Maman the Giant Spider
You cannot miss Maman the Giant Spider, an urban art sculpture in Ottawa, Canada.
The National Gallery of Art in Ottawa has placed it in front of its entrance. As a matter of fact, Maman (French for Mother) is part of a series of spiders. The statue has nothing scary in it. Actually, Louise Bourgeois – the artist believes that spiders are good friendly creatures – she’s right. She made it in the memory of her own beloved mother. An artistic expression inspiring a mother’s love and protection. BTW: what you see in the middle, under her core body is a bag full of eggs.
However, as I like to take silhouettes and light/dark contrast photos, my picture looks a little different. I wanted to show it like a creepy creature coming from outer space 🙂 Well everybody can be an artist… Right? After-all, the specter of Halloween is in the air. So here she is Maman the giant spider mother in the light of Ottawa’s sunset:
I uploaded this one on my Fine Art America Gallery under Ottawa gallery and it’s available as art print.
Maman the Giant Spider Gifts Ideas
As a print, the giant sculpture in the sunset light can make a nice wall decor for any room:
- Framed above the living-room sofa:
Non framed in a smaller format:
Thinking about a Halloween gift idea? A throw pillow or a tote bag may interest you:
What about a Coffee Mug?
If you like my photo of Maman the Giant Spider, click on the images to see all the options! Meanwhile, you may also want to take a look at my other Halloween gift ideas.
FOWC with Fandango — Spider | Thursday Inspiration | Sculpture of the day | Something scary
That’s a stunning statue and an equally stunning shot of it!
Thank you so much Tina! 😀
That’s pretty cool!
How cool!
Thank you 🙂
Such a great shot, Tatiana! And you created it by your choices! Fantastic work! ❤️
Thank you Felipe – we all have our interpretations of the reality we see 😀
Yes! And I really feel you created (to use an overused word) an awesome sense of scale and lighting; truly, really nice shot! ❤️ 😊
It’s all about feelings 😉 Ha, ha…
Oh, BTW: When I first posted this picture at SmugMug Dailies, I said something like: “Watch out – They’re here!!!” – Well, sometimes I like to joke 🙂
Well it is pretty spooky! And being so huge against the sky, lol! 😊
Now that is one humongous spider! I’m not a fan of spiders, but that one is quite impressive.
Thank you Fandango! It is an impressive sculpture, indeed.