MELBOURNE IN PHOTOS - Sculpture and art

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Gallery One : 2006

Gallery Two : 2007

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	"Angel at night" Friday 15th August 2008	"Welcome to Cocker Alley" Thursday 14th August 2008
	I first showed this wonderful piece by Deborah Halpern on my 2006 sculture and art page here. This new shot, taken last week shows off the wonderful colours found in the mosaics. The artwork lies alongside the giant sky wheel and the Yarra river in the Birrarung Marr parklands.	Melbourne has many interesting laneways, and they just get better and better. This laneway is Cocker Alley, and is currently undergoing an 'installation artwork' by Bianca Faye and Tim Spicer. The various pipes and drains in the laneway are currently being covered in gold leaf as part of the City of Melbourne's Laneway commissions. The artwork reflects on the history of gold exploration in Victoria. It will be on display until approx March 2009.

"Vertical Garden again" Friday 25th July 2008	"Vertical Garden" Thursday 17th July 2008	"Spotswood Tree" Wednesday 9th July 2008
More from the 'Vertical garden' by Patrick Blanc at melbourne Central today. As promised, I revisited today to take a shot of the completed work. You can see last weeks shot here, and find information about the artist here.	Patrick Blanc makes an appearance at Melbourne Central this week. This is just the beginnings of his new vertical garden inside the shopping centre. Information about the artist can be found at his own website here, another shot of this grand cone can be found here. Melbourne Central information on the project can be found here. I will try and take a shot of the completed work next week, stay tuned.	A lovely local sculpture in the small inner suburb of Spotswood by artist Anne Scambary in collaboration with local residents. The artwork covers the themes of 'history, mystery and reality', and celebrates the history of the community in Spotswood. It is in Hudsons Road, Spotswood.

"Tears for what was done" Thursday 5th June 2008	"Ace" Saturday 10th May 2008	"Life Boat" Thursday 8th May 2008
On the side of the Australian Centre for Contemporary art, alongside the exhaust chimney for the burnley tunnel, is this new sculpture by Lyndal Jones. It is created with 44 gallon drums, ground water and neon lighting. The water is to be reused at the end of the installation.	My last in a series of shots from the Helen lempriere National Sculpture award at Werribee park. This one is my personal favourite because of it's simplicity and fun. It is simply called 'Ace" and is based on a paper aeroplane, although this larger representation is made from steel. "Ace is modeled on the classic paper jet used in countless childish wars" The artist is Johnathon Leahey and you can discover more about his work at his own website here.	Todays shot from the Helen lempriere National Sculpture award at Werribee park is of "Life Boat" by Nerine Martini. It is created from wood, steel and lead, and is 'about ocean journeys of courage and compassion'

"Yellow Peril" Wednesday 7th May 2008	"Diver" Tuesday 6th May 2008	"Pont de L’Archeveche" Monday 5th May 2008
A third shot from the Helen lempriere National Sculpture award at Werribee park today. This one is "Yellow Peril (with square eyes)" by John Kelly. John is also the artist of "Cow up a tree" which I have shown here, "Blot on the landscape" shown here, and "Luna Park Landscape" shown here. You can check out his work at his own site here. "Yellow Peril" explores 'ideas of multiculturalism, nationalism, racism, immigration' and more. It is made from steel and paint. More about the annual award can be found here. This other sculpture, shown partially here, by artist Ron Robertson-Swann is often called "Yellow Peril, but it is in fact called "Vault". John Kelly purposely refers to this piece in naming this work "Yellow Peril"	My second shot from the Helen lempriere National Sculpture award at Werribee park, is "Diver" by Tim Kyle, and is made from resin and fibreglass. "It is a surrealist imposition on the environment, a disparity open to conjecture". It is 4.7 metres tall. More about the annual award can be found here.	This week I plan to show you several works from the Helen lempriere National Sculpture award at Werribee park. This first piece is the winner of the award, and I was pleased to say this year, I agreed with the judges decision. It is by Bob Jenyns, who has won the $80,000 prize money, along with a lovely development package, and the piece is entitled "Pont deL'Archeveche". To me the piece reminds me of 'Meccano' a toy I enjoyed when I was much younger. More about the annual award can be found here.

"Unfolding" Wednesday 19th March 2008	"To Do" Sunday 16th March 2008	"Into the out and back" Thursday 13th March 2008
Another shot from the Contempora sculpture exhibition at Docklands. This one is entitled "Unfolding" and is by artist Michael Sibel. "The sculpture represents an unfolding thought, an idea in the process of being developed".	Found on the side of the Victorian College of The arts building in Sturt Street.... perhaps someone's 'to do' list.	Close up of a sculpture by Greg Johns. It is part of the "Contempora" sculpture exhibition at docklands. "....Elements of the interior combined with elements from the coast". You can see more about the exhibition at my events page listing of Sunday 9th March 2008.

"Devil" Thursday 6th March 2008	"Mummy" Wednesday 5th March 2008	"Behind Bars" Tuesday 4th March 2008
My last in a series of street art shots from Rutledge Laneway in Melbourne. See my 'themes' shot of 1st March 2008 for full details.	I want my mummy!	More street art from down Rutledge lane in Melbourne. This stencil was clever enough to fit behind the bars of an old window grill, adding more effect to the artwork.

"Dredge" Monday 3rd March 2008	"More Street Art" Sunday 2nd March 2008	"Chimney" Tuesday 26th February 2008
Okay, so I'm sticking with the street art theme for a few more days, there was some more great work down Rutledge lane in Melbourne that I wish to share! Find details about the location and the theme day here on my 'themes' page (Saturday 1st March). This piece is tagged by 'Dredge' which is appropriate at the moment as there is much controversy about the dredging of Port phillip Bay. Arguments are that we require a deeper bay to allow larger container ships into the bay to 'keep up with the times', whilst the opposition is of course fighting the environmental considerations... after all we don't want our underwater creatures to end up looking like this vicious fish!	I enjoyed the city daily bloggers 'street art' theme day so much (see my 'themes' page posting of Saturday 1st March for details), I have shown some more here. From the same laneway (Rutledge) in Melbourne.	This is the exhaust chimney built to extract the car and truck fumes from Burnley Tunnel underneath. It lies alongside the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (which I will show tomorrow). The yellow colour in the foreground is a much debated sculpture entitled "Vault" (known by most as the 'yellow peril') and is by artist Ron Robertson-Swann.

"All of us" Wednesday 20th February 2008	"Two Women" Monday 4th February 2008	"Skinny" Sunday 3rd February 2008
A recent exhibition at Federation Square was this photographic display entitled "all of us". It featured portraits of everyday people and included computerized information about the chosen men and women. The work was by photographer Michael Lawrence. More information about the project can be found here.	More from National Gallery of Victoria today. These incredibly lifelike women are only about 60cm high and are made from fibreglass, resin, silicon, wool, cotton, nylon synthetic thread, plastic and metal. They were made by Australian artist Ron Mueck in 2005. It is unbelievable how long it takes you to convince yourself that they are not real, even in spite of their small stature. The gallery is free of charge (except for featured exhibitions) and is located at 180 St Kilda Road , Melbourne.	Inside the National Gallery of Victoria, which I have shown here, here, here and here, you can currently find a row of skinny perople sculptures. (The man on the right is a security guard on the outside of the water wall). Unfortunately I couldn't find information about the artist. The gallery is free of charge (except for featured exhibitions) and is located at 180 St Kilda Road , Melbourne.