The city of Guadalajara is filled with art, particularly many sculptures, which are located throughout the city: in parks, roundabouts, plazas -- everywhere. Many times I was reminded of the big controversy in Loveland this year about "Triangle", as no one here is very concerned about how politically correct the art is. It is what it is, and people accept it. (For those of you who are not from Colorado, Triangle is a sculpture that was placed in a roundabout in Loveland, and there was an outcry by a few vocal individuals questioning the appropriateness of this piece of art. The sculpture depicts three nude figures — a man and a woman holding up another woman, and it is meant to symbolize unity and how we must stay together to survive in society. The sculpture was eventually moved to another, more discreet, location.) In the Plaza in downtown GDL, there is a sculpture of four nude boys, and I thought about how those same people in Loveland would likely call such a sculpture pornographic, even though it is far from that!
The sculpture of the tree with the two lions is the symbol for Guadalajara, and you see this depicted throughout the city.
A small sampling of other sculptures we've seen:
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