Greetingman

Greetingman statue, Buceo neighbourhood, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Greetingman (Korean: 그리팅맨) is a modern sculpture project in South Korea.

Its main artist is Yoo Young-ho (South Korean sculptor). The concept provides a man, 6 m high, bowing in a typically Asian greeting gesture. The blue color means lack of prejudice.

In October 2012, a statue was unveiled in the neighbourhood of Buceo, Montevideo, Uruguay,[1] as part of a planned world series in multiple locations.[2][3]

Another statue was unveiled in October 2013 in South Korea, near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in Haean, Yanggu County, Gangwon.[4]

A third statue was unveiled in January 2016 in Panama City, Panama, being the second to be unveiled in Latin America.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Korean sculpture on the Montevidean seashore". EL PAIS. 2012-10-20. (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Future of Greetingman
  3. ↑ One thousand greetingsThe Hankyoreh. 8 July 2011
  4. ↑ "Greeting Man statue coming to Korean War battleground". The Hankyoreh. 25 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Develan escultura de “Greetingman” en la ciudad de Panamá". La Estrella de Panamá. 20 January 2016.

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