From ancient times to the present, each bronze animal and figure sculpture is a work of art. Of course, different bronze sculptures have different meanings. For us ordinary people, peace and fortune are our goals for placing these sculptures. In ancient times, people who had experienced wars were full of longing for peace and expressed this desire in various forms. Therefore, sculpture is a form of expression.
So, do you know what bronze sculptures of animals and figures represent peace? So today I will introduce you to some bronze sculptures representing peace.
First: Bronze elephant sculpture
The homophonic sound of the elephant in Chinese culture is auspicious (Xiang). There is an old Chinese saying that “there are elephants in peace” to describe the relationship between elephants and peace. But after all, elephants have been spirit beasts since ancient times, and “elephant” is also homophonic “Xiang”. Therefore, the image pattern implies auspiciousness and good luck, coming out and going into the image. People would think that the world is peaceful when the spiritual elephant is in this world. Therefore, the saying that there is peace and truth comes from here.
Second: Bronze peace dove sculpture
The dove is a symbol of peace, friendship, unity, and holiness. The logo of the “International Year of Peace” is a pattern of flying a dove around both hands with an olive branch. This logo symbolizes peace and friendship. Let people remember the misfortunes of war, cherish peace and love life. As the messenger of peace, the pigeon is also one of the indispensable roles in the major prosperity of the world.
Third: Bronze swords to ploughshares sculpture:
The sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich created a famous bronze statue of “swords to ploughshares”. The young man in the sculpture holds a hammer in one hand and a sword to be cast into a plow in the other hand. This swords to ploughshares sculpture symbolizes mankind’s demand for the elimination of war and turning weapons that destroy mankind into tools of creation to benefit all mankind.
In contemporary society, it is an era of endless creation of bronze sculptures and artworks. These bronze sculpture artworks are all concrete manifestations of peace sculptures. Of course, these sculptures add to the modern atmosphere of the city square, closer to life, and effectively enhance the high-end taste of the city.