Schools
from across the UK, as well as far-flung places such as China, India, and
Kenya, donated spoons for the project. Sculptor, Alfie Bradley, told the BBC
that he thought of the artwork as “a protector of children” because the spoons
were donated by schoolchildren.
After
the statue was finished five months later, an astonishing 40,000 spoons had
gone into creating the giant ape, including a spoon said to have been used by
Winston Churchill himself. Each spoon was welded by hand to create the
12-foot-tall statue.
All photos are from the web.
16 comments:
That is an outstanding sculpture and it works on every level. What a brilliant idea and sculptor.
I must admit that the gorilla statue is very nicely made!
Uri Geller also tried to "conquer" the Netherlands, but the Dutch are too sober for him!
Have a great day, Ginny!
That is an impressive sculpture.
Wow...that is some job of work! And the FBI agent story too.
Wow, what a dynamic spoon art. Very impressive gorilla sculpture!
I wonder where Churchill's spoon is used :-)
The FBI story is impressive, too :-)
amazing talent, the knife and the spoon.. waiting for the fork ha ha... maybe a peacock? that is a ton of spoons and many hours of work... great post. again! i was glad to see the knife scuplture yesterday, but was not commenting
Amazing sculpture. Great job.
That is really a neat sculpture.
That is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool.
And advice - never get involved with the FB! - lol.
That is quite amazing.
WOW!
And interesting story from the FBI!!
Fascinating and so artistic.
How time consuming too. Thanks for sharing
Sue
Oh super amazing darling
xx
That gorilla is amazing.
This is new to me and I love it. Thanks so much for the suggestion of ribbon lace for Nessie. I will be on the lookout on the Joann's website. She'll be a picky bride, but I'm looking forward to the project. Take good care!
That is amazing and the school kids in front precious!
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