Ventspils Cow parade

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5 The Rocking Cow
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www.ventspils.lv · www.visitventspils.com
Just like on the waves of the Venta
River a cow in a floral dress is rocking
on Ostas Street Promenade and
inviting everyone to take a photo
to remember.
1 Cow of Light
Sarmīte Caune in cooperation with Aivars Lembergs
6 Feminine Cow
Light in multiple visual and aesthetic forms of expression,
including aurora borealis reflections in the sky caused by
atmosphere, starshine, and the inspiring power of the light
of the soul and spirit.
Elita Patmalniece
A set of affectionate feminine
characters on the cow’s body
created using painting as
a means of artistic expression
confirms her archetypal link
with the deeply symbolic role
of the mother and protector of
hearth and home.
Ventspils
Cow Parade
WALKING MAP
7 Latvian Black
2 There Must Be Order!
Ginters Krumholcs
Cow as the maintainer of order in the animal kingdom.
Kiril Pantelejev
Metaphor about the development
of Latvia – spirit of the past in form
of a cow reminding us about
the euphoria about Latvia as an
agrarian country although today’s
situation is quite the contrary.
8 Sea Cow
Ieva Maurīte
Ascetic, nothing excessive,
having just the most
necessary things for living in
the water. Looks wet, like fresh
out of water.
3 At the Mirror
Jānis Mitrēvics
The cow is given a right to assess her beauty in a human
manner, providing her with self-esteem and confidence in
her importance and significance in the global context.
9 Travelling Cow
Pauls Spridzāns
4 Storm Cow
The 4 metres high
and 7 metres long cow
reminds of an old, well-worn
suitcase, adorned with labels
from the cities, which have
hosted the Cow Parade.
Anna Heinrihsone
Flying seagulls carrying a Storm
Cow across the Baltic Sea towards
the windy shores of Ventspils...
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Sailor Cow
www.cowparade.ventspils.lv
Cow Parade in Ventspils
Augusts Vilcāns
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Milky Way
Mārīte Guščika in cooperation with Mikhail Chekhov Riga
Russian Theatre
A clear summer night is the only time one can see the
organic link between the light from the Milky Way caused by
a group of stars and cow’s mission to feed people on the Earth.
The 4 metres high and 7 metres
long sculpture “Sailor Cow” on
the Southern Pier is standing on
its ship and welcoming the guests
arriving in Ventspils by the sea,
and greeting the visitors of the
Southern Pier.
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Karma or London Cow
Garry A. Jacobs
Exchange cow from the London
Cow Parade.
A Midsummer Night’s Levitation
of an Entrepreneur above
11 a Kurzeme Blue Cow
Aigars Bikše
A legend about the secret of success and vitality of Kurzeme
residents. Every Midsummer’s Night, one should sleep on
a Kurzeme blue cow’s back, concentrating on the cow and
tuning in to reception of divine healing energy. If the act
of meditation is successful, one manages to levitate above
the cow for a moment and the next year proves to be highly
productive in all the aspects.
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Stone Cow
Vija Zariņa
A cow is an artifact
equivalent to Latvia’s
and Kurzeme region’s
persistently monumental
rock, stone, comprising a
synthesis of permanent
archetypal qualities.
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In 2012, marking the 10th anniversary of the “Cow Parade
Ventpils 2002” events, Ventspils streets, squares and
parks once again gave home to 24 colourful and diverse
participants of “Cow Parade Ventspils 2012”. After the charity
auction the cows have moved to their new owners, but some
of them still delight the residents and guests of Ventspils.
All in all there are nineteen of them.
Evergreen Cow
Robertas Antinis (Lithuania)
Cow as a natural phenomenon symbolizing ecology.
The evergreen unity and harmony between flora and fauna.
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In 2002, Ventspils hosted the Cow Parade 2002, which is
one of the largest and most successful public art events in
the world. 26 natural-size glass fibre cows were then turned
into spectacular works of art and sold in a charity auction.
Six exhibits from this Cow Parade in Ventspils are still
remnant in the city.
Three Popular Cows
Raimonds Kalējs and the people
Art belongs to the people, and everybody is entitled to become
a co-author of artwork. The ability to see creative, academically
unspoilt beauty in nature is each individual’s spiritual gift, which,
in this case, can be expressed on the Flower Cow’s sides in any
compositional solution of natural forms.
Visit the participants of “Cow Parade Ventspils
2012”, create your photo gallery on Ventspils
Virtual Embassy www.visitventspils.com
and earn vents!
Take a photo with the participants of
“Cow Parade Ventspils 2012”, send the best picture of each
of the cows for publishing on www.visitventspils.com and
receive 10 vents for each published photo.
Ventspils Tourism Information Centre and the Bank of Vents
Dārzu iela 6, Ventspils; +371 63622263, 29232226
Bank of Vents Branch
Hotel of the Olympic Centre “Ventspils”
Lielais prospekts 33, Ventspils; +371 63628032
Publisher: Ventspils City Council 2013; www.ventspils.lv
Prepared by: Ventspils Tourism Information Centre 2013;
www.visitventspils.com
Cartography, design:
SIA “Karšu izdevniecība Jāņa sēta”, www.kartes.lv
Translation: SIA “DM grupa”
Printed: SIA “Eveko”, www.eveko.lv
Ventspils
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Turquoise
Aleksejs Naumovs in
cooperation with Ventspils
University College
A dedication to the
Ventspils University College.
An artistic representation of the
uniting factors between Venice and
Ventspils, such as the sea, colors
and dynamics.
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Life is Beautiful
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Keeping a Clean Sheet
Aivars Žukovskis in cooperation with FC “Ventspils”
A cow of VFC fans. The only thing adding some color to the white
monotony of football fans’ lives is Ventspils team showing good
performance on the field.
Marius Jonutis
It is so, for the cow
is painted in many
cheerful colors.
22 Basketball cow Ms. Moo-Dunk
Basketball Club “Ventspils”
Basketball cow,
sporty, ardent and
enthusiastic.
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Ancestor
19 (The Very First Cow and Calf)
Ivars Drulle
A 230-million-year-old cow from the Age of Dinosaurs,
the beginner of the direct line of ancestry before evolving
to the domestic animal we know today.
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Oil
Children from Ventspils
Children’s Home and Igors Skoks
The lovely, caressed
oil cow, which was literally
created by the touch of
hands of everyone involved
(the cow is covered with
smaller and bigger palms).
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Flower bed “Flower Cow”
The 4 metres high and 7 metres long cow is located in
Sarkanmuiža Meadow, in front of the shopping centre “Tobago”.
Each year about 10 000 plants are planted in the sculpture.
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Pomegranate Cow
Museib Amirov (Azerbaijan)
Pomegranate is one of the
most universal symbols of
Azerbaijan, presented by Museib
in a bright oriental form on the
cow’s rather Latvian body.
Cowlosus
Gleb Pantelejev
A man-made bronze cow statue
built in time immemorial which
glorifies the noble animal thus
accrediting it with divine or
superhuman status and powers.
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Ventspils Cow of Herbs
Association of artists SERDE
The Ventspils Cow of Herbs project is based on Latvia’s and
Ventspils region’s living tradition of growing and gathering
medicinal plants.
Cow of Golden Sun
27 and Silver Moon
Helēna Heinrihsone
Timeless and ageless cow of the light of the world
encompassing a set of archetypal symbols of day and night.