The statue is honestly really sick, it shows christ resurrecting out of a nuclear crater, not sure why they made it the centerpiece of the official audience hall though.
i have to admit that catholicism has contracted some very nice artworks over the centuries, but i didn't know that "death metal album cover artwork carved out of one absolutely gargantuan tree root" was among them.
nah uncritical support to fucking awesome bold sculpturie in official spaces
Lol swiss guard kid looks very pol face also I wonder what it's like to be a "bodyguard" dressed as a clown wielding a pike in a world full of guns
Wonder if this has ever been posted on /r/evilbuildings or whatever or if its only geometric shaped shit in enemy countries that gets posted.
Gotta hand it to the Catholics, they've always had an excellent sense for aesthetics. This is dope
Death to America
The sculptor is Pericle Fazzini, and the name of the piece is The Resurrection. It's the subject of a lot of conspiracy theory stuff, which I think speaks to its affective power as a work of art.
Genuinely awe inspiring art and I guess the point is to have it there, absolutely gigantic and looming overhead at all times. They are literally holding their meetings underneath the shadow of nuclear apocalypse. A very strong message and consistent reminder of what they must work to avoid. It is bigger than any of us.
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi.
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi.
Franciscus! Franciscus!