centripetal by Matthew Harding (Vic)

"When you look at yourself from a universal standpointsomething inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about." Albert Einstein.

oh my god by Lucy Vader (NSW)

Statement: "Using her background in architecture and interiors, the artist has segued into steel sculpture, knitting the two forms of expression in a way that affords levity and longevity."

I have only one thing to say: FFS!!!

monument for small changes by Vlasé Nikoleski (NSW)

For Nola. This was her favourite sculpture this year, and today is her birthday! Happy Birthday, Nola.

The artist says: "Dealing with natural and man-made events that mark the attrition zone between land and sea."

the dancer by Jeramie Carter (NSW)

Another one of my favourite pieces from this year. Carter says: "Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.", Ted Shawn. The work gives the viewer the mirror image provoking the imagination to give the viewer an alternate look at themselves and their surroundings."

the big melt by Jane Gillings (NSW)

Statement by artist: "Icebergs break off and drift. Ephemeral sculptures, dripping and changing. Icicles cling to overhangs. Little swords of Damocles. Falling imperceptibly. Returning to the sea."

Gillings won the Kids' Choice award last year (click here).

bureaucratic tank by Edward Horne (NSW)

Horne says: "Bureaucracy is like a military tank. It won't stop for anything and has a disregard for humanitarian values. It leaves a path of paper wherever it goes."

mirroring 1995 by Keld Moseholm (Denmark)

This year's winner of the major prize of $60 000 (The Balnaves Foundation Sculpture prize).

I have liked Moseholm's works before - click here for his 2009 entry; 2008 entry

The work is made of bronze and granite. Moseholm says: "There is a relationship between reality and unreality symbolised by the imaginary mirror."

entering the exit by Braddon Snape (NSW)

The camel from yesterday, seen through this work.

"This work ponders the notion of journey in all its incarnations - physical, spiritual, cognitive, psychological, social and personal."

the adaptable migrant by Suzie Bleach and Andy Townsend (NSW)

This sculpture won the "People's Choice" award this year.
Artists' statement: "A resolute exodus over epic distances into the unknown. Precious cargo: culture, history, memories. Searching for a place to belong."

Evocative of the early Afghan camel drivers who travelled Australia as hawkers.

from optimism to hope by Andrew Rogers (Vic)

Today is City Daily Photo Theme Day. The theme is "Time" Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

I have chosen to continue my series of Sculpture By The Sea. This work speaks to me of the ravages of time, rather like a traditional still life, where artists often convey decay, or the inevitability of aging.

The artist has called this from optimism to hope, and says: " A group of organice pulsing forms reflecting the will to interpret and render the abstract essences of being."

If viewed from the front, and reading from left to right, it is a flowering of colour and awakening. If read the other way, it could be the reverse. I guess it all depends where you stand at any given time.

Are you optimistic? hopeful? What is the difference? I see optimism as more definite - conveying a greater positive certainty. Hope may embody a stronger element of doubt and varying degrees of pessimism?

two seeds by Rae Bolotin (NSW)

"These seeds have blown in from the lands of imagination, fantasy, and magic" says Rae Bolotin.

green forest object by Helle Frosig (Denmark)

Made of plywood, iron, fibreglass and oil-based paint. The catalogue picture shows this sculpture in a cool, northern climate forest. Consider the artist's statement and the placement of the piece in this starker, sandstone based environment by the sea. " The sculpture appears as an alien element seeking to adapt to the surroundings by concurrently simulating vegetation, human habitation, furniture, landscape, playground etc."

Leaving all that aside, it's an interesting and vivid piece.

crossroad by Stephen Marr (NSW)

This beautiful piece is made from timber from the liquid amber. The artist, Stephen Marr, says: "Employing the oldest and simplest medium (solid wood), this work creates an empathy with displaced people, whether immigrants or driven from their land by drought or hardship; all at a crossroad in life."

evidence - the trail continues by Kerrie Argent (WA)

This work by Kerrie Argent is made of recycled plastic bottle lids. Argent, from Western Australia says: " Slugs leave shiny trails, people leave trails of rubbish. Both leave evidence of where they have been by the trail they leave behind."

bondi venus by Dennis Kalous (NSW)

Artist Dennis Kalous says of his sculpture, made from recycled sandstone boulders: "Boulders are useless stones. When tooled and put into composition suddenly Bondi venus emerges."

dreams of ordinary people by Peter Tilley (NSW)

Peter Tilley says: "Imagining a voyage through time: a journey through life's obstacles."

Have alook at Peter Tilley's 2008 Sculpture By The Sea entry.

jolly giants by Steve Croquett (NSW)

Made of hand formed sheet metal. The artists, Steve Croquettt says: " Portrays the comical side of the ancient forms of Easter Island, exploring the evolution of laughter and tummy drumming. Life in the 21st century has become all too serious."

Leaf-vessel by Virginia King (New Zealand)

This beautiful "leaf vessel" is made of marine grade stainless steel. Virginia King, the artists,says: "My sculpture celebrates life in the South Pacific. By magnifying and abstracting the scale and complexity of natural life forms, I draw attention to their beauty and fragility and the vulnerability of the Earth's ecosystems. Inspired by the ocean and informed by mythology, history, science and literature, the work expresses concerns about ecology and survival and the delicate balance between sustainability and progress. Predominantly my work is created from sustainable timbers, cast bronze and hand finished stainless steel.

The vessel form, a recurrent theme, represents life's journey, hope and migration. Within Leaf-vessel the structural spear symbolises strength and protection."

life boy by Paul Caporn

Statement: "Life Boy plays with the notion that sometimes the things we invent to make life comfortable or to protect ourselves are at the centre of the problems."

the amplitude by Christopher Vassallo

Statement: "Corten and stainless steel is used in this work to symbolise the rhythm of the ocean."