Sun, Water, Air, Sandstone sculpture in Strašnice, Czech Republic.
Sun, Water, Air is a sandstone sculpture carved in 1989 by Jiří Prádler (1929–1993). Three faces are set on a slightly conical column of changing shape, standing in a parking lot in front of apartment blocks in Strašnice, Prague 10. The faces stand for the sun, water and air, a motif popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia.
Jiří Prádler (1929–1993) carved Sun, Water, Air from sandstone in 1989, the year of the Velvet Revolution. The three faces on the slightly conical column reflect a motif popular in 1980s Czechoslovakia, when elemental themes were a common way to make public art in housing estates.
The three faces on the column stand for the Sun, water and air, a motif that was popular in Czechoslovak art of the 1980s. The sculpture stands on the car park in front of the Strašnice housing blocks, so residents pass it daily.
The sculpture stands on the parking lot in front of the apartment blocks in Strašnice, Prague 10, and is not easy to spot from a distance. It is freely accessible all year round. Look for the slightly conical column with three carved faces.
The sculpture stands on a car park in front of residential blocks, so it is easy to miss; the three faces are carved on a slightly conical column whose shape changes with the viewing angle.
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