Peaceful Warrior Sculpture (Vreedzame Krijger) – Maasboulevard, Venlo

The Peaceful Warrior says, "Stop! Up to here and no further!"

The warrior denotes his own struggle in terms of good and evil. Stop people overstepping your boundaries and protect your personal freedom and uniqueness. Stay where you are and take a deep breath.

The larger plan behind the Peaceful Warriors is to spread them around the world. Can be used anywhere they are needed to support the objectives. And to build with the available materials. A Peaceful Warrior was sold to the Municipality of Oude IJsselstreek and is located in the DRU Cultuurfabriek.

” The peaceful warrior fights for something new. Something we all know creeps under our skin. We feel it subconsciously. Things need to change on this beautiful planet. Let go! From old systems and ways of thinking, bring out the best in people, return to your own source. Live! Straight from the heart. The warrior sets the tone. He says: Stop! So far and no further! He's fighting for something bigger, bigger, and loving than just status, power, and money. Exactly what that is is still difficult to determine. But step by step, then it will work. Together, with the peaceful warrior. "

Source: rikvanrijswick.com/nl/landmarks/vreedzame-krijger

Neptune at the port
This modern sculpture stands at the redesigned Maas harbor in Venlo.
The huge "Neptune" in the steel armor seems to push away the Maas masses.

The name is misleading: "Peaceful Warrior". Can there be such a thing? But it's nice to look at.