Anyang and public art

One of the things that struck me almost immediately about this city is that there is art everywhere. Not all of it is particularly quality, but some of it really is. And artists - particularly sculptors - are being kept in business by this city and, I expect, the business owners. There are probably and average of two - three large stone and/or metal sculptures within every block of street-front. Plazas and parks boast many many sculptures, installations, fountains and exhibits. I love the sculpture park in Seattle, but Anyang's central park, without being specifically a sculpture park, has at least as many scultpure (although not quite as big, maybe) Below are only a few examples from walking around the neighborhood and park this afternoon.
Some sculptures are afforded appropriate space to appreciate and view them. Those above are in more open areas. The two immediately above are in the Pyeongchon station plaza near our house. The top one was in another plaza/pedestrian walk-way. I thought it looked like bones at a joint - elbow, maybe?
Other public art is squeezed into corners, set in front of buildings in the middle of the sidewalk, and (as in the top example) even in front of the 7-11. The bottom is one of my favorites and falls along the walk from our apartment to the grocery store and coffee shop. Naomi calls 'Mama' (because, she says, she has boobs).

Above several sculptures from the Anyang Central Park. Yes, the top one is a dung beetle! I like the bottom one, because families and children are clearly very important to this city and (I assume) this country.
Finally, below is an installation of 'birds', also in the Central Park. All made of sticks in the ground. Behind it is Acro Tower...it's famous I guess. And it has a Starbucks in it, although I haven't been there because I prefer to frequent by local coffee shop "The Annie's Coffee and Discoveries." Kind of a curious name, but Annie is very nice and the coffee is good.