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Category Archives: Sculpture
A Hoffering on A Hill
Alfred Hill (1936) by Rayner Hoff (1894-1937) patinated plaster. National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Australian/New Zealand composer, conductor and teacher, Alfred Francis Hill was born on 16 December 1869 in Melbourne, Victoria. He spent most of his early life in New … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Gallery Art, Rogue's gallery, Sculpture
Tagged #AlfredHill, #AustralianComposers, #AustralianSculptors, #RaynerHoff
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The Hounds of Love are Calling
English painter Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was born on 7 March, 1802. Landseer was born in London, the son of the engraver John Landseer. In 1815, at the tender age of 13, the young Landseer exhibited works at the Royal … Continue reading
Circe and the Dawn of a New Age
Australian sculptor Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal was born on 12th June 1863 in Fitzroy, an inner city suburb of Melbourne. Mackennal studied at the National Gallery from 1878 -1882. He then left to study in London, where he shared a … Continue reading
Webb’s Hope of Deliverance – Justifies its Existence
Bust of poet A.C. Hope by Cathy Webb, Garema Place, Canberra, Australia (2012). Alec Derwent Hope AC OBE (21 July 1907 –13 July 2000) was an Australian poet and essayist known for his satirical slant. He was also a critic, … Continue reading
Any port in a storm seems a far cry for Ambrogiani’s Le Port
French Expressionist painter, print-maker and sculptor Pierre Ambrogiani was born on January 16, 1907 in Ajaccio located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 210 nautical miles (390 km) southeast of Marseille, France. Ambrogiani is known for his bright colors … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, Gallery Art, OilPainting, Paintings, Sculpture, Stained Glass
Tagged #Expressionism, French Expressionism, Pierre Ambrogiani
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Bruce Lee: From the Big Boss to the Game of Death
Bruce Lee, (Lee Jun-fan), was born on November 27, 1940, at the Chinese Hospital, in San Francisco’s Chinatown; the fourth son of Han Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. According to the Chinese zodiac, Lee was born in both the hour … Continue reading
The spirit of community expounds in Ethos
“Ethos” is a slender-winged bronze figured sculpture which stands in the Australian capital city of Canberra’s Civic Centre. Sculptured by Tom Bass, “Ethos” symbolizes the Capital’s ‘Spirit of the Community’ and is said to be an expression of the nation’s … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture, Urban Art
Tagged #Canberra, A.C.T. Legislative Assembly, Canberra sculptures, Civic Centre, Ethos, Sculptures
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Torso: Don’t lose your head | Go figure it out
French-born American sculptor Gaston Lachaise was born on March 19, 1882. From 1898 -1904 he studied sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts under Gabriel-Jules Thomas. He began his artistic career as a designer of Art Nouveau decorative objects for the … Continue reading
When Archibald met Apollo
I fell in love with the Archibald Fountain when I first saw it at the age of nine. Its real name is the “J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain“, named after the owner and editor of The Bulletin magazine, who bequeathed … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Apollo, Archibald Fountain, fountains, François-Léon Sicard, French artist, French sculptor, Hyde Park, Sydney
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Yes Virginia there is more than Santa Claus
Australian-American sculptor Clement Lyon Meadmore was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 9th February 1929. He is known for his large outdoor steel sculptures. Meadmore originally studied Aeronautical Engineering followed by Industrial Design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). After … Continue reading
Posted in Gallery Art, Sculpture
Tagged c, Clement Meadmore, National Gallery of Australia. Canberra
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I nearly had an Apocalyptic fit!
It’s been some years since the Angels & Demons Festival passed through various cities around the world. It was back in September 2011 that I saw this “Forces of Light and Darkness” Apocalyptic Parade of giant 6-metre tall jet black … Continue reading
Compare the Pair #12
With my most sincerest apologies to installation sculptor, Konstantin Dimopoulos, I must confess I just don’t get – “Red Centre”. According to Dimopoulos, Red Centre (2006) represents fire, the natural force that both destroys and regenerates; and is seen as an … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetArt
Tagged #Installations, Konstantin Dimopoulos, Red Centre, Street scupture
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