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The Love Love boat

By Mike Krumboltz mike Krumboltz – Tue Feb 15, 2:54 pm ET

In the tradition of the guy who http://www.tiredacts.com/2009/12/08/best-christmas-decorations-ever/">hung a mannequin from his second-story gutters comes French sculptor http://www.julienberthier.org/Love-love.html">Julien Berthier.

A trickster as well as an artist, Berthier has created a 21-foot sculpture that looks just like a capsizing ship. In fact, it's so convincing that many a boater has stopped to assist.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/-Julien-Berthier-Love-Love-Sculpture/ss/events/...">Click image to see more of Berthier's incredible sculpture

Graham Hussey/galerie GP&N Vallois, Paris

Berthier says that he's not out to trick the authorities: "There was a misunderstanding like if I had made this piece to have

coast guards run to help me even though there wahttp://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/-Julien-Berthier-Love-Love-Sculpture/ss/events/...">s no reason to. It is important to say that coast guards and harbor masters have always been warned and that the piece is not at all about crying to the wolf."

The sculpture bears such a strong resemblance to a real boat for a simple reason: It is one. Berthier cut a yacht in half and then made some serious modifications. The result: When anchored, it looks like a sinking ship. But--and here's the really cool part--it can still glide on the water just like a "regular" boat thanks to an onboard motor.

You can watch a video of the boat/sculpture (called the Love-Love) below. It might not be ship-shape, but, believe it or not, it is sea worthy. Julien has taken the sculpture across the English Channel and toured it around Europe.

http://vimeo.com/4530080">Love Love from http://vimeo.com/user1705942">julien berthier on http://vimeo.com">Vimeo.

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