Mennesket ved havet - Esbjerg, Denmark - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Mennesket ved Havet er en 9 meter høj skulptur, udført i hvidt beton. Skulpturen er skabt af billedkunstneren Svend Wiig Hansen i 1995 og opstillet i anledning af Esbjerg Kommunes 100-års jubilæum. Svend Wiig Hansen stod selv i spidsen for det komplicerede støbearbejde, der foregik direkte på stranden. Skulpturerne kan i klart vejr ses på 10 km afstand.

Skulpturen der blandt andet er inspireret af Påskeøens monolitter, skildrer det rene og ufordærvede menneskes møde med naturen. Kunstneren har selv fortalt, at monumentet skal symbolisere menneskets møde med naturen. Et barn bliver født på det reneste sted, hvor hav, himmel og jord mødes. Først når vi begynder at handle selv, går det galt. De fire ens ansigter skuer ud over havet og giver næsten et guddommeligt indtryk. Pure og rene, som de er. Pejlemærker mellem havet og civilisationen. Og når man står ved deres fødder, oplever man sin egen lidenhed, derfor det guddommelige islæt.

Mennesket ved havet skulle oprindeligt have stået ved Skagen, men er i stedet endt som en yndet turistattraktion ved Esbjerg.

Svend Wiig Hansen (1922-1997) var billedhugger, maler, tegner og grafiker. Uddannet ved Det kongelige Danske Kunstakademi 1946-50 og professor samme sted 1971-76.

Man meets the Sea is a 9 meter high sculpture made ??of white concrete. The sculpture is created by artist Svend Wiig Hansen in 1995 and was made as part of Esbjerg Municipality's 100th anniversary. Svend Wiig Hansen himself was leader of the complicated casting work that was done directly on the beach. In clear weather the sculptures can be seen from a distance of 10 kilometers.

The sculpture is, among other things, inspired by The Easter Island monoliths, depicting the pure and uncorrupted man's encounter with nature. The artist has said that the monument symbolizes man's encounter with nature. A child is born in the cleanest place where sea, sky and earth meet. Only when we begin to act on our own, things go wrong. The four identical faces looking over the ocean gives an almost divine impression. Pure and clean, as they are. Benchmarks between the sea and civilization. And when you stand at their feet, one will experiencing his or her own littleness, therefore the divine touch.

Man meets the sea were originally ment to have been standing at Skagen, but instead it ended up as a popular tourist attraction at Esbjerg.

Svend Wiig Hansen (1922-1997) was a sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 1946-50 and professor at 1971-76.

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Mennesket ved Havet --- Man meets the Sea Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Svend Wiig Hansen Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 28. october 1995 Materials used: Concrete Location: Sædding Strand, Esbjerg

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