Posted on 06/11/2015 2:42:48 PM PDT by NYer
Our friends in London have new delight… appropriately close to where Tyburn Tree stood, near Marble Arch.
From ihorror.com:
There’s a new statue on public display in London that is meant to “inspire” and “delight” those who pass it on their daily commute, though we’re thinking words like “terrify,” “horrify” and “petrify” are more fitting for this particular piece of art.
It’s called ‘She Guardian,’ and Russian artist Dashi Namdakov has spent the last two years sculpting the towering figure out of four massive tons of bronze. Measuring 36-feet high, the artist says the attention-grabbing piece expresses a sense of maternal protectiveness, which we totally understand.
But here’s the thing. IT’S A FLYING DEMON DOG FROM HELL.
With wings, cloven hooves, and a set of fangs that would make Dracula jealous, ‘She Guardian’ looks like the sort of creature you’d expect to see guarding the gates of Hell, and perhaps even being ridden around by Satan himself. The sculpture is downright nightmarish, and I’m not sure I’m inspired or delighted.
But Councillor Robert Davis, deputy leader of Westminster City Council, insists that is the intended reaction.
“Marble Arch is our prime location for which we only use the best possible work,” said Davis. “Hopefully this piece will inspire and delight in equal measure.” [?]
Check out a few photos of ‘She Guardian’ below, and let us know what you think. Thanks to Now. Here. This. for bringing the statue to our attention.
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Soon people will just be numbed by it… get used to another image of something hellish.
But wait! There’s more.
Let’s go over to Breitbart for additional information.
‘MIGRANTS RUINED MY FEMINIST STATUE’ SAYS LONDON ARTIST
Russian artist Dashi Namdakov has expressed disappointment that his new installation by London’s Hyde Park has become a refuge for London’s vagrant migrant community. [Like the really ugly statue of John Paul II in front of Rome’s train station. HERE]
Namdakov is reported to be “upset” and “disappointed” to see pictures of the statue being used as a shelter and makeshift bed, and his son told the Evening Standard they had hopes Westminster council would be moving the migrants on: “It is obviously an unfortunate situation but we are hoping it will not be for too long and it can be sorted out”.
One of the migrants using the statue was bullish in his defence of their presence, telling the paper: “We are not stopping people from enjoying the sculpture. We are just here. We are looking for homes and jobs but this is where we will be. We aren’t moving”. He said his friends thought the marble base “comfortable” and convenient, as it provided them with shade from the sun. [LOL!]
The statue itself was unveiled last month and drew immediate comments about its demonic appearance – despite purportedly being symbolic of female strength and a desire to care for the young. [CARE FOR the young? More like DEVOUR the young! This could be Moloch’s sidekick!] London events blog Now Here This reviewed the installation as “London’s most terrifying new statue”, with Time Out’s art editor remarking “It’s Rodin meets Ridley Scott, in a bad way”. [Best line in the piece.]
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The next time I am in London, I think I’ll take some Holy Water if I go anywhere near Marble Arch.
This reminds me of the chapter in Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael D. O’Brien. (UK LINK HERE) in which the people have a ceremony in honor of the hideous stuff they find on the planet.
UPDATE 11 June:
In my voice mail, J from Philadelphia reported that in 2008 the London Institute of Contemporary “Art” set up a huge statue of the Assyrian god/demon (in the movie the Exorcist). HERE It’s as if someone is “marking” the city with hell dog demon piss. Photos HERE.
I guess the title has stuck with me.
All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
I guess I’m missing something, but it just looks like an ugly statue to me-not something honoring satan or anything else-I wouldn’t want it in a prominent place outdoors where I live, but that is because it is f’in ugly-not because it is evil-sometimes an ugly statue is just an ugly statue...
Blucifer!
My youngest likes him and thinks he’s “pretty”, like an oversized My Little Pony.
Sculpture was once put on public display to honor God(s), Kings, heroes-real and mythical or the great aspirations of mankind.
In recent history we have been putting things on display like what this article depicts.
What I see depicted in this “art” is the most vile of human nature and that is what I think the article really brings to light. Today’s society no longer aspires to greatness but to lowest common instincts of our animal nature.
I think recent history backs me up on this.
But here’s the thing. IT’S A FLYING DEMON DOG FROM HELL.
Sort of like the newspaper they named it after ...
Who ya’ gonna call?
GHOSTBUSTERS!
Dog must have just eaten a snake. :)
Look up ‘Barmaley Crocodile’ for the story. I am on mobile and can’t type it out, but it is a story/poem about a crocodile who eats everything.
The swollen milk glands indicate she has been breed and has a litter, I thought procreation was a form of oppression?
That looks like Pazuzu from “The Exorcist.”
I know a hilarious way to mess this up big time.
Spread a rumor among Britain’s Muslims that the government intends to force all Muslims to bow down to this statue as their “new god”.
12.4% of those who live in London are Muslims.
Not sure is our new ISIS overlords will approve.
The dog sculpture looks quite a bit like Zuul the Gatekeeper of Gozer, from the Ghostbuster movies.
The Assyrian god sculpture memtioned/shown at the bottom is Pazuzu, the ancient god of Hot Wind. They should have placed it outside of Parliament.
Excellent
Russia has no civilization. It is a perverse mafia state that’s only slightly better than Liberia. Their Christian pretensions is for stupid people in the West who don’t know what the moral condition of Russia is really like.
It looks as if one of the gargoyles on the “Ghostbusters” apartment building took off and crossed the pond.
Looks like the Hell Dog on the first Ghostbusters
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