A stone sculpture of the ‘Smiling Buddha’.
These, ‘Ants on Trees’, stainless steel sculptures were commissioned by the Gardens by the Bay. They look very realistic. They remind me of the robotic insects in the sci-fi movies.
Ants on trees
Artist/Sculptor: Eng Siak Loy
Medium: Stainless steel
White Ants
Red Ants
Lion King
Artist/Sculpture: Li Kai
Origin: Fujian, China
Medium: Golden Silk Nanmu
“This grand Lion sculpture is crafted from a single trunk of Golden Silk Nanmu wood, s special wood that reveals golden silk-like threads in its texture when illuminated by light. Historically, Golden Silk Nanmu wood is highly regarded and reputed to be used in the construction of China’s Forbidden City n the 15th century. This unique wood comes from evergreen Laurel family like Phoebe zhennan and Machilus nanmu. They originate from the broad-leaved forests of Southern China.” - Gardens by the Bay
Lions on ledges
The Great Strategist
Artist/Sculptor Deng Yu Rong
Origin: Fujian, China
Medium: Camphor Wood
“An old weathered wood piece, depicting its characteristic dark and light colours, has been artistically brought to life with its transformation into a larger than life Zhuge Liang sculpture. This sculpture depicts Zhuge Liang as the great strategist in the legendary story where he “raised the eastern wind’ to defeat the enemy ships of General Cao Cao at the famous ‘Battle of Red Cliffs’. Here, with artistic use of the natural cavities, he is in the often-depicted pose wearing a robe and holding a fan made of crane feathers.” - Gardens by the Bay
I can't make out who this is, and I didn't another sign near it. Probably a sage, guru, or a legendary folklore hero from days gone by.
Same here.
Stone peanuts benches
Stone benches
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