Puppy and...

[zafra52]

I guess what I find interesting is the contrast
in urban development the new versus the old.
As we crossed the street in the northern city
of Bilbao (Spain), we suddently saw the big
Puppy as it is called guarding the Guggenheim.

[Geoff M]

Lots to see in this image, perhaps too much.....I am not sure.

I do like to juxtaposition (love it when I can get to use that word!) of the new and the old architecture.

[Remorhaz]

I wish I could see a little more of that dog (damn signs ) but it's very cool none the less.

[surenj]

That tree looks like a puppy!!! How did they do it?? Any closeups??

[zafra52]

Thank you for the interest. This is another perspective, which highlights
more the flower sculpture.



This is another view that I did not select for obvious reasons... electric cables!

[surenj]

Wow unbelievable. Do you know how they made it?? Is it a permanent living exhibit or a temporary job made with plastic flowers.

[zafra52]

The puppy is a permanent stainless steel structure covered in 70,000 flowering plants with its own internal irrigation system and is the work of American Jeff Koons. The Puppy guards the Guggeheim in Bilbao since it opened in 1997.

[Steffen]

The Puppy was in fact erected in Sydney at the MCA in 1995. Koons got into some mild trouble because some of the plants around the head were the "holy herb"

Cheers
Steffen.

[zafra52]

Well...what do you know! It serves me well for
cutting and paste from a website without
cross-referencing my sources. Just as well I
am not a journo or I would have been crucified
by Media Watch.

[surenj]

The puppy is a permanent stainless steel structure covered in 70,000 flowering plants with its own internal irrigation system and is the work of American Jeff Koons. The Puppy guards the Guggeheim in Bilbao since it opened in 1997.

Thanks! That is some art!