I'd take a guess that within the city limits.....there must be over 2,000 statues. Some are fairly plain. Some are a bit modern, with no real explanation. And most are the Greek Gods type of figure.
The thing is.....a statue guy could spend five to ten years of his life working on an intense piece of work. It's not the kind of thing that you sit with a neighbor....do some drawings....and over three weekends.....whip out some work of art.
If you look over this piece.....the guy had to be thinking over how the eagle will flutter his wings....if he looks menacing at guy tumbling down....and if his claws are digging into anything.
The guy on the bottom? How much on muscles will you show? Hair style? Clothing?
The guy tumbling? Do you show his toes curling? Do you have his hand touching anything or fisted up?
The standing guy? How much you put on the guy for clothing? Whipping a sword outward or just acting 'cool'? Grinning or just focused?
What interpretation will these five characters put upon the viewer? A fight? A moment of resistance? Pain and suffering?
Way too much thinking and planning for the mortal man.
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