We are living in a world with a lot of violence, and today I am thinking about what we all can do to help the world become a more non-violent place.
My friend Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, has made fantastic Non-Violence sculptures around the world. and the most fomous of them stands outside the United Nations headqurter in New York City. He created the symbol, like a reaction of the murder of his friend John Lennon, and a s protest against the mindless violence…
In 1988, the Knotted Gun was placed outside the United Nations and at the dedication, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, have described the symbolism:
”The sculpture, Non-Violence, has not only endowed the United Nations with a cherished work of art; it has enriched the consciousness of humanity with a powerful symbol that encapsulates, in a few simple curves, the greatest prayer of man; that which asks not for victory, but for peace”
I have known Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd now for ceveral years, and he is such a great person and artist.
We in the family love to look at all the pictures in the beautiful artbook ”Style is fraud” that I got from Carl Fredrik in 2004. It´s so much inspiration!!!! <3<3 <3
We need more Carl Fredik Reuterswärds in the world, and we need more Non-Violence !!!
https://www.faceook.com/Pqinspiration
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