DAILY PHOTO: Guardian Lion, Singapore
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Kunst Haus in Vienna (often written KunstHausWien) is a modern art museum featuring works by Friedensreich [Regentag Dunkelbunt] Hundertwasser, but also with temporary exhibits by other artists. The whimsical facade of the building is reflective of Hundertwasser’s style and is similar to the older and more well-known HundertwasserHaus, which is an apartment building a couple blocks away.
Believe it or not, this is a seven ton bronze sculpture. It’s only painted white and only appears to be a material as light as plastic. That seven tons is cantilevered off that one arm (i.e. the back of the hand is all that touches the ground.)
It’s called “Planet” and it was sculpted by Marc Quinn in 2008.
Here is a pic from farther away that may offer more sense of scale.