Australia is a young country, and Sydney is a young city. You can feel the energy of the city when you walk the streets, when you see the architecture, or on a Friday or Saturday night when the girls are all dressed up and not worried about their looks or whether they will attract unwanted attention. The city is vibrant and full of life.
There is a lot to see in Sydney - Opera House and Harbour Bridge, to start with - and human form is showing up in all it's glory unexpectedly all over the city.
A bar counter at Darling Harbour
Dance of Love, by Larissa Smagarinsky, 1988
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This Sydney's favorite fountain is a gift by J.F. Archibald, and commemorates the association of Australia and France in the World War I. Erected in 1932, sculptor - Francois Sicard, Paris. Bronze Apollo is surrender by other mythical figures. The donor (his real name was John Feltham) was fascinated with all things french and hoped his fountain will rival fountains in Paris - the city of his dreams.
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Those masterpieces were caught undressed, but the problem was quickly fixed...
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The monument to Captain Arthur Philips, the first governor of New South Wales. Sculptor - Achille Simonett, 1897, cast in Florence, Italy. The creation of the sculpture was at the center of a controversy, which resulted in replacing the original realistic supporting sculptures with allegorical ones. They look nice, but a bit funny in association with the brave captain in a young and pragmatic country.
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Bondi Beach is a famous Sydney's attraction. Little less known is "Sculpture By The Sea" - Australia's largest annual outdoors exhibition of of contemporary sculpture - right next to the Bondi beach.
The Eight, by Stephen King
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Random walk:
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The Royal Clock, Queen Victoria Building. It performs on the hour showing scenes of the English History and close connection between England and Australia.
Another scenes. The taking of Children is a pailful page in Australia's history.
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A bit upside down, but human forms are still present.
This is called "Walking in Time" by Dominique Sutton, 2003
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The Blue Mountains are located not far from Sydney. The Three Sisters is a sandstone formations and the best known natural attraction in the region.
Three Sisters Fountain is supposed to be another attraction. It will show parts of the Aboriginal legend about three sisters and a Witch doctor - a chain of events which resulted in the creation of the above mentioned formation. The sculptures are currently within reach ( and touch) of tourists which love to pose in front of the sexy nude sisters.
According to the legend, the Witch doctor accidentally pointed hist magic bone toward his daughters, and turned them into stones. He dropped the bone, and is still looking for it while his stoned daughters are waiting...
There is a sign which says: "This sculpture is by Terrance Plowright. These figures are part of a proposed water feature that will portray a dreamtime story about the Three Sisters. These figures represent members of our indigenous community. Please be aware of Australia's indigenous culture and treat the statues with respect, as inappropriate behaviour may offend" ( the sculptures?)
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