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''Charging Bull'', which is sometimes referred to as the ''Wall Street Bull'' or the ''Bowling Green Bull'', is a bronze sculpture, originally guerilla art, by Arturo Di Modica that stands in Bowling Green Park in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City. ==Description== The sculpture stands tall〔Dunlap, David W. ("The Bronze Bull Is for Sale, but There Are a Few Conditions" ), article, ''The New York Times'', December 21, 2004, retrieved June 13, 2009〕 and measures long. The oversize sculpture depicts a bull, the symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity, leaning back on its haunches and with its head lowered as if ready to charge. The sculpture is both a popular tourist destination which draws thousands of people a day, as well as "one of the most iconic images of New York"〔Pinto Nick, ("Bull!" ), article, September 1, 2007, ''The Tribeca Trib'', retrieved June 13, 2009〕 and a "Wall Street icon"〔Greenfield, Beth and Robert Reid, Ginger Adams Otis, (''New York City'' ), p 120, publisher: Lonely Planet, 2006, ISBN 1-74059-798-2, ISBN 978-1-74059-798-2 retrieved via Google Books on June 13, 2009〕 symbolizing Wall Street and the Financial District. In ''Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide'', Dianne Durante describes the sculpture: The ''Bull''s head is lowered, its nostrils flare, and its wickedly long, sharp horns are ready to gore; it's an angry, dangerous beast. The muscular body twists to one side, and the tail is curved like a lash: the ''Bull'' is also energetic and in motion.〔 The bronze color and hard, metallic texture of the sculpture's surface emphasises the brute force of the creature. The work was designed and placed so that viewers could walk around it, which also suggests the creature's own movement is unrestricted — a point reinforced by the twisting posture of the bull's body, according to Durante. ''Charging Bull'', then, shows an aggressive or even belligerent force on the move, but unpredictably. () ()t's not far-fetched to say the theme is the energy, strength, and unpredictability of the stock market."〔Durante, Dianne L., (''Outdoor monuments of Manhattan: a historical guide'' ), NYU Press, 2007, ISBN 0-8147-1987-2, ISBN 978-0-8147-1987-9, retrieved via Google Books on June 13, 2009〕 Di Modica told the ''New York Daily News'' in 1998: That bull is one of an edition of five. … I'm hoping the other four will be going to cities all over the world, whenever somebody buys them.〔Singleton, Don, ("Rock Solid" ), article, May 3, 1998, ''New York Daily News'', retrieved June 13, 2009〕 In 2010, a similar ''Charging Bull'' sculpted by Di Modica, which looks "younger" and "stronger", was installed in Shanghai, called Bund Bull, and in 2012 one was placed on Het Beursplein in Amsterdam.〔("Bronzen stier op Beursplein" (Bronze Bull on stock exchange square) ), article, July 5, 2012, ''Nu NL news photo report''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charging Bull」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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