While ordinarily statues are built in order to pay tribute to a certain historical figure or celebrity icon, these strangely sculpted statues are showcasing how modern artists are creating these figurines with all sorts of weird and wacky references, turning an ordinary statue into a humorous and shocking display.
With the modern generation of youths being more concerned about technology and surfing the web, artists and architects have to find more creative ways to attract their attention. These strangely sculpted statues are some great examples of how designers are utilizing humorous aspects from pop culture as a way to connect with a much more youthful audience.
From living dead escapee statues to gigantic puppy statues that are seemingly peeing on a building, these creatively outside-the-box designs will surely make an impression with its original concepts.
40 Strangely Sculpted Statues
From Gigantic Peeing Puppy Statues to Middle Finger Statues:
Tana Makmanee — Jul 12, 2013 — Art & Design
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Segway-Riding Sculptures
Alexey Morosov Crafts Statues of Women Using the Odd Personal Transport
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Hyperreal Human Replicas
Bruno Walpoth Chisels Life-Like Statues Using Lime & Walnut Wood
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Macabre Mannequin Installations
The Chen Wenling 'Red Memory' Installation of Emotional Statues
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Personified Sticky Statues
The 2011 Scotch Tape Off the Roll Contest Calls for Adhesive Art
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Eerily Meticulous Statues
These Human Sculptures by Tip Toland Convey Lessons of Beauty
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Marble-Immortalized Top Models
Sebastian Sauvé Becomes a Modern-Day Michelangelo’s 'Dav
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Flesh-Hungry Plant Statues
Ishibashi Yui Sculptures Portray Human-Consuming Nature
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Gigantic Peeing Puppy Statues
Bad Dog by Richard Jackson Emulates a Dog Relieving Itself on a Wall
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Living Art Installations
Ten31 Productions Provides Uses Humans as Canvases
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Weeping Stone Statues
‘Ghost Girl' by Kevin Francis Gray is a Haunting Marble Sculptur
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Heat-Sensitive Statues
The Going Gone Gorilla Installation Changes Colors to Educate
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Salty Butter Exhibits
Sculptor Jim Victor Thinks Outside the Box with Butter Sculptures
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Grotesque Organic Sculptures
Onania by Jan Manski Utilizes Gruesome Materials
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Silver Celebrity Statues
The Shiny and Nearly Nude H&M Beckham Monuments are Eye-Catching
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Growing Green Statues
The Terraform Sculptures by Robert Cannon Breaks in All the Right Places
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Junk Yard Critter Sculptures
Prageeth Manohansa Exhibits an Astounding Collection of Creatures
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Storytelling Porcelain Sculptures
Beth Katleman Creates Decorative Miniature Theaters
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Creepy Wax Sculptures
The Melted Works of Jane Moseley are Incredibly Lifelike
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Chiseled Female Magician Statues
Ben Godi Crafts Perfect Sculptures of Classically Beautiful Women
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Urbanized Classical Statue Captures
The 'Hipster In Stone' Series Redresses Classic Statues
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Naked Pedestrian Statues
Antony Gormley Places Sculptures of His Nude Body Around NYC
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Classical Comic Sculptures
Mauro Perrucchetti's Modern Heroes Features Batman and Superman
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White Chocolate Statues
The 'World Heritage Monuments' Replica is Made Out of Chocolate
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Giant Equine Statues
The Nic Fiddian-Green Horse Head Sculptures are Beautiful
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Stunning Crumbling Statues
This Large Statue is Made to Look Like it Has Been Ravished by Time
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Proposed Pop Culture Statues
Wolf Gnards Imagines More Sculptures to Accompany Detroit's RoboCop
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Skyscraper-Climbing Sculptures
The Captivating Rosalie Flossis Designs are Shown Scaling Walls
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Mythical Steampunk Statues
Kreatworks's Dragon Sculpture Likely Won't Fit in Your Home
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Hilariously Hatted Historic Statues
London's Statues Get Made Over by the HATWALK
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Dynamic Cloth-Draped Statues
The Vesalius Sculpture Features a Man Being Overwhelmed by a Canvas
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Ancient Cartoon Character Artifacts
Nadin Ospina's Ancient Sculptures Depict Pop Culture Figures
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Middle Finger Statues
Maurizio Cattelan Makes Take a Jab at the Milan Stock Exchange
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Gaming Character Statues
The 'Life Size Papercraft Samus Aran' is a Lifeless God
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Seaside Behemoth Bronze Statues
The Damien Hirst 'Verity' Statue Stands For Truth and Justice
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Headless Man Statues
The Erwin Wurm 'Big Kastenmann' is an Aluminum Body
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Living Dead Escapee Statues
'Outbreak of the Undead' is a Frightening Outdoor Halloween Decoration
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Giant Literary Figure Statues
The Mr Darcy Sculpture Immortalizes Colin Firth's Rendition
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Melting Award Statues
The D Face Oscar Sculpture Makes Social Commentary on the Movie Business
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Raindrop-Revelling Statues
Rain by Nazar Bilyk Captures a Man Surrendering to a Moment
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Distorted Traditional Statues
Affiliati Peducci/Savini Manipulate Marble and Classic Beauty
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