Wednesday 29 October 2008

Mongrel Country - Nil Tenure (Sculpture By The Sea 10)

These dogs are made of steel armature, bitumen, textiles and found objects. Artist Amanda Stuart says: "My intention is to explore the tensions that arise when domestic and wild animal and human communities cohabit a terrain."

Below: The second time I went , I just happened to catch this white "real version" example! You can also see how much the grass has been worn over the duration of the exhibition, by this stage two weeks.


To view all my 2008 Sculpture By The Sea posts CLICK HERE.

14 comments:

  1. Hi Sally! Wonderful series! The dogs are amazing, and the white one in the middle is a great catch... ;) The tree is very creative and I also love the curves and circles. It makes me wish to get back to Sydney one of these days... Except for the Interregnum... ;))
    Now, I bet you won’t discover where Blogtrotter has landed, unless you get there to see… ;) Enjoy, comment and have a great week!

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  2. These artists are having the best fun - and we are enjoying their work. Love the way these are placed in the landscape and adore your white dog!

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  3. la série continue, j'aime beaucoup cette meute de chiens. tout cela est vraiment original.

    the series continues, I love this pack of dogs. this is really original.

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  4. The dogs are so lifelike from the distance. a bit disturbing in a pack like that. Love the white one shot.
    I was looking back & saw the phantom photographer. LOL! What in the world is right!
    Also wanted to thank you for helping to solve the bloger photo size problem. That was so frustrating - I thought I was doing something wrong for sure!

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  5. Wow! The dog sculptures are really lifelike! Very neat.

    Please come by my blog today when you have time. There's something there for you. :)

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  6. The dogs certainly have a pleasing style to them. Nice piece.

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  7. From a distance they really seem alive! What a work of art. Thanks for sharing. Look at the white dog, he seems more unreal than the fake ones!

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  8. The second photo with all the dogs is impressive

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  9. I just missed a shot of a little dog sniffing the bum of the one with its leg up. The dog's owner and I were both in hysterics. I do have a shot of them nose to nose.

    Re Skywatch. It doesn't go up till Friday (Thursday night northern hemisphere time). Its not a permanent link, unfortunately, you need to do it every Friday. When your post has published, go to Skywatch and you'll see the list of participants and the link area at the bottom of the page. Try first thing tomorrow morning, not sure if its up late tonight (Thurs) our time.

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  10. PS. I see you're famous. Mum just sent me a copy of the Leader article. Congratulations.

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  11. another brilliant series. it's wonderful being able to enjoy all these sculptures from so far away. :)

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  12. Wow, those dogs are amazing! I love this idea and your shots of it!

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  13. This is remarkable. All of the works here are wonderful, but this one is breathtaking.

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  14. I just love looking at sculptures and you have some great ones here. It's been fun looking at all of them. Thank you!

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