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Category Archives: Sculpture
How much is that doggie on the plinth there?
The one with the non-waggy tail? The Dog on the Tuckerbox is an Australian historical monument and tourist attraction, located at Snake Gully, five miles (8 km) from Gundagai, New South Wales. The dog section of the monument was cast … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Bowyang Yorke, Bullocky Bill, Dog on the Tuckerbox, Gundagai, Jack Moses
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The Cheesestick the Ribcage and the Condom
From this header, the mind boggles. Sounds like a wild drunken night involving meat, cheese and sex. If that is what you think – you’re wrong. What we are looking at is street furniture or sculpture. All apologies if you … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged #Melbourne, #Victoria, Cheesestick, Jeff's Condom, Melbourne International Gateway, Rib Cage
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Norseman Horseman
The Norseman Horse – a bronze statue after whom the town in remote Western Australia is named. Once upon a time, a gold prospector travelled along with his horse named Hardy Norseman and by chance the horse unearthed a gold … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Norseman, Western Australia horse statue
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Sculpture vs Street Furniture
Sculpture can be odd at the best of times, and sometimes it’s hard to work out which is sculpture and which is street furniture. Street furniture is the collective term for pieces of equipment installed on streets … Continue reading
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Royston Vasey – A local town for local people
If you are a follower of “The League of Gentlemen” BBC black-comedy TV series, you will recognize this sculpture, and as you know, sculpture is an important form of art. This sculpture appears at the beginning of each episode. (Some … Continue reading
Hammer Horror
I’m not talking about the Kate Bush song from ’80s or the theme behind the song, which entailed productions from the Hammer Studios (UK) which ran horror movies (by the way – loved those Dracula one’s with Christopher Lee and … Continue reading
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Tagged Hammer-thrower, Kate Bush, Pathfinder, Peter Paul & Mary, Queen Victoria Gardens, Sculpture, The Beatles
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Where’s Edward Scissorhands when you want him?
Topiary is considered an art form and I guess they are living sculptures. To some people, this would be a topiarist’s delight. Somewhere in the UK I found this topiary zoo. I’m thinking…whoever created these has way too much time … Continue reading