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Creative Sculptures
Sculpture is the only branch of the visual art that is specifically concerned with expressive three-
dimensional form. A variety of mediums like clay, wax, stones, metal, cloth, glass, wood, plaster,
rubber, and random found things are acceptable.
Match the names of the most unique and creative sculptures/statues with their pictures by writing
the correct alphabet code in the boxes.
a
1. People of the River, Singapore f
2. The Knotted Gun, Turtle
Bay, New York, USA
b 3. De Vaartkapoen, Brussels,
Belgium g
4. Sinking Building outside
State Library, Melbourne,
Australia
c
5. Mustangs, las Colinas, Texas, h
USA
6. Break Through From
Your Mold, Philadelphia,
d Pennsylvania, USA
i
7. Man at Work, Bratislava,
Slovakia
8. The unknown official,
e Reykjavik, Iceland
j
9. Black Ghost, Klaipeda,
Lithuania
10. Kelpies, United Kingdom
Fact File
The Statue of Unity is the world’s tallest statue, standing at 182 metres in height. The statue
depicts Vallabhbhai Patel, one of the prominent leaders of Indian Independence movement. It
was sculpted by the great Indian sculpture artist Ram Vanji Sutar.
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