40 Of The Most Amazing Sculptures Around The World

The oldest known statuette, named Venus of Hohle Fels, dates back to around 33.000 – 38.000 BCE,.Since then, the world of sculpture art has changed tremendously.

this form of art was one of the first ways human civilization used to depict the surrounding world at first, before it quickly became a favorite in the worship of gods and later, in the modern era, a form of classical art. It is now used to commemorate famous people among many other beautifying uses.

Now, modern sculptures are used by artists as a way of representing unique ideas and not objects or living beings. Advancement in technology has enabled the artforms to take odd shapes and be made from absolutely any material imaginable.

To save you some trips across the world, we have put together a list of the most creative sculptures and famous statues found throughout the globe. all super creative and awe-inspiring. Take a look below

#1 Expansion By Paige Bradley, New York, USA

#2 Dramatic Fairy Sculpture Dancing With Dandelion By Robin Wight, Uk

#3 Colossus, Florence, Italy

#4 Inner Children Trapped Inside Adult Bodies By Alexander Milov

#5 The Force Of Nature By Lorenzo Quinn

#6 Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, Usa

#7 Black Ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania

#8 The Caring Hand, Glarus, Switzerland

#9 Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Usa

#10 Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

#11 The Rain Man By Jean-michel Folon, Italy

#12 Diminish And Ascend By David Mccracken, Bondi, Australia

#13 Popped Up By Ervin Loránth Hervé, Budapest, Hungary

#14 Viccisitudes By Jason Decaires Taylor, Grenada, Vest Indies

#15 Raindrop By Nazar Bilyk, Ukraine

#16 Shadow Street Art, Kaunas, Lithuania

#17 Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia

#18 Epic 1,320-ton God Of War Statue In China

#19 Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan

#20 The Shoes On The Danube Bank By Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest, Hungary

#21 Les Voyageurs, Marseilles, France

#22 The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland

#23 Ocean Atlas: Massive Underwater Statue Of Girl Carrying The Ocean On Her Shoulders

#24 De Vaartkapoen, Brussels, Belgium

#25 Nelson Mandela, South Africa

#26 People Of The River By Chong Fah Cheong, Singapore

#27 Kelpies, Grangemouth, Uk

#28 The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay, New York, Usa

#29 Jaume Plensa Sculptures, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

#30 Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon, Usa

#31 Man Hanging Out, Prague, Czech Republic

#32 The Rising Tide By Jason Decaires Taylor, London

#33 A Day Out, Adelaide, Australia

#34 Magic Wire Mesh Sculpture By Pauline Ohrel, France

#35 Cattle Drive, Dallas, Texas, Usa

#36 Metalmorphosis By David Cherny At The Whitehall Technology Park, Charlotte, Nc

#37 The Unknown Official, Reykjavik, Iceland

#38 The Shark, Oxford, Uk

#39 A Scene From The World War With Real-size Statues, Eceabat, Turkey

#40 Man At Work, Bratislava, Slovakia