EXTERNAL DESIGN

As far as external design goes, I always like seeing some great landscaping and building design. But what really catches my eye is often the statues and figures you see all over the place. Some you just stare at. Some you walk around. Some make you smile. Some make you think. Some make you remember.

And some, if they are the right size and shape, you find lots of people riding them [but not me, of course.]

I have three examples of statues/displays out in the open. The first is something that I fell in love with when I was walking through the Vatican.


[Img src: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lionelarmanet/1324799862/]

And apparently this same figure, or one very similar exists somewhere in NYC.
[src: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gys/2071008950/]

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[Img src: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jensteenstra/2275685696/]

This statue creeped me out as a child. Looking at it now it is less creepy and more interesting. Looking at it I still see anorexic women. But it also looks like a celebration - freedom. I've always really liked it nevertheless.

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Now, possibly my favorite statue [well, in Ottawa anyway] is the larger than life spider "Maman" outside of the National Gallery of Canada.


[Img src: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kewima/29232446/]

I hate spiders, but really how can you not love this piece? You want to walk up to it, under it, around it, hug it - or some prefer to keep their distance. Sorry, I don't have any images available of people pretending that they are either being chased or attacked by the massive spider. But it happens - a lot. But not by me, of course... OK, maybe just once. Or twice.