French artist Philippe Pasqua has installed a 12-foot by 21-foot skeletal T-Rex sculpture near the Seine River in Paris, composed of 350 individual bones. The molded chrome parts create a shining, silver T-Rex overlooking the water and watching over the Eiffel Tower. Although the creature may not be real, the skeletal sculpture marks a surreal presence in a major metropolis, as the ancient being witnesses how the world has changed since its existence.

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The chromed aluminum figure was requested by Charlotte Bruel-Matovic, the daughter of the founder of Bateaux-Mouches, in an effort to support and promote contemporary art along the river. The inclusion of the T-rex along the waterway is already an intriguing spectacle. It's size and unexpected placement in the area adds a new and ironic sense of life. The piece may even prove to be a great tourist attraction over time with hoards of visitors wanting to angle their cameras in such a way that it looks like the skeletal dinosaur is about to consume the Eiffel Tower.









Philippe Pasqua was born in 1965, in Grasse. He lives and works in Paris. Pasqua devoted himself to painting and sculpture in the 1990s. At present he is reputed one of the most significant artists of his generation.