By Vladimir Brezina
Most architectural sculptures work hard at their jobs.
Caryatids carry things on their heads….
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… atlants bow down under the weight of entire facades
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… even gargoyles make themselves useful when it rains
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But these guys are just hanging out, shooting the breeze…
What was the sculptor thinking? Any ideas?
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The mustashioed guy on the left is there to remind men to have a prostate exam. The dude in the middle is worried he might have put off having an exam too long and the fella on the right is there to reassure him that everything will be alright, he just needs to schedule an appointment!
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An excellent explanation, Honie! That explains why they are naked, you think?
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Very quirky, I like them. :-)
Excellent! :-)
Very good architectural observations.
Thanks! Might as well learn something through these posts… :-)
Always been fascinated by architectural photography. I would conjecture that the guy in the middle has presented a problem for discussion; the man to the left is offering a solution “on the one hand”, the bearded fellow to the right his answer “on the other hand”!
Thesis, antithesis, synthesis–I love it!
Cool!!!
You know, that really fits! But let me rephrase it in current terms: Republican on the right, Democrat on the left, and the undecided voter in the middle…
;)….!!
Sometime when you’re on the Upper West Side, walk down 110th between Broadway & Amsterdam. About 1/2 down the block, on the north side of the street, there is a set of 8 sculptures. Like these guys, they don’t seem to serve any function – other than to make one smile!
Great suggestion! We will most definitely check it out!!
Point out no evil, think no evil, do no evil.
Yes, they are kind of wimpy…
Pretty clear to me that the two guys on either end are waiting for the middle man to say JUMP!
… to say “JUMP!… You go first…” :-)
How far is the fall?
It was the second or even third storey—far enough to fall…
I’m out : ))) I thought I could jump! I was just in NOLA- what building is this?
I was just wandering through the French Quarter, so I don’t remember exactly where it was. But it was not far in from Canal Street—somewhere around Royal and Bienville? It was a building being renovated…
I love it there!
I think it’s pretty clear that the one in the middle is having second thoughts about jumping! haha!
love architectural sculptures, they’re pretty fascinating :)
Exactly!
Often I’am drawing such elements of houses. I like the photos.
Thanks, Susanne!
Don’t …blink
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I am reminded:- The TV Doctors is now being shown here in Ireland and yesterday included a discussion and demonstration (per Dr. Orden) of Yoga to avoid general bowel problems. How co-incidental!
Yes, somehow these are not exactly heroic sculptures, are they?
What a fun way at looking at some serious architectures. Love them all!
I certainly had fun putting this post together… :-)
hahahahaha! That’s a good question actually! I guess they are just chilling….!
… or debating, or trying to get each other to jump off, or… (see comments above)