What is beyond “as far as they eye can see”? Hwy 16, Sparta, WI. Info from roadsideamerica.com:
Sparta, Wisconsin: 30-Foot-Tall Eyeball
Artist’s big sculpture based on his own veiny orb. The eye spent time in Chicago’s Pritzker Park until 2010, now outside F.A.S.T. in Sparta until it finds a welcoming socket.
I took this wider shot so you could get a feel for the size of this sculpture.
Sparta has it’s eye on you


This is an awesome sculpture and a great shot.
Simply Jyune
~xo
Thank you so much! Thanks for stopping by…and for the follow
It’s a rather intense and slightly frightening piece for a public artwork. I can image people being freaked out as they walk round the corner and come face to face with this!
LOL – yes – and it is even located on a curve in the road! I wonder what it looked like when it was in Chicago… Thanks for stopping by!!
I love this! Great response to beyond.
Thank you! I have been meaning to stop at this business for a while to see what else they have in their yard – one of my friends calls it the “Big Boy graveyard”, referring to the large statues that used to sit outside the Big Boy restaurants…apparently this company is the one that manufactured them…
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LOL!!
Where is this awesome testament to modern man’s achievements?
Sparta, WI! It is a pretty cool place, with other large sculptures lying around. One of my friends calls it the “Big Boy graveyard” (referring to the old, huge statues that used to stand outside each ‘Big Boy restaurant’).
I SEE YOU!
Exactly!!
Ok how did I not know this. Road trip!
LOL! Yes! They have other sculptures, too!
I’ve been to Sparta, but before the eye – soar arrived…oh no! I liked the bike trail tunnels, do you think it can see into those?
It can probably see through time
So, yeah, I think it can see into the tunnels
Interesting, yea, that’s what it is, interesting
I can only imagine crossing the town line into Sparta and having this baby blue staring at you!
Oops – I think I replied to the wrong comment thread!
Yes, it is strange – 30 feet tall – the largest eyeball in the US (well, I assume it is, anyway)
I’m glad it’s you and not me. After seeing your first reply, I thought I left a comment on the wrong post
Could we say…”the ball is in their court?”
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Is the “ball” in their court?? —Jonathan