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 made by this French-Canadian artist, and it’s nothing to be scary. 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. This is 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 below looks a little different. I wanted to show it a little like a creepy creature coming from outer space 🙂 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 unique wall decor for any room:
- Framed above the living-room sofa:
Non framed in a smaller format:
The mysterious spider silhouette at twilight, projected on the winter sky at the time of the setting sun can make unique gift ideas. Here below you can see some from my Redbubble gallery. * You don’t necessarily wait for Halloween, although…that can be a good gift opportunity 🙂 My Chiffon Tops and Tote Bags seem to be quite popular and fashionable – I sold a few of them already..
Home decor accessories are also available among many other products. What about a Floor Pillow?
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 | 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.