Презентация на английском языке "Monument to the spider"

Monument to the spider – the original sculpture in the capital of Canada, is made of bronze with a mixture of stainless steel and silver nitrate. It is difficult to ignore, visiting Ottawa, as it is located right in front of the National Gallery on separately allocated areas.

The author and creator of the “spider” known in the world of contemporary art of the artist Louise Bourgeois. She dedicated the sculpture to his mother and called her “Mom.” According to her, spider extremely caring and kind mother. In order to better convey the idea, Louise put on his belly filled with a monument 26 th white marble eggs. Her mother was the best friend of the artist throughout her life.

This sculpture has become a sensation in the art world. Besides this sculpture, Louise has created five masterpieces on the theme of nature. spider Monument became her sixth and latest work. At the time of its design the artist was 95 years old. In 2000 and 2004, this monument was in an exhibition in London’s Tate Modern. Since 2005, the monument is located in Ottawa.