For todays’ Wordless Wednesday I chose some statues from the park Sanssouci in Potsdam. The French term means carefree. The Rococo Palace served as a summer residence for Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, and I’m pretty sure the palace has seen some wild parties over the years …
What do you think – is this art or kitsch?
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Art. Would love to see these at night – bet it would be an eerie experience!
True! The park itself would be!
I agree with Magickmermaid : Kitschy Art ( and thank her for that phrase) x
Are these all Greek statues, or replicas?
The palace was erected around 1947 and was French inspired. It served the kings until 1918 so different styles must’ve mixed. They are pretty … Erm … memorable 🤭
Damn, 1747
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.♥️
Makes me wonder what kinda s**t some of those sculptors were smoking!
Gotta love art in public spaces!
There’s nothing like a healthy dose of inspiration 😉
Amazing 😇
Thanks, they are fun!
I call it Art, it takes real talent and work to make a statue. It lasts and often I understand there is symbology in the statues such as with horses hooves, the number of them on the ground is an indicator of the fate of the rider.
Very true, it is a lot of long lost knowledge in the arts!
The one with the hammock is art, I would say. Unless the hammock is meant to be a fishing net, if that is really a merkid they have caught along with the fish.
The half-lady half-lion with the two children is a category of her own. (One of the children seems to be suffocating him/herself with a plastic bag, except that plastic bags hadn’t yet been invented in the 18th century.)
Damn, the merkid is really that, I just wasn’t tall enough to capture it probably… not much Art left I’m afraid 😳
How did they live without plastic bags bag than? 🤔
If the statues are any indication, I would say there was quite a lot of frivolity in the palace. Kitschy art! 😀
Our culture is funny, we like to reinvent the wheel … People had a way to have fun ages ago 😜