Thursday, October 10, 2013

Very Blue

The 4th plinth in Trafalgar Square in London is now occupied by this huge wonderfully blue cockerel which will be there until 2015. The intense blue hits you as soon as you approach the square - I loved it on a grey day - and relative to the size of all the pigeons below it on the plinth you can get an idea of its size. The artist is German Katherina Fritsch and she calls the piece "Hahn/Cock". The plinth has been the site of temporary sculpture since 1999 after remaining empty for over 150 years before that.
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18 comments:

  1. RandyOctober 10, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Interesting color for a rooster.

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  2. Stefan JanssonOctober 10, 2013 at 9:53 AM

    It's a big one.

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  3. SharonOctober 10, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    I just bought a ticket to London last night and will be going in November. I'll have to get some photos of this blue beauty.

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  4. TexWisGirlOctober 10, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    wow! funky!

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  5. PatOctober 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    I love everything Rooster so this is just great! Love the color, love the size, and especially love the name!

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  6. LowellOctober 10, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    When you get cocky
    I get the blues
    I'm feeling rocky
    Got nothin' to lose
    Standing here upon a plinth
    In Trafalgar Square
    I'd fly away
    But I don't dare!

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  7. KarenOctober 10, 2013 at 11:31 AM

    Funky chicken...sorry, that's the first thing that came to my mind :)

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  8. jennyfrecklesOctober 10, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Gorgeous blue. What fun to know you were here in UK - and in Saltaire! I wish I'd have known and we could have met up - but anyway I was in the States as it happens. Glad you had a good trip though.

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  9. Laura. MOctober 10, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    He's very proud blue rooster :))

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  10. Laura. MOctober 10, 2013 at 1:37 PM

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  11. Kay L. DaviesOctober 10, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    Wow, the size and colour of this fellow should make up for several of the 150 years the plinth sat empty. It is difficult, looking at the photo, to believe the birds below it are pigeons. They look like baby sparrows.
    Great shot! I enjoyed it.
    Thanks.
    K

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  12. William KendallOctober 10, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    A very vivid blue!

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  13. JackOctober 10, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    I love this big blue chicken.

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  14. RamblingOctober 10, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    I thought they had lions ... wonder why a blue rooster?

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 11, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    Wow! I know it gets cold in the UK but that's just crazy :)) Super shot Pat.

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  16. UnknownOctober 11, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    How very cool!

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  17. AnonymousOctober 11, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    It adds a real zap of colour!

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  18. EG CameraGirlOctober 13, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    Temporary sculpture is a fun idea and this blue chicken is indeed very blue. ;)

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