Sunday
Selections was originally brought to us by Kim of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could
post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos
under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any
of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. I am not going to share my blog friend's visit this week (next week and probably the week after) but take you to an exhibition we went to shortly before she arrived.
'Sculpture in the Paddock' was new to us, but is apparently an annual event. We will be going back next year.
Some of the sculptures I loved, some were decidedly 'meh' and some were beyond me. We both thoroughly enjoyed the day though. It was indeed held in a paddock - attached to a nearby winery and sheep farm. As well as the sculptures I will show some of the paddock's residents.
As always there are LOTS of photos.
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| Blind by Suzie Bleach and Andrew Townsend ($25,000) |
Blind is apparently an allegory of the pro-coal industry lobby. They say that the horse (like coal) was once fundamental to our survival but has now been superseded. They add (I wish) that its arguments are exhausted and it is condemned to irrelevancy and redundancy.
When the allegory was explained I could see it, but would have struggled without an explanation. I like the sculpture though.
The trees are nature's sculpture and I loved them.
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| Enter the Dragon by Greg McLean ($10,500) |
A self taught artist who says he is driven by the love of the Australian landscape and its native animals.
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| Romping Rabbits by Tobias Bennett ($12,000 the pair) |
Big smiles.
Other people reported being dive-bombed by magpies. We weren't. It is only the males who swoop, and only for a very brief period while they are protecting their young.
The dam was very shallow, but the ducks and their families didn't care.
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| Ligni Unum (Solitary Tree) by Ulan Murray ($29,000) |
I was fascinated by this one, and loved seeing the delicate tracery of the roots.
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| Field of Dreams by Adam Humphreys ($6,500) |
Apparently another allegory. 'To be free to from the chains which hold us back, whether it be addiction/dependence or even our own thoughts; it is not enough to break the links, they need to be torn from the ground...'
I would love to fill the garden with sculptures but these prices are out of my league.
I loved this ram's horns and only noticed when I got home just what a big boy he is. I hope that paddock stays thistle free.
The bicycles apparently remained after an earlier Sculpture in the Paddock. It was a breezy days and those wheels were flying...
The alpaca seemed to be perfectly happy with the ram and a small handful of ewes.
There are of course many more photos, which I might feature later.
