Eyes open, eyes shut

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
edited May 12, 2013 in Street and Documentary
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  • LinusMLinusM Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited May 6, 2013
    Very strange sculptures, wonder what the story is behind them?
    Thanks, Linus

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited May 10, 2013
    LinusM wrote: »
    Very strange sculptures, wonder what the story is behind them?
    They're the work of Antonio López García, a well-known Spanish painter and sculptor. I think I recall reading that they were supposed to be his grandchildren, but I wouldn't swear that's true. Thanks for looking.
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2013
    Gotta love the internet/google....

    Here's some info about the sculptures:
    http://huntnewsnu.com/2008/04/mfa-brings-in-big-baby-heads/

    Here's a video of the installation of the sculptures:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ps9SIbBES8
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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2013
    Interesting sculptors! Imagine the logistics of building, moving and transporting ?

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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2013
    Interesting shots. When I looked at the first one, I thought the 'eyes shut' belonged to the man on the left. I got a surprise when I scrolled down. As a woman, I cringed a bit at the size of those heads. ;0)
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited May 12, 2013
    aj986s wrote: »
    Gotta love the internet/google....
    Cheers, Tony. I had heard that he had an exhibition at the MFA, but I didn't know the heads were there.
    lensmole wrote: »
    Interesting sculptors! Imagine the logistics of building, moving and transporting ?
    Really. Take a look at the second link Tony posted.
    Patti wrote: »
    As a woman, I cringed a bit at the size of those heads. ;0)
    Have to admit, I never thought about that. lol3.gif
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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2013
    Really. Take a look at the second link Tony posted.

    It appears straight forward ,but still very vague. Finding the balance point to lift the thing would have been a feat in itself. A lifting eye would have been designed into the structure to adequately support the weight, before it was even built.
    Never mind the task of loading and off loading.

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