Gargoyles & Grotesques

Bill
1/24/18

Gargoyles are Grotesque that are carved in or formed, which are often used in architectural fields especially for Gothic buildings. Grostesque (referring to the word grottoes) is a decorative, imagery art form that usually represents of bizareness or unpleasantness and sometimes a weird mood or feeling when it appears in theatrical performances. The animal heads or totem, distorted living shapes and mythical creatures are parts of Grotesque, and the difference between Grotesque and Gargoyles is Gargoyles are used as a water spout in architecture while Grotesques are purely decorative things. Gargoyles are used by architects to prevent rainwater and divide them to protect the building from rainstorm.
                                         
                                                        Gargoyles:

Grotesques:

Head of a Grotesques

Real life Grotesque

There are extremely relevant and easy to be mixed up.