39 Super-Sized Outdoor Installations
From Giant Beach Canvases to Monstrous Man Statues:
Meghan Young — Nov 19, 2009 — Art & Design
Considering how inundated people are with imagery and information, artists, designers and marketing, agencies have to find new ways to grab people’s attentions. One sure way is through super-sized outdoor installations. I mean, if girls go gaga over miniature things, just imagine the impact guys and gals will get from giant things.
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Giant Naked Dude as Art
Pawel Althamer in the Milan Sky
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Supersized Eva Longoria
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Super-Sized Swimmers
Discovery Unveils Giant Tattooed Statues for 'London Ink'
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Super-Sized Street Art
Alexandros Vasmulakis' Grandiose Graffiti
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Giant Light Bulb Shaped Lamps
The SO1 Lamp
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Giant Bubble Gum Sculptures
'Chewing in Venice' by Simone Decker Makes for Sticky Sightings
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Bridgevertising
Giant Oliver Kahn
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Giant Beach Canvases
Andres Amador ‘Warped Fields' Sand Doodles Span up to 500ft
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Performance Art: Giant Knitting Machine by Dave Cole
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Giant Guerrilla Toilet Paper Rolls
Dulcolax Laxative Ad
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Giant Human Nest
Benjamin Verdonck's Skyscraper Nest
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Aerial Art
Giant Knitted Rabbit Spotted by Google Earth
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Giant Steampunk Spiders
La Princesse Webs Her Way Across the Globe
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Giant Dutch Street Art
Henk Hoftra's Art Eggcident
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Doghouse Bed & Breakfasts
Sleep Inside a Giant Beagle at the Dog Bark Park Inn
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Weird Inflatable Sculptures
Paul McCarthy's Giant Piece of Crap
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Super-Sized Street Earrings
'Urban Jewelry' by Liesbet Bussche Adorns Cities
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Oversized Bras
‘A Long Story' Features Yoshikazu Yamagata's Finest Work
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Monstrous Man Statues
Arabic Storyteller of Giant Proportions in Dubai by VisionDivision
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Giant Vehicular Robot Art
Project Transformers
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Oversized Art Instruments
Chinese Artist Creates World's Largest Paintbrush
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Giant Urban Balls
Kurt Perschke Redball Project Captivates Toronto During Luminato 2009
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Giant Urban Carrots
Farmer's Market Campaign
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Parade Floats With Giant Boobs
Shu Yong's Ta-Tas Promote Plastic Surgery-Free Beauty
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Giant Crystal Horses
Swarovski 'Lucky Spot' Sculpture by Stella McCartney Rings in Easter
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Giant Rubber Duckies
Florentijn Hofman Surprises Osaka, Japan with Huge Bath Toy in River
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Giant Air Bags
Anti-Pollution Campaign
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16-Foot Boots
Red Wing Shoes Celebrates Store Launch With Supersized Footwear
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Giant Floating Flower Beds
The Hanging Gardens of Paddington For Hotel Indigo's Launch
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Sculpture Racing
Kinetic Mobiles, Like Giant Pink Poodles, For Mud & Road Racing
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Giant Flip Flop Flower Beds
Guerrilla Havaianas Ad
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Butting Out
Giant Billboard Gets Attention
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Heavy-Duty Knitting Equipment
Super-Sized Needle Arts Made Manly (UPDATE)
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Giant Eco Bead Curtains
Green Decor at Jamsil Olympic Stadium
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Giant Illuminated Game Pieces
Jumbo Tetris Blocks Light Up Sydney Alley
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Giant Mouth Street Art
The ‘Big Mouth Project' by D*Face
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Ad Medium Monuments
Cerne Abbas Giant Gets Homer and a Donut
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Giant Glove Seats
Hive Makes the 'Joe Lounge Chair' For Baseball-Friendly Backyards
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Giant Public Turkey Stuffing
The 55 Ft Bird Basting Hoax
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Satellite Graffiti
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Gerhard Richter Combines Art Forms for Graphic Collection
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Parade Floats With Giant Boobs
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Globular Baubles
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Vend-Ring Machines
Ted Noten's Red Light Design Rings Transform Red Light into Jewelry Districts
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Fashionably Tacky Bathroom Patterns
Plucked Chickens Made of Wool
Felted Sculptures by Stephany Metz
Sleeping With Ghosts
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Street Art Spray Can Invasions
Subversive Urban Art by DFace
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Gareth Williams' ‘I Say, I Say, I Say' Dog Integrates Human Hair
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Urban Old Lady Boots
Timberland's Merge Roll Top Boot With Snowflake Trim
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The Honda Life Style Study Glitters in the Tokyo Auto Salon
LED Party Ball
Interactive Zygote
Marmite Statue
The Kiss by Jeremy Fattorini
Giant Crystal Spiders
Web of Light by Ai Weiwei
Sleek Sports Watches
Lindsay Lohan and David Beckham Rock the £9.99 Breo Roam
$3,500 Swarovski-Bejeweled Fragrances
Bond No. 9
Guerrilla Rubber Duckies
Famous Paintings "With Extra Ducks"
Massaging Bras
The Intimate Health ‘Brassage' Claims to Kneed Away Toxins
Paint Chip Pop Icons
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Giant Gum Bubbles
Big Babol Ads
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Cultivating Calabash
Mechanical Elephants
Robot TME by Andrew Chase
Street-Legal Driving Sculptures
The 2008 Art Cars Festival
Peeing Public Statues
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Refrigerated Beaches
Palazzo Versace in Dubai Will Cool Beachgoers, Irritate Environmentalists
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Carnival Cruises Publicity Stunt
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Star Trek Bead Curtains
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15 Meter Tall Spiders
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Raw Poultry Public Art
Attention Chicken by Nicolas Lampert
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Wiener Transformers
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Killer Rubber Ducks
Oasis Commercial Shows Fake Foul Taking Over Tokyo
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