Back in October, I had the opportunity to visit some family in the Atlanta area. When I was there, I didn’t think I’d get to see such incredible art. If you’re ever in Atlanta and want to see some terrific art, go to the Beltline; it’s unbelievable. When I walked the beltline, it was booming with multiple art mediums, from paintings to sculptures. 

My favorite piece on the Beltline was this massive sculpture of what looks like Godzilla, and all of the Decepticons from the “Transformers” movies had a baby. Upon further research, this was called the “MechaGodzilla” (I honestly had no idea that was a thing; I guess it’s time to finally watch whatever “Godzilla” movie had “MechaGodzilla” in it. Personally, I’m more of a fan of musicals; all those “Transformers” and “Godzilla” films were my brothers’ thing,) I tried to find the artist/sculptor of this astonishing piece, and I couldn’t find them; however, I did find some interesting Reddit discussions about it. Someone even compared this to the Green Rangers’ Megazord, “Dragonzord,” from the “Power Rangers” series (one of my favorite childhood series.) I guess I see it, but it’s Godzilla. The only decent piece of relative information is from the collection of Mellow Mushroom, but that’s all I could find.

Below, you’ll find two pictures of the sculpture, one with me and one of the sculptures itself. Now, I’m pretty short, so you can see why I think it’s massive. It towers in comparison to me, and that’s not an exaggeration. I think it brings out what Atlanta has to offer, considering the city of Atlanta is used in movies, music videos, and television. It’s also the home to Cartoon Network, which has a lot of art around Atlanta. Aesthetically, it reminds me of the steampunk era, which is one of my favorite aesthetics (aside from cool-toned purples, specifically periwinkle hues.) So many people stopped just to take pictures of it, and it caught the attention of those who didn’t take a picture of it. People often say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and as cliché as this may sound, this tells a whole story.