Bronze ravens created by Christine Kosiba sit on large rocks on Main Street, Brevard, near the Times Arcade Alley. The birds are native to high elevations in Western North Carolina.
Bird Sculptures on Rocks
Closeup of Bird Sculpture
The esplanade of the National Auditorium in Mexico City is home to the large, bronze moon sculpture La luna by Juan Soriano. He was a Mexican artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and theater work.
La Luna by Juan Soriano
Among its varied collection of sculptures at Brookgreen Gardens, there are quite a few of animals.
“Lioness and Cub” by Hope Yandell – A female lion with her young cub. The lioness is standing, front left paw raised slightly. Her head is turned in the direction of her cub. They are positioned in a natural setting on a rock formation over a small pool.
Prowling in the Jungle
“Brown Bears” by Anna Hyatt Huntington is a bronze sculpture of a group of three bears
Brown Bears
This prolific sculptor made work in wood, stone, and bronze. As a student in London, Henry Moore absorbed the influences around him, both the work of his contemporaries and the pre-Columbian and ancient art in the British Museum. It is easy to see a connection between Large Standing Figure and ancient art. This sculpture is displayed at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.
Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge by Henry Spencer Moore
Il Grande Disco (also known as The Grand Disc) is a round coin-shaped piece of art that sits at Bank of America Plaza in Uptown Charlotte. The piece is a large, bronze wheel with dark edges and designs etched throughout both sides. The piece has a futuristic, foreign feel and almost seems to be ripping apart at its seams. This piece was created specifically for the space by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, Il Grande Disco and was installed in 1974.
There are five more “Il Grande Disco” sculptures throughout the world, all with similar design and all installed in around the same time frame.
Charlotte – Il Grande Disco