The greats always have something erected to immortalize their…greatness…and as the King of Pop, it’s not at all surprising that a Michael Jackson monument should test the boundaries of commemoration. Live Forever: The Michael Jackson Monument Design Competition, just announced its winners, and boy, were they ever, um, imaginative.
Granted, there were no limits to this competition, as “the proposed monuments could be located anywhere and be any scale that the designers deemed appropriate.” And so over 200 Michael Jackson monument designs were submitted. Take a look at the top ten, including the BADDEST (1st Prize), BADDER (2nd Prize), and BAD (3rd Prize), in the gallery above.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Celebrity Tribute Monuments
- There is an emerging trend in designing monuments for celebrities as a means of immortalizing their greatness.
- Innovative Design Competitions
- Design competitions that allow for unlimited creativity could inspire innovative designs for different types of products in various industries.
- Large Scale Sculpture Art
- Creating large-scale sculptures and monuments could be a trend in the art and architecture industries, offering new opportunities for artists and architects.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Entertainment
- The entertainment industry could utilize commemorative monuments to boost the popularity and image of celebrities.
- Design
- The design industry could benefit from hosting creative competitions that push the boundaries of what is possible in design.
- Art and Architecture
- The art and architecture industries could offer new opportunities for artists and architects to create large-scale sculptures and monuments for various purposes.
