Garden Sculptures

Now is the time of year when gardens come into their own and local stores have seed catalogues and pictures of garden furniture. Let’s face it most people enjoy having an outside space and designers and the market place have cashed in on this – gardens are big business. There is a whole lot of stuff out there about garden design and how you should take as much care in designing your garden as you would any other part of your home.

Once you have done all the prep work and your garden looks good and tidy, but empty, it is time to think about garden décor. Garden sculpture is becoming more popular as people recognise how it can be used in the garden. Garden sculptures vary in shape, size and price – they also vary in the materials that they are made of and in the concept behind the sculpture. A lot depends on whether your sculpture is specially designed or mass produced. There is, for example a huge difference between a statue bought in your local garden furniture outlet and obtaining modern sculptures at moma garden gallery in New York.

Not everyone wants stone, some people prefer metal art – garden sculpture in metal does have its problems and needs special care if it is to withstand bad weather. If you want to see garden sculpture in its intended environment then visit the open air gallery, the nasher sculpture garden. Evening arts displays look great in the open air with the correct lighting. If you live in Minneapolis then a trip to the walker art centre and sculpture garden will let you see what the sculptures look like in their intended space.

There are many different materials used for garden sculpture, wood and antique metal are becoming popular now. Is garden sculpture art? Well, yes and no, some garden sculpture is regarded in this way, moma garden sculptures for example. Whether your everyday gnome could be regarded in this way is another matter – which is why it’s worth looking at professional sculpture gardens.

Most people probably have some form of stone garden sculptures, or a concrete garden sculpture – these may not be much in evidence in an artistic sculpture garden such as those mentioned above. When people are considering garden décor, art sculpture might be way beyond their budget so they settle for something that aims to be art. Others buy a piece and then find they can’t live with it, so it is worth looking out for garden sculpture for sale – you might bag a bargain.