The most terrible statues on the planet. Creepy statues that are still worth a look The most disgusting sculptures in the world

There are hundreds of thousands of monuments and sculptures in the world, immortalized in bronze, granite, wood, plaster and many other materials. Recognizing the right of sculptors to self-expression and creative freedom, we invite you to look at the most terrible examples of their work.

Durer's Hare, Nuremberg (Germany) The painting of the German artist and architect Albrecht Dürer "Young Field Hare" (1502) was translated into bronze sculpture more than 400 years later. The sculptor Jurgen Hertz installed it on a marble pedestal near the house in which the artist himself once lived. The sculpture of the hare turned out to be a real monster, and not at all a gentle little animal jumping in the morning dew. Not only did he crush the unfortunate man with his huge carcass, but smaller hares are already beginning to eat him. The fantasy of the mind gave birth to another monster to the world.

"A Conversation with Oscar Wilde", London (UK) In the mid-1990s, London admirers of the Irish writer, esthete and playwright Oscar Wilde decided to erect a monument to him. Maggie Hamblin's work, which she called "A Conversation with Oscar Wilde," won the creative competition. According to the author's idea, Wilde can talk to the public from the coffin, which is also a bench. In this case, only the head and one hand of the writer are visible. To be convincing, they appear to have been eaten by countless organisms. “This is a great day for the theatre, for London, for Ireland, for Oscar Wilde’s family, for all his fans,” said the chairman of the organizing committee for the installation of the monuments at the unveiling.

Vigeland Sculpture Park (Norway) In Oslo (the capital of Norway) there is a huge park, famous all over the world. This is the result of the work of the sculptor Gustav Vigeland. More than two hundred monuments created by the author over 35 years (1907-1942) reflect all kinds of human states - emotions, relationships in society and towards the world. According to the author, the compositions contained the deepest meaning about the philosophy of life.

Sculptural compositions in Slovenia. In Ljubljana (Slovenia) there are several unusual sculptures by one original sculptor. For example, one of them is “Expulsion from Paradise.”

Here is another strange sculpture, similar to a tree man.

And this looks like a dancing teenager.

"Fiesta", Albuquerque, USA “This couple is timeless: both heroes have no age, the sculpture is at the same time not modern, but not historical. The archetypal poses of the figures - his masculinity, her provocative sexuality - symbolize the confrontation across the barrier of gender separating them."- the art critic of the influential newspaper The Los Angeles Times once wrote. The work of sculptures by Luis Jimenez depicts a man and woman dancing a traditional Mexican dance.

Initially, in the early 1990s, the composition "Fiesta" was installed at one border checkpoint on the US-Mexico border. The local government, which paid about $57,000 for the monument, hoped that the sculpture would deter illegal immigrants trying to cross the border. However, the monument was moved to the territory of New Mexico State University in Albuquerque. Now innocent students and teachers of a local university are coming under psychological pressure.

Victoria's Way Park, Roundwood, Ireland. And here is the toughest part. Near the Irish village of Roundwood there is Victoria’s Way Park - this park is intended for relaxation and meditation. There are many unique sculptures in the park - statues of Buddha and the elephant-like god Ganesha, and some of them even give you goosebumps. It took approximately 20 years to create the sculptures. According to the owner of the park, this promotes meditation and reflection on the meaning of one’s own life, and the unusual sculptures only remind one of how difficult a person’s path is.

Humanity erects statues for future generations. This is a way to remember those who made an invaluable contribution to the development of society, it is a need to perpetuate the memory of an event, and sometimes it is an opportunity to remind people passing by that life ends the same for everyone.
1. Blucifer

Blucifer is terrible, and this is made even worse by its location - near the Denver airport. Blucifer is not actually the statue's real name; this is just one of the few “gentle” nicknames that the city residents gave him. Among them are "Blue Stallion of Death" and "Satan's Horse". The original name of the statue is "Blue Mustang", but you only have to look at the statue to understand where its nicknames come from. In theory, this is a rearing, snorting, anatomically correct horse. But, looking into her burning red eyes, you understand that this is Satan’s horse.

It's no surprise that many Denver residents don't like this statue. She brought nothing but misfortune even to her creator. Luis Jimenez was working almost 10 meters above the 4,100 kg statue when it killed him. A fragment of the statue fell on the sculptor.
Moreover, conspiracy theorists consider this horse to be a kind of symbol that confirms their theory. They are convinced that Denver International Airport is actually a secret base from which the signal will be given to begin the restructuring of society. When the construction of the airport revealed that the budget had been exceeded, and the construction itself had dragged on for several years longer than planned, rumors arose that additional time and money were needed to build a huge underground bunker where the government would hide and from where it could conduct its activities. after the end of the world. Now some think that the horse is a clear proof of this, since it undoubtedly represents one of the horses of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation.

2. Quetzalcoatl in San Jose

Quetzalcoatl was an ancient Aztec god who was part serpent, part bird, and part fire dragon. He is the head of the Aztec pantheon of gods.

In 1992, sculptor Robert Graham was asked to create a statue that would not only be the city's premier artistic attraction, but would also honor the Hispanic families who call the city home and would also serve as a reminder of the people who founded it and lived on this land. This is how Quetzalcoatl was created.
We don't know what mattered more - the sculptor's ambition or the $500,000 he received from the city. Graham originally planned for a huge bronze statue, but then those plans morphed into something else.
When the city's arts council approved the statue's new design, no one was privy to the plans. Previously, Graham had already had to deal with dissatisfaction from customers, so until the opening the sculpture was not available for viewing.
After the statue's unveiling, people began placing their small dogs on top of the statue, resulting in many rather amusing photographs.
But when they got tired of these entertainments, people realized that the statue was clearly unsuccessful, since it offended the feelings of some groups of the population. Many did not want part of their cultural and spiritual heritage to be remembered at all, since Quetzalcoatl was one of the gods who supposedly taught the art of removing the still-beating heart from a victim's body.
Hundreds of people protested against the monument, opening one of the worst chapters in the history of San Jose. This was the second attempt to create a major cultural attraction, which failed miserably. The first effort was the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century commander who captured San Jose and wrested the territory from Mexican control.

3. Faceless Babies of Prague

Prague is a strange place. It has the Žižkov TV Tower, a 216-meter nightmare for the eye, the tallest building in the country. It has received many awards as the best building, but also ranks second on the list of the ugliest buildings in the Czech Republic.


Instead of simply accepting the title of "ugly building," the city tried to make it more attractive. Obviously, in Prague, this means adding something that would give viewers many nightmares.


In 2000, 10 giant faceless children appeared in different parts of the tower, crawling up and down it. This is the work of one of the creepiest and most controversial artists in the city - David Cherny. Huge fiberglass babies also appeared in Kampa Park.


There are three more children housed in Kampa Park, and they may cause even more horror (if that is possible, of course). Park visitors can see that these little babies, made of bronze instead of fiberglass, aren't completely faceless, although they do have strangely misshapen heads. Did their faces disappear or were they sucked in? In fact, we would rather not know about it.

4. Virgin Mother and Truth

Like many other artists, Damien Hirst is also a rather controversial character. But that's not the only reason it's controversial. His statues of the Virgin Mother and Truth leave passersby with absolutely no choice but to look at them and be horrified

Virgin mother
Both Truth and the Virgin Mother are enormous in size and both are pregnant. This can be argued because they were partially “skinned” to expose everything that was inside - from muscle tissue to the unborn fetus. The height of the Virgin Mother is 10 meters and weighs 13 tons. It was purchased in 2014 by a Manhattan real estate tycoon whose neighbors soon went to war with him.
And Truth, made in almost the same “pregnant woman with her skin removed” style, is even larger. She is over 20 meters tall, holds a sword above her head and looks out over North Devon. According to Hirst, it is on a long-term lease, but it is understandable that many residents of the English seaside town are feeling some anxiety. While some call the statue a great tourist attraction, others think it looks a little Hannibal Lecter-esque.
The truth was installed at the port under a rental program for a period of 20 years. Although this was not done entirely out of the artist’s kindness - Hirst has a house nearby, as well as a restaurant overlooking this monstrous statue. Since the installation of the statue, the restaurant has been constantly filled with customers.

5. Headless statue


Behind the post office of the city of Legazpi in the Philippines, a rather frightening sight opens up: a monument in the form of a kneeling headless figure. Her posture implies that the blade came down just a second ago. There are more questions about the statue than answers.

One of the official versions is that the statue is a memorial to the war heroes of the Bicol people who died during World War II. There is another statue (less creepy) located in Naga City that commemorates the Bicol martyrs whose executions sparked local support for the Philippine Revolution.
According to local legends, on November 22, 1945, workers discovered a headless body buried in the sand of Elbay Bay in Sabang. Since his uniform was in almost perfect condition, they decided that he had been in the sand for a short time. But the head was never found. A benefactor of one of the city's colleges wanted to preserve the memory of the man and commissioned the erection of a statue, but only after the body was carried in a parade through the city.
How true this is, we don't know. There are no documents left to trace the history of the decapitated body or the commission for the installation of the statue, although quite a few people claim to remember what happened. Local historians have no idea what the real history was, and neither does the National Institute of History of the country.

6. Cloak of Conscience

The Cloak of Conscience is a sculpture that is terrifying, but at the same time strangely beautiful. It has different versions that continuously appear throughout Europe in the work of the artist Anna Chromie.

The cloaked figure with downcast eyes and slumped shoulders first appeared in the background of a painting she painted in 1980. At that time it was not even assumed that this would be a depiction of a real figure. The figure was empty and showed that nothing remained of the old woman except the rags of her cloak.
This theme appeared again when Anna first turned to sculpture. This time the idea was embodied in the form of an empty cloak, which was supposed to symbolize the road along which we all walk in life - the road the image of which is given by our conscience.
The response to the statue was overwhelming, and the artist decided to create other versions of it. She created a small number of relatively normal-sized sculptures of the empty cloak before creating her main sculpture.
Even the marble used to create the sculpture has its own story. It was mined from the same quarry from which marble was supplied for Michelangelo's works. This quarry is the only one in the world where large enough pieces of marble can still be obtained, and the one Chromie required for her mysterious and sinister sculpture weighed 200 tons. It was so huge that most of the initial work took place in the quarry.
Smaller versions of the Cloak have been installed in various locations across Europe, from Rome to Monaco and Prague.

7. Wickham Headless Statue Park

This park, located along a rural road near Palmyra, Tennessee, is a creepy collection of statues. They weren't always this scary, and they were never even expected to become this way.

After the death of their creator, Enoch Tanner Wickham, the statues fell victim not only to the Tennessee weather, but also to vandalism. For more than two decades, the tobacco farmer painstakingly created his statues. After retiring, he expressed his love for art and sculpture in this way.
He created statues of birds and oxen, several men sitting on horseback, and groups of people. There are also figures of Tecumseh, Andrew Jackson and Daniel Boone standing next to a bull, as well as a statue of Sitting Bull. But after Wickham's death in 1970, bad things began to happen to his sculptures, eventually causing them to look like something out of a horror movie set in the backwaters of the Deep South.
None of them managed to save their heads, and most were also missing limbs. They are pierced by bullets, rammed or hit by trucks, and some are completely broken and thrown off their pedestals. These pedestals, which were once inscribed with the names of the statues and short poems about their importance to the country, were also destroyed.
The result is not only creepy, it is also sad. Attempts were made to save some of these works of art, and some were moved to another location and fenced with wire to protect them from vandals. This is a rather tragic result of the work of a man who was a sculptor only out of love for this work.

8. Moving statue of Neb-Sanu

Neb-Sanu

This ancient Egyptian figurine of Neb-Sanu is behind glass in the Manchester Museum in England and looks very similar to a typical Egyptian figurine. It is small in size, only about 25 cm in height. But something incomprehensible happens to it: the figurine began to move inside the closed display case.
For some time no one noticed that her position changed during the day. Museum caretakers noticed this, apparently quite by accident, and set up a camera to follow the figurine. And when you watch the footage in slow motion, you can actually see it moving throughout the day.
The figurine, which is about 4,000 years old, was originally an offering to Osiris. It was in the museum's collection for 80 years, and no oddities were noticed about it, but its movements gave rise to many theories. Some have suggested that the figurine was actually home to the spirit of the person it represented, while another theory suggested that the figurine turning exactly 180 degrees did so to show viewers the inscription on its back that gave instructions for the offering. Osiris "bread, beer, oxen and birds."
The real explanation was much more mundane and completely uninteresting. Physicist Brian Cox figured out the mystery and proved that the figurine rotates without anyone's help under the influence of slight vibrations that create friction between it and the glass shelf.

9. Saint Wenceslas on horseback

St. Wenceslas was created by the same sculptor who created giant faceless crawling children. For reference: Saint Wenceslas is the patron saint of the Czech Republic, and another statue of him (much more majestic and less terrible) is installed on Wenceslas Square in Prague. And he’s sitting there on a completely normal horse.


Saint Wenceslas of David the Black sits not just on a dead horse, but on a horse suspended upside down. She has a limp body, a lifelessly dangling head and a protruding tongue.
When the statue was installed at the opposite end of Wenceslas Square, the dead horse made an even more bizarre contrast with the proud figure of the saint who sat on it. The face of this Vaclav statue bore a striking resemblance to then-President Vaclav Klaus, and this did not go unnoticed.
The depiction of a saint is not just blasphemous. It was interpreted as something absolutely revolutionary. The normal vertical statue of a saint at the other end of the square had long been the central place of the city where residents gathered. It was there that they celebrated victories and gathered in difficult times. The inscription on the monument was a reminder of their strength and a call to perseverance, which makes the statue of another Wenceslas with his creepy dead horse even more disturbing.
Folklore also has an interesting remark about Saint Wenceslas. It is believed that, by analogy with the English King Arthur, Wenceslas and his knights are simply sleeping and waiting for the hour when their country needs them, and then they will saddle their horses again.

10. Wang Saen Suk: Buddhist Hell


The Buddhist tradition is best known for its idea of ​​rebirth. Getting another chance to succeed in life is an incredibly attractive idea. Less attractive is the idea that you will have to wait a while before getting a new body. When a person dies, his actions are evaluated and weighed. If the bad outweighs the good, then the soul goes straight to hell to pay for its evil deeds before it is given another body. A very evil soul can spend thousands of lifetimes waiting in a Buddhist hell, paying for the atrocities he has committed. So if you've ever wondered what Naraka, the Buddhist hell, looks like, visit Wan Saen Suk.


The two statues that greet you as you enter (if “welcome” is the right word here) are the souls of a deceased man and woman, the “preta.” They appear to be quite a scary pair who roam the Earth in constant thirst and hunger. As is the case with many types of spirits and otherworldly beings, there are different interpretations of whether the preta lives separately from the spirit, which pays for its worldly sins. Some pretas can only feed on vomit and pus, while others, as a punishment, have such a narrow throat that they constantly feel suffocated and therefore cannot eat, drink, or breathe. Some preta are enormous in size, constantly crying, burning, or being moved by the wind.


As if that weren't enough to terrify sinners, there is an entire area of ​​statues that leave nothing to the imagination and show visitors what will happen to them if they stray from the path of goodness and light. Some people are sawed in half or crushed in vices, while others are doomed to wander, bleeding due to the weapons left in their bodies. People are chewed by predators, and birds eat their entrails.
All this is terrible enough, but there is also a special place that is reserved for a special type of sinner: those who used physical violence against their own parents or monks. There is a special pit prepared for them in hell, and they will not be able to get out of there until a new Buddha is born.

A person cannot live without creativity. From the very beginning of the formation of the personality of Homo sapiens, we began to create, drawing or creating figures. This is how sculpture came to our civilization. These cultural monuments not only show how humanity developed, but are themselves important values, the heritage of our ancestors.

Thanks to statues, we get to know cultures and civilizations that have long since sunk into oblivion. But these creations are not always beautiful. Some sculptures seem to have become the embodiment of their creator’s darkest nightmares. And although creepy statues are initially repulsive, they provide an opportunity to look into the darkest corners of those people who live next to us.

Man attacked by infants. There is a whole sculpture park in Norway. This is the largest platform of its kind in the world, created by just one sculptor. The author was Gustav Vigeland, who in the middle of the 20th century “populated” this park with more than two hundred bronze sculptures. The sculptor sought to explore the relationships between different groups of people and show the circle of life. But at the same time, some of his creations cannot be called anything other than creepy and disgusting. One of the most notable is the “Man Attacked by Babies” statue, which is located on the bridge. It must be said that there are 58 sculptures on it. The statue is also called “The Man Driven Away Four Geniuses.” The composition consists of a naked man who waves away babies falling on him, and kicks one of them. In this case, the person manages to balance on one leg. And the tallest monument here is the Monolith. This huge sculpture is carved from a single granite rock. The monument depicts naked bodies crawling and climbing on it, wanting to reach the heavens. Next to the “Monolith” there are other figures that show the development of life. "Swarm of Babies" symbolizes its beginning, and "Pile of Dead Bodies" symbolizes its disappointing ending. The creator of this shocking park also thought about its little visitors - there are many children's sculptures here. Are they shocking? Well, of course!

The child-eater from Bern. In the very center of Bern, Switzerland, there is a fountain with a rather scary and mysterious sculpture. It is known that it was built back in 1546. But that’s why a sculpture was created in the form of a huge cannibal giant eating a child. In addition, he also has a bag of other children at the ready, extremely frightened. Their faces leave no doubt about what fate is in store for them. And there are several theories that reveal the meaning of this creation. According to one opinion, the giant is the Greek titan Kronos. He was once predicted that his death would come at the hands of his own child. So the giant ate his own children, hoping to save his life. According to another version, the statue depicts the founder of the city. They say that he argued with his younger brother all his life, which is why he went crazy. The man took out his madness on the children of Bern. Only there is no historical data in favor of these versions. The third theory says that the sculpture was created as a warning or reminder to the children of Bern about what can happen to naughty kids. They also say that this is a kind of threat to the Jews living in the city. In any case, if the sculpture was intended to scare or warn someone, then it succeeded perfectly.

Garden of dwarfs. In Salzburg, Austria, on the territory of the Mirabell Palace there is a Dwarf Garden (Zwerglgarten). Initially, the palace was named Altenau, in honor of the mistress of the castle builder, Prince-Bishop Wolf von Reitenau. He was an original person, since he placed a strange sculpture garden on the territory of the palace. But to date, only a small part of that garden has survived. In 1715, Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach lived in the palace. He, like other fans of modern fashion and the Baroque style, had a craving for oddities, imperfections and various kinds of pathologies. To serve in his palace, the archbishop hired several dwarfs, who were called upon to amuse him in every possible way. The unusual shapes of the bodies turned out to be so remarkable that the owner ordered the creation of sculptures of these deformations. These figures were placed in the garden, pleasing the gaze of the archbishop. The statues stood there until the new owner of the palace, Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria, ordered the removal of the freaks. And one can understand him - why should the wife and children see all these horrors of abnormal human bodies? Today, sculptures of dwarfs are already considered an integral part of the city's history. Only nine figures were returned to the original habitat of the monuments, the garden. Where the rest of the dwarfs went remains a mystery.

Indian sculpture park "Victoria's Way". Those who, in the vastness of thoroughly Catholic Ireland, suddenly come across a statue of the skeleton of Buddha, will clearly be very surprised. But this sculpture park has a whole park of Indian themed sculptures. There is a sculpture of a child crawling out of the ground and trying to free himself from the rotting fist of a skeleton. In the park there is a statue of a man tearing himself in half. Another sculpture shows how a skeleton in half-rotten clothes remained frozen in a swamp, unable to get to the shore. And this Indian park called “Victoria Way” is located in County Wicklow. The sculptures are designed to show how a person goes towards his self-realization, how full our life is, and what its essence is in general. The area of ​​the entire park is 8.9 hectares, there are as many as 33 statues made of black granite, as well as three bronze sculptures. This place was created for people to reflect on their lives during a leisurely walk. This place is considered a metaphysical “Amusement Park”, and the statues are designed to help guests reflect on different stages of their lives.

La Pascualita. There is an interesting store in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. On his window stands a mannequin in the form of a young woman in a wedding dress. And although there is nothing surprising here at first glance, the striking similarity of the mannequin to a real woman is alarming. Since the appearance of this mannequin in the window in 1930, it has acquired many myths and legends. Looking closely at the woman’s figure, you can see an unusually large number of details. Her hair is real, human. Veins appear under the skin. The mannequin looks so real that people are tempted to look at it again and again. And not only is the similarity with a real person strange, this dead girl was also the daughter of the original owner of the establishment. And a young woman died from a spider bite right on her own wedding day. As a result, the unnaturally realistic sculpture is surrounded by the story of a tragic death, and the wedding clothes add mystery. All this gave rise to a trail of rumors and legends around the figure. Rumor has it that this mannequin is actually the well-preserved body of that same girl. Her name has already been forgotten, now she is simply called La Pascualita, part of the current owner of the store, Pasquale Esparza. She herself never tires of repeating that the mannequin is nothing special, but this does not stop the rumors. They even say that La Pascualita changes its position slightly when no one is looking at it.

Black Aggie. The name of this statue already reveals its color. This black statue depicts a seated woman, almost completely hidden under a cape. You can see this work of art in the courtyard of the Federal Court in Washington. But initially the sculpture was intended for the Smithsonian Institution, but he refused the sculpture, which was a fake of the work of Saint-Gaudens. The story of “Black Aggie” began long before that, with the suicide of a young woman, Marian Adams. She was the wife of Henry Adams and suffered from depression for a long time. In 1885, the unfortunate woman committed suicide by drinking chemicals from a photographic workshop. The inconsolable husband immortalized the image of his wife in the form of a pink granite statue created by Auguste Saint-Gaudens. The creator himself called the shrouded figure “Sorrow,” and her husband, who had already bought it, renamed the sculpture “Adams Memorial.” But attempts at unscrupulous copying have always existed. So in this case, a copy of the Memorial was made for the grave of Felix Angus. He was a soldier and sailor who became a newspaper editor. A good statue was commissioned for the man’s grave, but the cunning sculptor simply copied the “Adams Memorial” without any consent from the owners. The copy eventually became known as the Black Aggie. And after the death of Angus's widow, she was buried next to the monument. Soon, visitors to the cemetery began to talk about strange things happening next to this monument. Eyewitnesses said that burning eyes could be seen from under the cloak at night. It was also said that one young man died of fright after looking into the eyes of the statue at night - this was his unsuccessful exam for admission to the university fraternity. Rumors say that ghosts have now begun to gather around Black Aggie. It is no coincidence that grass never grows on this land. Pregnant women who carelessly walked near the statue suffered miscarriages. So the cemetery became a place of refuge for ghosts, as well as ghost hunters, and those simply curious. And in 1967, they decided to transfer Black Aggie to the Smithsonian Institution, but in the end she ended up in a completely different place.

Penis fountain. Amsterdam has a lot of unusual things. There is also a huge live sex theater, Casa Rosso. And it’s not difficult to find it - a fountain in the shape of a huge penis will help, which, in principle, is logical. For a long time, the fountain was a kind of sign for tourists heading to the red light district. The Casa Rosso theater itself has long become famous as a place for staging shows with elements of sadomaso and tricks for adults. Both men and women can watch striptease here. Doubts about the direction of this establishment are dispelled by the sight of the unusual fountain sculpture standing in front of the entrance. This erect phallus suggests that the largest bar, and also a theater, in this pleasure district is ready to do anything to attract guests. At one time, the provocative sculpture was turned into a fountain, making the statue not so boring. Those who are not impressed by the image of this phallus should know that in real life it appears larger.

Bosc de Can Ginebreda. Those who are bored of walking through banal sculpture parks with mermaids and ancient heroes should visit the Bosc de Can of Ginebreda. This place seems to have been specially created for fans of erotica and pornography, and the sculptures here also have a fairy-tale connotation. The park is located in a juniper forest, a couple of hours drive north of Barcelona. The author of such an unusual collection of figures was Xiku Cabanesa. His workshop is also located on the territory of the park, so new creations quickly find a place among earlier works. Although there are few visitors to this erotic world, up to a hundred people a week come here. Is it really interesting for anyone to wander between giant sexless stone figures and look at huge statues doing explicit things? Women look at the childbirth process depicted in detail. It is quite difficult to see anything in this park that is not related to pornography. And Kabaniesa began working on his scandalous masterpieces back in the 1970s. Since then, his collection has already included more than a hundred sculptures, which the author prudently hid in the forest so as not to shock the neighbors. Interestingly, in this park you can also see casts of body parts of very real people. As proof of the greatness of the penis, several gigantic specimens are presented here. I can’t believe that such a surreal park ended up in a quiet, peaceful forest. But you can believe in its existence only by seeing it with your own eyes. But it will be impossible to forget this spectacle.

Skeleton of René de Chalons. In the 14th century, a fairly popular form of tombstone sculptures appeared - skeletons. If earlier tombstones were created in the form of beautiful and elegant images of the dead, then the new direction showed in the most natural way the process of the body’s transition from a living to a dead state. Skeletons on graves became part of Renaissance art. Initially, the sculptor depicted simply a sleeping man, whose body still retained its usual shape. But with the development of art, masters began to depict skeletons as increasingly losing their original features - either already eaten away by worms, or in the very middle of a terrible cycle. In the church of Saint-Etienne Bar-le-Duc there is a monument to the young Prince of Orange, René de Chalons. A noble man died at the age of 25 in a war, the year was 1544. At his grave, the sculptor created a life-size statue of a skeleton. This figure is dressed in already decayed robes hanging from it. One of the skeleton's hands was pressed to his chest, and the other raised his own heart above his head. It is said that the sculpture originally held the dried heart of the prince himself, but during the turbulent years of the French Revolution this artifact disappeared.

Monument to the enema. An enema in the minds of most of us is something that we don’t even want to think about. Those for whom this subject occupies a permanent place in their lives prefer to regret it and remain silent. The monument to the enema, which many are already afraid of, looks all the more unusual. It appeared in the Russian Zheleznovodsk, not far from the Mashuk Aqua-Therm spa. The establishment presented an unusual sculpture in 2008. This attention to the enema is due to the fact that in this place they treat disorders of the gastrointestinal system. This simple and effective rubber product is popular here. In general, this area is famous for the good effect that enemas give. And all thanks to the special water that flows next to the Caucasus Mountains. In the center of the sculpture are three cherub angels, whose appearance was suggested by the Renaissance genius Sandro Botticelli. But he didn’t even imagine that the little cherubs could hold an enema over their heads. The production of this statue cost 42 thousand dollars. When opened, there was an inscription underneath it: “Let's overcome constipation and blockage with an enema.”

Bomarzo. Not far from the Italian city of Bomarzo is the Monster Park. From the name itself it is clear that this place is not only strange and sad, but simply scary. In fact, this is not only a garden, but also a sculpture park, filled with terrible stone sculptures. There is a dragon, unable to resist, swallowing game trembling in horror, elephants carrying a dead soldier. It is better to meet the famous Greek monster - the echidna - in view of the sculpture. This half-snake, half-woman will forever wait for her victims, surrounded by two lions devoted to her. Throughout the park, faces distorted with grimaces look at visitors, their mouths open either in a scream, or in an attempt to swallow a gaping tourist. And this park was invented and financed by the nobleman Pier Francesco Orsini, or Vicino. He was a soldier, having personally experienced all the hardships of war. In the 1550s, this officer's best friend died in Italy. And after returning from captivity, he managed to see the death of his beloved wife. It is believed that this is why the nobleman chose to retire to the family estate, where he built a park of monsters. The terrible sculptures have survived to this day. It is not clear who exactly they represent, and why Vicino left them here at all. At the entrance to the park, each visitor reads the inscription that this place must be carefully examined and understand why all the works of art are collected here - for his own sake or for the sake of deception? The Creator was torn by his sadness, which painted all these unusual and terrible images in his garden.

Art is a global industry for creative people. For some it is an income or a way of self-expression, for others it is something that distracts from bad thoughts and inspires.

But looking at these statues, one gets the impression that the authors who devoted themselves to this type of art apparently wanted the people who saw their work to freeze their blood in their veins.

Otherwise, what other reason could there be for the appearance of such terrifying sculptures on the streets? Do people really like this that they put it on public display, and on such a huge scale!

True

The artist, whose fortune was estimated at £215 million by 2010, had already established himself in the art world - the Platinum Skull, anatomical sculptures of Pegasus and the Unicorn. Another creation by Damien Hirst, the twenty-meter bronze “Truth,” created a sensation in the city of Ilfracombe, UK. He depicted a naked pregnant woman carrying a sword and standing on legal books. And yes, the author did not spare the girl - on one half of her body you can study anatomy - bones, muscles and even the fetus inside.

In memory of the unborn

In modern society, the topic of abortion is very often raised. And, of course, the sculptors could not ignore this topic. There are many monuments around the world, and even a cemetery for unborn children was created. Each monument is touching and thought-provoking in its own way. But what you can find in the Philippines will cause not only tears, but also fear. The author depicted two bloody hands on a pedestal holding a child with an umbilical cord. Unfortunately, the creator is unknown.

Blue Mustang, or Blucifer

This horse was called as many times as possible: “Horse of Satan”, and “Blue Stallion of Death”, and now “Blucifer”. If you look at the statue, these nicknames seem very appropriate, because its glowing eyes speak for themselves. This terrifying 10-meter horse is installed at Denver International Airport, USA. She has already earned a reputation for herself. The sculpture literally killed its creator - during transportation, a piece that fell off the statue fell on Luis Jimenez. After this incident, many dubbed the statue one of the horses of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation and called it cursed.

Cloak of Conscience

The famous Czech artist and sculptor Anna Chromi created the entire Art of Conscience - several sculptures in the form of a void framed by a cloak. These statues carry something mysterious within them. Some see death in The Empty Cloak, others see conscience. If you look at the statue for a long time, you can feel a silent reproach, it seems as if someone is watching you. The artist, in turn, interprets emptiness differently - it is the intangible that a person leaves behind. All the grievances, love, memory, heritage. Something that cannot be touched with your hands, but can be felt with your heart.

Cannibal eating children

The fountain sculpture was built back in 1546, and no one knows who created it and why. There are several speculations about the meaning of the statue - whether it is a folklore character named Krampus, who had the right to punish naughty children at Christmas, or simply a warning to kids, a reminder of what can happen to those who do not listen to their parents. Theories do not make the statue any friendlier - a large cannibal who eats one child, while holding a sack full of the rest of the children.

La Pascualita

In the state of Chihuahua (Mexico), an interesting mannequin, La Pascualita, has been living in the window of one of the wedding shops for the past 85 years. A whole legend has already arisen around her, and all because she looks very realistic - real hair and eyelashes, skin with a slight blush and even folds on the skin and hands. Many say that this is the embalmed body of the daughter of former store owner Pascual Esparza. Employees are afraid to be alone with her; store visitors say that the girl’s gaze is “following” them. Believe it or not - decide for yourself.

Skeleton of René de Chalons

There are many monuments created for the nobility during their lifetime or after death. One of these is located in the church of Saint-Etienne Bar de Luca. The Prince of Orange, who died in battle in 1544 when he was only 25 years old, is buried there. A monument was erected at his grave - the skeleton is dressed in rags, and in his hand above his head he holds his own heart. Previously, the monument “held” the dried heart of the deceased prince, but it disappeared during the French Revolution.

Neb-Sanu

Unlike the above-mentioned sculptures, this one is not intimidating in its appearance - just a 25-centimeter Egyptian figurine. It was created approximately 4,000 years ago as an offering to the god of the underworld, Osiris. But museum staff began to notice that the sculpture was changing its location. After checking the cameras, we saw that none of the visitors or employees touched it, because it was stored behind glass. In the video, the figurine made a semicircle around its own axis throughout the day. At first, physicist Brian Cox tried to explain this as "differential friction" due to the small vibrations that visitors make with their steps. But if this is exactly the case, then why, after all the 80 years of storage in the museum, did the figurine begin to move only now?

Carrier Charon

Ireland's Victoria's Way sculpture park is home to a variety of terrifying creations. But one of them deserves special attention - a skeleton that is frozen in a swamp and will never be able to reach the treasured shore. There are several versions of what exactly this statue depicts: a martyr who was trapped, or the ancient Greek Charon, who transported the dead through underground rivers to the gates of Hades. They say that he rises from the depths in order to find and transport more souls.

Sculptures by Chris Cooksey

These sculptures even make the hair on the back of your head move. Remember Blucifer? This is a friendly horse compared to these works. The author himself says that this is his way of destroying illusions, he shows what creates fear in our heads. The creations are sinister, wild, in a word, creepy. Many details and unpredictability make these works of art special and unique. But after such an exhibition you can remain gray.

Human imagination is truly limitless. Some create beautiful and vibrant masterpieces, while others create goosebumps. Despite this, their work is special and memorable. Share this article with your friends, let them be scared too.