''METALmorphosis'' is a large (7 meters; weighing 13 tons) kinetic sculpture of a human head, by Czech artist
David Černý
David Černý (born 15 December 1967) is a Czech sculptor. His works can be mainly seen in many locations in Prague.
Early life
Černý was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From 1988 to 1994 he studied at the Kurt Gebauer Studio at the Academy ...
. The sculpture is in the Whitehall Corporate Center in
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
, North Carolina, where it was inaugurated in 2007, and it sits in a large reflecting pool.
The piece is executed in polished stainless steel. The sculpture is made of 40 layers articulated into 7 pieces that can rotate individually. Originally, the sculpture could spout water from the head's mouth. A later and larger work, ''
Head of Franz Kafka
The ''Head of Franz Kafka'' ( cz, Hlava Franze Kafky), also known as the ''Statue of Kafka'', is an outdoor sculpture by David Černý depicting Bohemian German-language writer Franz Kafka, installed outside the Quadrio shopping centre in Pragu ...
'' ( cs, Hlava Franze Kafky), a bust of
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...
made of 45 tons of steel, is in Prague.
References
External links
Metalmorphosis in Charlotte – A giant rotating head sculpture by David Černý*
2007 sculptures
Kinetic sculptures in the United States
Sculptures in North Carolina
Stainless steel sculptures in the United States
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