The Colonnade of Stars was constructed to surround the Court of the Universe at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California: Comprised of a ring of Star figures – cast bronze females with flowing robes and upraised arms, crowned by star headdresses – these figures were created by sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder … Continue reading
Sculpture by Hennie Potcieter… Taken in Kruger National Park, South Africa Continue reading
Rakshasas c. 10th century Sandstone India (probably Madhya Pradesh) Feasting on human body parts, these cadaverous rakshasas (malicious spirits) are also attendants of terrifying yet protective deities such as the goddess Kali (and her variant Chamunda). In fact, this sculpture is a fragment from a large image depicting such a deity who once wore a … Continue reading
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The Velvet Rocket 