Dude I legit thought there was a real man on that bench, then I took a double take and realized it was just a statue
20 Artists Who Beautifully Transformed Emotions Into Sculptures
Art
07/20/2022

What some of us have believed to be true, like that Ancient Greek sculptures completely lacked color, is wrong. As it turns out, they were vibrantly painted with pigments made of natural ingredients. A sculptor is capable of pouring out their feelings, experiences, and beliefs into 3D works of art while adding their own twist to them.
The following works of art need no description to make us go through all the feels, and Bright Side thought of spicing up your day with access to a virtual art exhibit right at your fingertips.
1. Karl-Henning Seemann, Untitled
2. Zenos Frudakis, Freedom
3. Petrus Spronk, Architectural Fragment
4. John Buckley, The Headington Shark
5. Duane Hanson, Man on a Bench
6. Chen Pao-chung, Hippo Square
7. Lise Cormier, Mother Earth
8. Han Hsu-Tung, Chess
9. Hans-Jörg Limbach, Think Partner
10. Robin Wight, Wishes
11. Lorenzo Quinn, Love
Lorenzo Quinn, Support
Lorenzo Quinn, GAIA
12. Ervin Loránth Hervé, Popped Up
13. Sue and Pete Hill, Mud Maid
14. Gali May Lucas, Absorbed by Light
15. Bruno Catalano, The Travelers
16. George Lundeen, Departure
17. Olga Ziemska, Stillness in Motion: The Matka Series
18. Daniel Popper, Thrive
19. Eremia Grigorescu, Mihai Eminescu
20. Thomas Leroy, The Weight of Thought
If you could have a miniature of any of the sculptures above, which one would you choose, and why? Which of them do you think truly speaks to you?
Preview photo credit Tspier / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, AndyScott / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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