This sculpture in Jesse Street Gardens at Circular Quay was installed to celebrate Australia’s Bicentennary in 1988. It was commissioned by the Women’s Pioneer Society of Australasia in recognition of the courage and endurance of Women Pioneers and their vital role in the development of Australia. Today is International Women’s Day which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
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This is a stunning sculpture Sally and much enhanced by the wonderful golden shimmer in the background.
This sculpture by Steven Thomson and Jonas Allen is billed as “a virtual sculpture that can only be fully appreciated via your smartphone.”
Instructions are given about downloading an App, then using the camera which appears to point at the label on the bottle. The mermaid then materialises, and a snap taken.
It’s a novel idea, and I had a lot of fun with it. I’m all for playing around with art, form, function and technology, and the idea of exhibitions providing a bit of fun.
This sculpture is one of the most photographed and popular this year.
The sculptor, Simon McGrath has won the Sydney Water and Environment prize, worth $10 000.
I won’t be surprised if it wins the “People’s Choice” award.
This bronze statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796), stands along Art Gallery Road, in the Crescent Precinct of The Domain. It was created by Frederick Pomeroy in 1905 and stands at 2.9 metres high on a stone pedestal of Melbourne granite, mostly in the rough, with one polished course in the centre.
Sir Joseph Banks Park is a 28 hectare park in the eastern suburb of Botany. It is made up of Foreshore Reserve and the Sir Joseph Banks Pleasure Gardens. The gardens were the main attraction of the old Sir Joseph Banks Hotel in the 19th Century. This lifesize bronze statue of Sir Joseph Banks in the park, depicts him examining botanical specimens. Joseph Banks was a naturalist on the expedition of the Endeavour led by James Cook that explored the eastern coast of Australia in 1770 and landed at nearby Botany Bay.
“Amicus Certus” is a sculpture created by Tom Bass in 1960 which is located on the side of the AMP building on Alfred Street. The full motto of the Australian Mutual Provident Society is “amicus certus in re incerta” which means “a sure friend in an uncertain event”. This perspective gives a view of the entrance and also a sense of the curve of the building’s facade.
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