The Labyrinth is a large art installation of stone walls and gravel paths by Andrew Rogers, completed in 2010 at McClelland Sculpture Park. The artwork is installed on a slope. Andrew Rogers is a contemporary sculptor born in Australia whose works may be found in many plazas and buildings around the world. He is a leading contemporary artist. Rogers is the creator of the world's largest contemporary land art undertaking. Titled "Rhythms of Life", the project commenced in 1998 and at present comprises 51 massive stone structures across 16 countries on seven continents and has involved over 7,500 people.
McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery is an Australian sculpture park and gallery located in Langwarrin in Melbourne, Victoria. It displays more than 100 large-scale works by prominent Australian sculptors in 16 hectares of bush and landscaped gardens.
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This is a large metallic (painted corten steel) Art Installation entitled "Helmet" by Tanya Court and Cassandra Chilton, created in 2007. It is installed on a small mound, overlooking traffic at the junction of Banksia Street and Manningham Road, Victoria, Australia. "Helmet" is inspired by the artist Sidney Nolan’s Kelly series of paintings, created at Heide, in which we see the figure of Ned Kelly riding through the landscape.
Ned Kelly was a bushranger in the 19th century. The "Helmet" is a tribute to the homemade armour by Ned Kelly during the hideout from the police. He was hanged at the Melbourne gaol on 11th November 1880.
This was taken in my car while waiting for the red light to turn green.
Here the dark blue sky is about to turn bright while the street lights impart an orangish colour on the pavement. The overall effect is intriguing : you almost feel as if Ned Kelly is peeping through the long slit of the Helmet ....
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This is a sculpture by artist Lisa Roet, who was born in Melbourne in 1967 and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from RMIT in 1987.
White Ape won the McClelland Award in 2005. It is constructed with coated fiberglass, measuring 210x285x150cm (ape), 100x300x150cm (base). It is part of an ongoing project Pri-mates, which is the culmination of the artist's research into man's relationship with our closest animal relatives, the apes. White ape is classically portrayed in a traditional bust format, thus equating the ape with great leaders or highly esteemed noblemen, bestowing it with regal stature and intellectual posture.
The sculpture reflects upon human nature's vicarious position within the animal world and our contribution to the environment that we live in. The work could be seen as a monument to our achievements, or as a reminder of the destruction of our environment. Science, art, history, popular culture and philosophical debate formulate the conceptual basis behind White Ape. The Pri-mates project has been extensively exhibited within Australia and worldwide and was awarded the National Gallery/Macquarie Bank National Sculpture Prize in 2003.
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This is a large metallic (painted corten steel) Art Installation entitled "Helmet" by Tanya Court and Cassandra Chilton, created in 2007. It is installed on a small mound, overlooking traffic at the junction of Banksia Street and Manningham Road, Victoria, Australia. "Helmet" is inspired by the artist Sidney Nolan’s Kelly series of paintings, created at Heide, in which we see the figure of Ned Kelly riding through the landscape.
This was taken on a foggy dawn, a few days before winter. The installation was backlit against a plethora of amber street lights, quite atmospheric.
Ned Kelly was a bushranger in the 19th century. The "Helmet" is a tribute to the homemade armour by Ned Kelly during the hideout from the police. He was hanged at the Melbourne gaol on 11th November 1880.
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Completed in 2020, monumental in scale and ambition, The Eyes of the Land and the Sea by Alison Page and Nik Lachajczak commemorates the 250th anniversary of the 1770 encounter between Aboriginal Australians and Lt James Cook’s crew of the HMB Endeavour at Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Australia.
The artwork is cast in bronze and takes the form of seven ribs, resembling both the hull of the HMB Endeavour, as well as the bones of a whale, being the Gadigal totem. Each ‘rib’ has a different surface treatment including text and carvings to represent the different layers of history and culture of Kamay. An amalgam of two very different forms, the commemorative installation speaks to the different perspectives of those first encounters, evoking a sense of sentiment, mutual understanding and reflection on the events of 1770.
UAP collaborated with the artists to develop, fabricate and install the 30m long artwork, which embeds refreshed and revived narratives of history and connection to the land, strengthening the significance of the meeting place at Kamay to all.
According to ALISON PAGE - "The Eyes of The Land and The Sea is a story about discovery. Not the discovery of land by Europeans, but of all Australians discovering their true history as we move together towards a truly reconciled Nation."
(Sourced from UAP and the artists' website)
This was taken on an overcast summer morning. The light kept changing and showers threatened to break through. This was one of the moments when the light appeared eerie and interesting. The 9 red and 7 yellow cranes in the background complimented the sculpture very well.
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