Seated Woman II

A sculpture in Blackburn Gardens, Point Piper. Seated Woman II by Sam Harrison was unveiled 14 March 2013. It was commissioned by Woollahra Council as part of the Women in Woollahra project, which recognises and celebrates the contribution of women.

Not Just A Number

Word sculpture by Alex Woof, Amelia Calantzis, Catriona Calantzis, Elleni Karafilis, Rebecca Luhur and Rosie Wood. It was displayed at the recent Living Laneways "Handmade" market at Rockdale.

Its creators say:

"The word sculpture began its life as a national Youth Week 2013 workshop in Rockdale City Library. Under the guidance of artist Kelly Pearce we discussed which words were meaningful to us.

AUTHENTIC, ORGANIC, INDIVIDUAL, FORTY-TWO

"We ran our words through a barcode generator and over six sessions created four panels with our words and their corresponding barcodes. Barcodes turn everything including the authentic, the organic, the individual and forty-two into a number.

"Barcodes are everywhere. They're unavoidable. They can turn everything into a number....This is our way of reclaiming those words and their meaning."

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 14: Rock Carving

Carved stone on the rock platform at southern end of Whale Beach.

There is one at Palm Beach as well.; photo (left) by Ann.

I have no idea who did these, but I have read a report that they have been there for decades. Anyone with any information, please post!

Pigeon pair

At the (restored) Ibero - American Plaza, commemorating the contribution of Spanish and Portugese speaking peoples to the history of Australia.

Wake

The Elizabeth St cycle and foot bridge across the Parramatta River, at Parramatta, was opened on 23 Oct 2003. The sculpture adorning it is called "Wake" and transforms the movement of oars into the flight of wings.

The artists are Susan Milne and Greg Stonehouse. Find out more about their works here. Clicking that link will also show what it looks like at night.

ship of fools by Deborah Halpern

There's many a day I feel I'm adrift in this one....

I love mosaic, and was pretty sure I had seen some of Halpern's work, before. As usual, Google to the rescue. She's a Victorian artist, and her work is displayed on Southbank in Melbourne, and was outside the National Gallery of Victoria, now at Birrarung Marr, amongst other places.

Read more here.

heads up by Steve Croquett

Last year Steve's piece was called "jolly giants."

the golden buddhah's seaside holiday by Stephen Marr

Looking over the sand of Tamarama Beach, the Golden Buddha looks relaxed and at ease on summer holiday.

Here's a bit to know about the artist, Stephen Marr.

Marr created one of my favourite pieces last year, The Crossroad. Also The Drifter in 2008. You can see both here.

indian cocacola27 by Rajesh Sharma

 Find out more, and see more works by Rajesh Sharma here. Sharma is a New Delhi sculptor.

the best of perth by k.m.s.e

I wondered why this was called "the best of perth". So Google to the rescue (in the absence of a catalogue). I found this on You Tube, with the following description: "The piece would be active from 6.30pm to 10.30pm every day, displaying Perth's sunsets for the duration of time. In the remaining time the T.V. would be off with only the reflection of those passing by shown."

It was after 6:30 am when I happened by, but I saw no sunsets, just me! Still, you can see it here on You Tube.

k.m.s.e was formed in 2009 by artists Kate Parker, Marwa Fahmy, Stephen Genovese and Elizabeth Marpole. The collective studied together at Central Institute of Technology in Perth, graduating in 2010 with an Advance Diploma in Contemporary Arts and Crafts. (from here)

i have been dreaming to be a tree by Byeong Doo Moon

Maybe this tree along the path?

This work by South Korean sculptor Byeong Doo Moon won the 2011 People's Choice Award.

open house by Aaron Anderson by Anne Zahalka

An article about Aaron Anderson and the creation of this piece.

 I am especially interested in this comment "We wanted to make a work that completely ignored the landscape. This house sees the rock as incidental and irrelevant. It is going to be there and no landscape is going to stand in its way. It’s meant to be obnoxious, which conflicts with the “cute” factor." I think that says so much about current housing "ideals" and avaricious desires to have housing which in no way relates to place or landscape and certainly doesn't 'tread lightly' on the Earth.

Here's more about Anne Zahalka

simply black and white by Alan and Julie Aston

I am sure that if these zebras could think they'd be wondering as much about the "mad joggers" who pound along the walkway between Bondi and Tamarama bright and early every morning.

This year there was a bit of fierce letter-writing to the Sydney Morning Herald about the mowing down of sculpture-viewers by joggers who feel "ownership" of the path and let no-one get in their way.

Back to the zebras....according to Wikipedia: "
In 2010, Canberra artists Alan and Julie Aston installed a herd of zebras on Lake George, adjacent to the highway stop commemorating Kevin "Dasher" Wheatley VC, used as a "Driver Reviver" site. They were named Stopper, Reviver, Survivor, and Dasher. They were a sensation, but the Government of New South Wales ordered that they be removed, following a complaint from the leaseholder of the land. They reappeared at Floriade, Canberra in September 2010, along with a baby, George. And now they've visited Bondi!

Today is City Daily Photo Theme Day: Action shot.
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extreme surfing by Ian Swift

Here's a fun piece by Ian Swift who lives in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Have a lok at some of his other works and a bit about him here.  Swift uses a lot of found objects in his art.

In browsing that site I found that he had an exhibition on Sydney's Ocean Baths, which certainly fascinate me. So I've commissioned a local resident to get me a copy of the catalogue (hello, Nola!)

angel is born by Georg Mayerhanser

angel is born, by German artist Georg Mayerhanser.

windswept by Samuel Chamberlain

dance by Sandra Pitkin

This was one of my favourites this year.

domestic bliss by Peter Tilley

the yearning by Margarita Sampson

The Yearning by Margarita Sampson won the The Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation to Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe in March 2012.These yellow sea slugs are made from recycled banners.

no more foreplay ????

Entitled this is one of those things that hopefully will just go away in time, by Bjorn Godwin and Jette Gejl.

It did make me wonder, however, what it is that is just going to go away in time? Protest? Stuff people are protesting against? Foreplay?