42 Of The Most Amazing Sculptures In The World

I bet you've noticed that almost every city has its own creative sculptures or statues, usually tucked along streets or city squares. Some of them are pretty ordinary, but others... Other famous sculptures can be extremely eye-catching and conversation-provoking.

The oldest known statuette, named Venus of Hohle Fels, dates back to around 33.000 - 38.000 BCE, and since then the sculpture art has changed in many ways. If this form of art was used to depict the surrounding world at first, then quickly it became a way to worship gods and later, as it turned to classical art era, to commemorate famous people. Now, modern sculptures might represent an idea and not an object or a living being at all, take odd shapes, and be made from absolutely any material imaginable.

To save you some trips across the world, Bored Panda has put together a list of the most creative sculptures and famous statues found throughout the globe. Some are old, some are modern art pieces, but they're all super creative and awe-inspiring. Take a look below and don't forget to vote for your favorite works of art - either classical or created by modern sculptors.

Did we miss any? Post your pics in the comment section!

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Expansion By Paige Bradley, New York, Usa

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42 Of The Most Amazing Sculptures In The World

Expansion By Paige Bradley, New York, Usa

Dramatic Fairy Sculpture Dancing With Dandelion By Robin Wight, Uk

Colossus, Florence, Italy

Inner Children Trapped Inside Adult Bodies By Alexander Milov

The Force Of Nature By Lorenzo Quinn

Mustangs By Robert Glen, Las Colinas, Texas, Usa

Black Ghost, Klaipeda, Lithuania

The Caring Hand, Glarus, Switzerland

Break Through From Your Mold By Zenos Frudakis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Usa

Mihai Eminescu, Onesti, Romania

The Rain Man By Jean-michel Folon, Italy

Diminish And Ascend By David Mccracken, Bondi, Australia

Popped Up By Ervin Loránth Hervé, Budapest, Hungary

Viccisitudes By Jason Decaires Taylor, Grenada, Vest Indies

Raindrop By Nazar Bilyk, Ukraine

Shadow Street Art, Kaunas, Lithuania

Sinking Building Outside State Library, Melbourne, Australia

Epic 1,320-ton God Of War Statue In China

Hippo Sculptures, Taipei, Taiwan

The Shoes On The Danube Bank By Can Togay & Gyula Pauer, Budapest, Hungary

Les Voyageurs, Marseilles, France

The Monument Of An Anonymous Passerby, Wroclaw, Poland

Ocean Atlas: Massive Underwater Statue Of Girl Carrying The Ocean On Her Shoulders

De Vaartkapoen, Brussels, Belgium

Nelson Mandela, South Africa

People Of The River By Chong Fah Cheong, Singapore

Kelpies, Grangemouth, Uk

The Knotted Gun, Turtle Bay, New York, Usa

Jaume Plensa Sculptures, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon, Usa

Man Hanging Out, Prague, Czech Republic

The Rising Tide By Jason Decaires Taylor, London

A Day Out, Adelaide, Australia

Magic Wire Mesh Sculpture By Pauline Ohrel, France

Cattle Drive, Dallas, Texas, Usa

Metalmorphosis By David Cherny At The Whitehall Technology Park, Charlotte, Nc

The Unknown Official, Reykjavik, Iceland

The Shark, Oxford, Uk

A Scene From The World War With Real-size Statues, Eceabat, Turkey

Man At Work, Bratislava, Slovakia

Iguana Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Spider, Tate Modern, London, Uk

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Greta Jaruševičiūtė

Greta Jaruševičiūtė