Trinity, Texas: Wildman - Metal Spiked Head Guy
22-foot-tall work by sculptor Jim Robertson, inspired by an 18th century German "Wildman" bear-wrestling costume. Those are over 1,400 railroad spikes in the sculpted head. Lights inside glow red -- Jim crawls in and changes them when they burn out.
- Address:
- Pegoda Rd., Trinity, TX
- Directions:
- FM356 at Pegoda Rd and Emory St. on the lawn at Overdrive Studios.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A huge metal birdcage has been added on the same lot as Wildman. The building just to the south must be where the sculptor works, as the metal fence is interesting and there are several whimsical metal pieces just behind it.
[Keith H, 11/21/2012]Metal Head Guy
Just seems like a very odd place for this to be.
[Samuel Cavazos, 06/11/2012]Nearby Offbeat Places
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Just your regular, neighborhood Hellraiser Pinhead. It's the work of artist Jim Robertson -- commissioned and originally displayed elsewhere, the 21-ft. tall sculpture, "Wildman," was inspired by an 18th century German costume.