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Category Archives: StreetFurniture
“…This old man came rolling home!”
Paddy Hannan from Kalgoorlie from the wilds of Western Australia, was a gold prospector. Born in Co. Clare, Ireland, he and two mates discovered gold near Mount Charlotte near the Coolgardie goldfields not far from Kalgoorlie. In 1904, at the … Continue reading
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Tagged #Kalgoorlie, #WesternAustralia, Coolgardie, goldfields, goldrush, Pady Hannan
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“The Eagle Will Rise Again…”
Eagle, a 25 meter-high sculpture by Bruce Armstrong has been keeping a watchful eye from his perch in Wurundjeri Way, in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne for over a decade. Majestic in his stature, the timber, aluminium and glass statue … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Alan Parsons Project, Bunjil, Docklands, Eagle will rise again, Wurundjeri
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Compare the Pair – #4 – 101 inspirations from a wine bladder
A Wine bladder – is also known as box wine, boxy, bladder, cask-wine bag, or goon bag, (coll. for flagon). It refers to any wine packaged as a bag-in-the-box, or cask wine. Such packages usually contain a plastic bladder protected … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, Sculpture, StreetArt, StreetFurniture, TheBad
Tagged box wine, goon, wine bladder
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I couldn’t agree more
This photo I took many years ago on my first trip to Bali. We were walking along the main street down towards the beach at Kuta to watch the sunset. There, on the way, was this telephone box. (This was … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, StreetFurniture, TheUgly
Tagged #Graffiti, Bali, telephone boxes, vandalism
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More Brawn than Prawn
“The Big Things of Australia” are a loosely related set of large structures or sculptures. There are estimated to be over 150 such objects around the country. Most of these “Big Things” began as tourist traps found along major roads … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballina, The Big, The Big Prawn
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I love knit-wits
Yarn bombing or yarn storming, is also known as guerrilla knitting, urban knitting or graffiti knitting. It includes colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre attached to ordinary objects in the street. Often these yarn installations (bombs or … Continue reading
Sticks & Stones may break my bones…whilst birds sing willow, tit-willow, tit-willow
‘BallRoom‘ by Patrick Dougherty, took more than 3 weeks to build with the help of 70 volunteers. Patrick, a US artist, (born in Oklahoma in 1945 and raised in North Carolina), bends, and weaves bracken to create natural escapist artwork. … Continue reading
I am curious and yellow
I Am Curious (Yellow) was a 1967 Swedish film written and directed by Vilgot Sjöman. It held cult status amongst movie goers for many years. The Beatles “Yellow Submarine” was both a movie, soundtrack and recording. Also in the ’60s was Donovan’s … Continue reading
What a boar!
I don’t really want to (boar) the pants of you, but, this particular black boar sits in front of the Sydney Hospital in Macquarie Street. The hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Australia, dating back to 1788. The … Continue reading
Do You Want to Know a Secret?…Do You Promise Not to Tell?…
(ooh, aah, ooh,)…Did you want to know that a certain band first played at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on this day, 52 years ago? The Cavern Club, first opened in Matthew Street, Liverpool on Wednesday16th January, 1957. It was … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Norseman, Western Australia horse statue
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