculpture reflected on own.
Cloud Gate from afar like silver, like a drop of water, it is made ​​of polished stainless steel art appearance, and therefore without any modification of the pattern to the surrounding scenery thing different angles at different times to see "beans" are different 's. This unique design makes an otherwise monotonous appearance has a very rich content. Cloud Gate can be described as the most successful post-modernist city sculpture, wind complement each other and the avant-garde of the Chicago city.