Sunday, 1 November 2009


"Broken Column" is the name of art made by Antoney Gormley from England.
In Stavanger we have 23 of his statues, like this one which I took a photo of at the stairs leading from/to the parking area at Valberget.
Some like it, - some don`t. 
I guess no other art in Stavanger has ever been discussed and argued more than this. One statue is inside a classroom, and one is even inside a private home..... I will let you meet some of the other "rusty men" later.


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11 comments:

  1. GreensboroDailyPhoto1 November 2009 at 19:20

    I can see where people would talk about a sculpture permanently "in the way"! How interesting

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  2. Rob Siemann1 November 2009 at 19:45

    Yes, Gormley is controversial, to say the least. I happen to like him. And you show this statue as it should be seen, in a perfect light. Very well done, Gunn!

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  3. Leif Hagen1 November 2009 at 20:23

    I LIKE it, the rusty sculpture! I might be a little startling at first or if someone was stumbling home on a Friday night after a lot of Aquavit?! Hilsen fra Hagen

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  4. Anonymous1 November 2009 at 20:46

    Oh, I've never seen this one! But then, I don't drive. So, there you go... ;-)

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  5. VP1 November 2009 at 22:23

    The only thing that I can say about this, and most of the other works of Gormley, is that they are so banal that it's strange that they are considered controversial. May be this is an adjective that sells better!

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  6. Three Rivers, Michigan1 November 2009 at 22:47

    It is the placement in the public spaces, I think, that makes them interesting.

    Three Rivers Daily Photo

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  7. Lowell1 November 2009 at 22:48

    It's interesting, I suppose, but I don't find it particularly attractive. To each his own, though.

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  8. Lachezar2 November 2009 at 04:23

    A bit spooky standing on the stairway, but interesting piece of art! Cheers!

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  9. AC Williams2 November 2009 at 22:02

    I'd be interested in seeing more of his works.

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  10. Unknown2 November 2009 at 22:38

    I like it! Looking forward seeing the others.

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  11. The villager:12 November 2009 at 10:11

    Nice image......check out my 'Gormley picture' at: http://woldsvillage.blogspot.com/2009/11/sea-to-west.html

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