This pleasingly placid behemoth is the Hope Hippo, a delightful depiction of a serenely wallowing hippo that’s made of mud and displayed with a live person sitting atop it reading a newspaper. The installation was created in 2005 by Allora & Calzadilla, a collaborative duo of visual artists based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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In 2005, Barnacle Bros. flew out to Venice, Italy to sculpt Hope Hippo for the 51st Venice Biennale.
Skate Wave circa 1977/2013, 2013
Foam, Fiberglass, resin, pool light,
exterioir house paint,
10 x 10 x 5’
Kelly Barrie
Fabricated by Barnacle Bros. Sculpture & Custom Fabrication
Translation is something like this:
Post Title: Curious photographs of persons
Body of Post:
See certain curious photographs of persons, that are or “idiot” faces, or funny expressions, or even anything it can you imagine
Cara Faye Earl’s Los Santos de Terrorismo . Sculptures that represent the “45 Most Threatening Terrorist Organizations”
Barnacle Bros. casted over 200 plaster reproductions of Cara’s 45 sculptures.
Highlights from Art Basel 2012: Gladstone Gallery
Allora & Calzadilla, Petrified Petrol Pump, 2012
Contemporary-Art-Blog
Fabricated by Barnacle Bros. Sculpture & Custom Fabrication. More Allora & Calzadilla work can bee seen at BarnacleBros.com
