We have laughing and snickering gargoyles to Guardian gargoyles that protect us from evil. So it goes from one extreme to the other, that is funny to the evil and of course everything in between. I suppose that is due to, them just being bad or mean in a way people can relate to. These types of gargoyles too have a popularity and fan base. Other gargoyles are depicted as evil or demonic and some just downright creepy.
Many of the modern versions bring a smile to your face.
Modern artists have depicted them as either a whimsical fun and they are. So we have to say something about them, we surely can just overlook the gargoyles and ignore them. That being said gargoyle statues have went many different directions with modern artists interpretation of gargoyle statues that adorn these old Gothic cathedrals. However the gargoyles are still there staring at us. Is fantastically beautiful (see our “Gargoyle” page) with or without the gargoyles. Notre Dame which has around 5000 gargoyles on it and is an architectural wonder of the world. The modern gargoyle has deviated a lot from what was on our Gothic churches of long ago. Which is, a gutter or a downspout that is attached to the church or more a Gothic cathedral. Other writers that have written about gargoyle concentrate on the definition of the word. That belief is just fine if you want to leave it at that. A lot of people collect gargoyles for their garden or their home believing gargoyles ward off evil. All though most articles you will find, about gargoyles is that they protect us from evil. It appears that, according to some artist that gargoyles are even hatched.
What do they represent? Do they have a meaning of some sort? are they symbolic for something? They come in so many different forms from happy to scary and even evil looking. There have been many articles written about gargoyles. That is one of the main reasons they are so popular. They are believed by many to Ward off evil. Gargoyle statues are a very controversial subject.
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