Triceracopter by Patricia Renick

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts on February 6, 2009 at 5:36 pm


In 1976, Patricia Renick created this awesome sculpture of the dinosaur Triceratop out of real helicopter parts:

Completed in 1976 as the Vietnam war wound down, it serves largely as a plea for the extinction of military technology. 30 feet long, the fearsome sculpture combines life sized helicopter and Triceratops parts, featuring genuine blades and weapons. [...]

Triceracopter could be placed in multiple traditions. It is a form of social commentary on killing machines and an expression of hope for the end of warfare. There are many artists who are working with the idea of bio-mechanical forms, juxtapositions and transformations.

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2 comments to "Triceracopter by Patricia Renick"

  1. Alex
    February 6th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    Please don't copy and paste for descriptions. This is a neat story - and would've been promoted a while ago had it not been a copy & paste job.

  2. Dan Smith
    February 6th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    copy and paste? hm

    still extremely neat tho


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