A shopping angel appears in the capital of Latvia

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For several centuries, couples in love have been patronized by Saint Valentine. The Vatican was thinking of "appointing" the late Pope John Paul II as the patron saint of athletes. And now the guardian angel has appeared among shopaholics. However, so far in the form of a statue.

The world's largest shopping angel with a height of 6 meters appeared recently in the capital of Latvia. The sculptural ensemble near the largest Riga shopping center Spice includes three more angels: the angel of love, the angel of wisdom and the money angel. The author of the composition is the famous German sculptor Norbert Folberger.

Norber Folberger is considered one of the controversial representatives of contemporary art. This sculptor is a provocateur, straightforward and domineering. He does not like works that are politically apathetic. Folberger has his own concept, the so-called illusion of harmony, according to which ordinary people see only the most unsightly side of real life.

“The sculptures of these angels are symbols of modernity, so I gave them a modern look. These are neither church nor cemetery images. Most people's beliefs about angels are associated with cute baroque figurines with wings, which everyone is used to seeing on the facades of buildings and in temples. My angels are already something else. These are the companions of the values that are most often talked about and argued about now. At the same time, angels still remain patrons of people and have magical powers - based on these considerations, I created my composition, said Folberger.

The new sculptural ensemble is conceived as an art object that will be of interest to visitors of the shopping center, as well as guests of Riga. The sculptures will be available for inspection until the end of February 2012, writes NEWSru.com.