These two large sculptures are carved from Italian statuary marble and clad with ceramic tiles by a then, local artist, Simon Rigg. The square based mounting of the larger statue depicts the four elements. The smaller Guardian reveals a woman's head looking through the hole of the larger sculpture, and hints at the source of all images, beyond our plane of vision.
Facing south
The Guardians, by Simon Rigg were unveiled in November at Melbourne's Southgate precinct near the Crown Casino, the commissioning body. Information from
Artlink
Facing north
Another side to the Four Elements - Earth, Water, Air and Fire.
You can see the Crown Entertainment Complex in the rear. The Guardians stand at Yarra Promenade just past Queens Bridge. There is seating nearby - and a nice area with trees. A quiet place to sit in front of the river and enjoy a coffee or read a book.
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Me recuerdan los pináculos de la Sagrada Familia de Barcelona (Gaudí).
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Those statues are very colorful and cool. We have two statues in Hartford that are similar, but both are far more subdued (just like Hartford is more subdued). I will have to post them sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat sculptures! Love how colorful they are.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colorfull sculptures. I like it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery cool pieces of art for all to enjoy! Groovy!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, where did you get your blog's language translator? Help, please!
Hopefully this isn't a duplicate. I love how colorful these are. It makes you want to take a closer look.
ReplyDeleteI love how vibrant these are!
ReplyDeleteI like the genial tiled part much more than the sculpted one. A very nice couple of works anyway.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you explained them to me, even so they I can't see what it means but they are very colourful and make the promenade look interesting.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and colorful art!
ReplyDeleteLéia :)
the sculptures are always interesting, too bad we don;t have much here.
ReplyDeletethey look so colorful btw.
i hope you have a gr8 week ahead bfg. ^0^
I like them both, though they are a bit odd. What I like is their colors and the fact they project a certain bold face to the world. Striking creations and another star in Melbourne's crown!
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un peu trop coloré pour moi
ReplyDeleteThey are very colorful and vibrant. Great shots.
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