List of depictions of urine in art
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The puer mingens 'urinating boy' is a common motif in art from classical antiquity to the present.[1][2][3] Depictions of urine in art include:
- Bad Bad Boy, Helsinki, Finland by Tommi Toija[4]
- Fideicommissum, Wanås, Sweden[5]
- Fill That Seat[6]
- Fountain of the Future[7][8]
- Fuente de los Niños Miones, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Het Zinneke, Brussels, Belgium
- Jeanneke Pis, Brussels, Belgium
- Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium[9]
- Maximilian's Fountain (also known as Roland's Fountain)[13]
- The Peeing Boys (Alekseev), Kyiv, Ukraine
- Peeing Colors[14]
- Piss (Černý), Prague, Czech Republic[15]
- Pissing Pug[16]
- Tisseren ("The Pee-er"), Copenhagen[17]
- To Pee in Public or Private Spaces, Various
- Unity[18]
- Venus and Cupid by Lorenzo Lotto, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City[19]
The sculpture Petra has simulated urine. Piss Christ is a 1987 photograph by the American artist and photographer Andres Serrano.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The problems of meaning and use of the puer mingens motif in fountain design 1400–1700". Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes. doi:10.1080/14601176.2019.1675987. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Rampton, Mike (2022-07-02). "Why are there so many ancient fountains featuring little boys peeing?". Salon.com. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "Waterworks — the origins of little boys peeing in fountains". ABC. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "Bad Bad Boy in Helsinki". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "'Fideicommissum'". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Recker, Jane (2020-10-27). "There's a Living Statue of Trump Peeing on RBG's Court Seat in Front of the Lincoln Memorial - Washingtonian". Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "New Polish Fountain Portrays a Peeing Vladimir Lenin". Artnet News. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "The Statue Of Vladimir Lenin Peeing In Krakow, Poland Is... Well, It's Interesting". Bustle. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Boffey, Daniel (2019-03-26). "Manneken Pis no longer peeing water down the drain". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "Where did the Bier Markt peeing boy statue go? He's marking new land on the Southern Shore". CBC.
- ^ Liu, John ChungEn. "Manneken Pis of Taiwan in Chiayi City". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "A statue of a urinating boy became a Vegas photo opp. Then revellers knocked it down". The Independent. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "Bratislava has its four urinating boys back". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Day, Damien. "Peeing Colors in Kyiv in Kyiv". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Pickering, Mark (2012-08-10). "A David Cerny sculpture walk in Prague". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Ainley, Nathaniel (2017-05-30). "An Angry Artist Installed a Peeing Dog Statue Next to "Fearless Girl"". VICE. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "'Tisseren' ('The Pee-er')". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ "Bosnian art installation makes a splash". 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Sjostrom, Jan. "Urination as fine art? Now there's a book about it". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ^ Lippard, Lucy (2023-01-05). "From the Archives: Andres Serrano, The Spirit and The Letter". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
External links
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- The 9 Greatest Peeing Statues Ever, Atlas Obscura
- Why Is Western Art History Full of People Peeing?, Artsy
- A Secret History of the Pissing Figure in Art, The New Yorker