Passage (Sculpture By The Sea 28)

Passage by Michael Snape. Made of mild steel.

"Two curved plates, two crowds, one reclining, the other on the move. Where they overlap you can walk through the difference between them."

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The Bush Ranger 2008 (Sculpture By the Sea 27)

The Bush Ranger 2008 by Campbell Robertson-Swann. Made of stainless steel, mild steel.

"This work is influenced by Sid Nolan's Ned Kelly in the landscape. The black armour framed by and framing the Australian bush."

For more about Ned Kelly: click here. For more about Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly series: click here.

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On The Beach by Tim Kyle (Sculpture By The Sea 26)

On The Beach by Tim Kyle. Made of resin and pulp.

"My work is concerned with the mapping and recognition of the human condition. I use the figure as a metaphor for existence."

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Will They See Us? (Sculpture By The Sea 25)

Will They see Us? by Ngardab Francine Riches ( a Bardi/Kariay Kimkorly woman - Western Australia). Made of wood, ochres and paint.

"My artwork represents early ancestors when they saw the arrival of the first fleet - "will they see us?"

Form of Scenery (Sculpture By The Sea 24)

This sculpture is simply amazing. It's called Form of Scenery and is by Japanese artist Koichi Ishino. made of marble and stainless steel.

The first time I saw this, it didn't move me, and that's because it was a grey dawn. The following week I came back - and WOW! look at that sunrise reflected in the mirrored curve and planes! I've put more pictures of this one on Sydney Daily Photo Extra. It also reminds me of this installation in Monte Carlo.

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Midden (Sculpture By The Sea 23)

Midden by Matthew Harding (Victoria). Made of Australian limestone.

"Accumulating over thousands of years Aboriginal shell middens are small mounds comprised of shell fragment and flaking stone where people once gathered above the tide line."

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We interrupt the sculpture exhibition....

...to celebrate thae most magnificent of Sydney seasonal events - November's display of jacaranda blooms. They are everywhere. If you stand at a high point, whichever direction you look there is this glorious display of mauve. This tree is on my walk to the station. Here it was in 2006, and this is what the jacarandas looked like elsewhere in 2007: click here. And here's the jacaranda in the main quad at Sydney Uni.

Apples and Pears by Chi Phan (Sculpture By The Sea 22)

Apples and Pears is by Chi Phan, and made of cold cast bronze and concrete.

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Phenotype (Sculpture By The Sea 21)

Phenotype by Tim Weatherell (ACT). Made of rusted iron and resin.

Weatherell says: "My work explores people's differing perceptions of reality with special reference to technology and the changes it brings."

Wikipedia tells us this about phenotype: "A phenotype is any observable characteristic or trait of an organism: such as its morphology, development, biochemical or physiological properties, or behavior. Phenotypes result from the expression of an organism's genes as well as the influence of environmental factors and possible interactions between the two.". More.

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Panther on the prowl (Sculpture By The Sea 20)

(Photo by Guest Photographer - Nola)

Made of scarificer steel. The artists, Drew Mansur and Derek Mansur say: "Using scrap metal from our farm we designed and assembled this work to capture the grace of this incredible wild animal."

I over the fly on the "nose" captured when Nola took the picture.

Of course panthers aren't native to Australia, but wherever there is bushland or rural areas surrounding cities, there are always stories or wild panther sightings.

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Wave (Sculpture By The Sea 19)

This sculpture, Wave, is by Blaze Krstanoski-Blazeski. It's made of bronze, and the artist says: "The movement of space and time create the energy of the wave."

Blaze created a work called Wolli Dancing, which is located very near where I live. You can see it here.

I have decided to add many of the sculptures I CAN'T fit on this blog on Sydney Daily Photo Extra. There were 107 works in the exhibition altogether, and if I showed one each day, we will be here for several months yet! The ones I will post on Extra are not "minor works", but ones which I personally found less attractive to my sensibilities, or ones where I wasn't totally happy with the photographs I took. Perhaps you may prefer some of them, so do take a look.

Today's group is called "Heavy Metal" and is a collection of works made from various metals. Please let me know if you have any favourites amongst them.

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Nexus (Sculpture By The Sea 18)

It's Skywatch Friday (see below) and it's my birthday, so I'm showing my favourite entry in Sculpture By The Sea this year.

Nexus is by Alex Kosmas. This is a beautifully delicate work in the most exquisite shade of green (I've included one pic below where the colour of this work in bronze shows up against the sandstone). It just made my heart sing, and on both occasions I was there I was so pleased I went at dawn (one grey, one colourful) because I could spend ages alone with it.

The artist says: " The fast paced world forgets its connection to nature. 'Nexus' represents our lifeboat." If I had $50 000 I would buy it, but then I think I'd need another few million to build a house around it!

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The Drifter and Now That You Are Here (Sculpture By The Sea 17)

Above: The Drifter by Stephen Marr
"My current works attempts to blur the distinction between painting and sculpture and distorts the spatial elements used to construct these multi-dimensional illusions."

Below: The First Agreement by Anton McMurray.
"Now that you are here, perhaps we can begin."

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Urchins by Kelly-Ann Lees (Sculpture By The Sea 16)

(Photo by Nola - taken approx 6.30pm)

Urchins by Kelly-Ann Lees, made of recycled ferrous metal. Lees says: "All my work is strongly influenced by the objects that I find. Their creation is a direct response to form."

Perhaps Kelly-Ann was on the beach at Rosedale the day I found this:

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Project by Keld Moseholm (Sculpture By The Sea 15)

Well may he wonder! An early morning exercise class amongst the sculptures.

This is Project by Danish sculptor Keld Moseholm. It's made of bronze and granite.

Moseholm says: "An image of human behaviour where dramatic situations often occur and which can be both tragic and comical." I certainly found the comical - hope there's no tragedy...

Waiting (Sculpture By The Sea 14)

Waiting by Andy Townsend and Suzie Bleach.

The artists ask: "Waiting for...?"

Shark memory (Sculpture By The Sea 13)

Sharks bring out a sort of primeval fear of the ocean in many people (me included!). Ian Swift, who made this bronze, says "I discovered the Aboriginal shark rock carving nearby as a child. It takes me back a lot further than that whenever I think about it."

There are numerous examples of magnificent Aboriginal rock art around Sydney, much of it rapidly faded or fading by now.

Here's more about Ian Swift, who is a previous winner of the People's Choice award at Sculpture By The Sea.

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Reading (November Theme Day - Books and Reading)

At 7am, this Sculpture By The Sea Crew member is sitting on the clifftop in the sun and reading the exhibition catalogue.

To see how books are figuring in the lives of people around the world:
Click here - to view thumbnails for all participants

Television Within, Television Without (Sculpture By The Sea 12)

Dawn at Marks Park, midway between Tamarama and Bondi. My first "Skywatch Friday" entry.

Mark Wotherspoon, the creator of Television within, television without says: "This work is about the role television is playing in our daily lives, and in particular its effects on children. A child gazing away from the television - towards the imagination."

It is made from recycled television glass and stainless steel.

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Click here to discover what the sky looks like in other parts of the world.

Soldier Scale 1:1 (Sculpture By The Sea 11)

I thought a switch from animals to the human form might be in order today. Last year, one of my favourite SxS pieces, Bella, was sitting hereabouts (no prizes for guessing, with my love of swimming why she was a favourite!)

This is an altogether bleaker subject. This anguished soldier is made of polystyrene and polyurethane. Artists Ruth Bellotti and Steve Rosewell comment: "A normally heroic toy figure is given a twist in this life sized sculpture."

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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.


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Every Dog Has Its Day (Sculpture By The Sea 9)

Every Dog Has Its Day by Geoff Harvey. More of Harvey's works - here and here.

I'm sure this one was made especially for Jilly... dogs and the seaside.

Tomorrow: More dogs!

PS In answer to a question from Halcyon who asked what happens to the sculptures: Like most exhibitions, the vast majority are for sale. Some will end up in public or private collections, others will be unsold. The exhibition catalogue lists the prices for each piece where it is for sale (not all are, and some are intentionally ephemeral).

I recently showed this piece on my blog - it was a former SxS piece. And this one "lives" near me; a friend reported that he had seen it recently at a conceet / fair in a park near him.

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An interregnum (Sculpture By The Sea 8)

This morning I got up before dawn again and headed back to Sculpture By The Sea. This time there was a lovely sunrise, and then blue skies to enhance the beautiful venue. Of course, with the sculptures spread out along the eastern seabord, the rising sun presented its own challenges for a keen, but definitely amateur photographer.

There are hundreds to download from my camera, so while that work is in progress, I thought you might enjoy, or at least be intrigued by this snap of a fellow photographer!

In Internet shorthand, I think the only question to be raised is: WTF? As no doubt these other passers-by were wondering...

Up In The Air (Sculpture By The Sea 7)

You have to look high to appreciate these works!

Above: Fragment by Kevin Draper. Artist's comment: "This sculpture evolved from a series of works using tripod structures integrated with symbolic plant forms. The tripod acts as an isolating device suspending the tree symbol between the land and the sky."

I love the tree against the sky, especially with the lowering sky, but I'm not very keen on the tripod.

Below: One of the most popular works in the exhibition, and certainly beautiful to watch in motion. It has won the prize for a kinetic work. It's Harmony With The Breeze by Kozo Nishino. The various titanium and stainless steel components move and "flap" in the breeze (which was more like a high wind when I was there). Artist's comment: "I hope the people who come and appreciate my work will feel the comfortable air."