Location:Seattle, Washington
Under the north end of the Aurora Bridge
Built:1989
Materials: Rebar steel,wire and ferroconcrete
The Fremont Troll came to life when the Fremont Arts Council was approached with the idea of doing something creative with the empty space under the Aurora Bridge. After narrowing down the competition to five finalists to see which team would be commissioned to build the Troll, the art councils and communities overwhelming favorite was the Jersey Devils model. The team led by sculptor Steve Badanes took seven weeks to complete. I personally love this sculpture it has a lot of interesting points to it such as, the VW beetle the Troll is holding in his hand and the detail and texture that was put into his face and arms. Also as a pretty cool side note it was used in the movie 10 Things I Hate about You.
The team of individuals who were commissioned for this piece collectively embraced the neo-traditional Germanic twist for an apocryphal visions of our ancestors. By taking capricious notions and displaying the subject in such an aesthetic I believe the artists have accomplished affinity in the most trans-mundane of ways.
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I really like this. I makess me think of the story about the goats and the troll under the bridge. Its also really creative that they used the car to add to the creepiness of it. I know Iwouldn't want to see that if i was walking around at night.
I like this piece, it kinda looks like the making of the sand man from spider man. This is a type of piece that I would stare at for hours just thinking wow. Its different you would not think to see a huge sculpture as this one under a bridge.
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