Sculptures Express More than You Think

Welded sculpture is a unique way of expressing art. The style varies from small designs (like hearts) to humongous animal sculptures, all welded together using scrap metal. All sculptures and art require a lot of talent, but one of the most impressive welded sculptures, in my opinion, is the “Chicago Picasso.”

This sculpture is 55 feet high; it was created to be placed on display in Chicago's Civic Center Plaza by Pablo Picasso 57 years ago. Constructing this magnificent sculpture cost $ 351,959.17; however, its value is now equivalent to slightly over 3 million dollars. Three charitable funds funded the sculpture; they even offered Pablo Picasso 100,000 as payment for welding ” Chicago Picasso,” but he simply declined this offer and wanted his work to be a gift to the city.

Another beautifully welded sculpture even taller than “Chicago Picasso” is the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, which is 80 ft tall. The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman is a sculpture of two figures holding onto a sickle and a hammer above their heads. This sculpture is made from stainless steel by a talented woman named Vera Mukhina. The idea for this sculpture didn't come from Vera Mukhina; it came from a man named Boris Lofan. The concept and compositional design came from this man who was also an architect. Vera Mukhina created the Worker and Kolkhoz Women for the Paris World's Fair 87 years ago. The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman sculpture moved to Moscow and is still there today. It is known as the “Queen” in Russian Sculpture.