Swannen - Niall David Begley, SXS Cottesloe 2007. Photo by Karen CastleSculpture by the Sea Cottesloe 2008 is on now until the 18th March. This is a free outdoor art exhibition where sculptors from all over the world exhibit their work on Cottesloe beach.
I highly recommend it. I went with a friend last year and we really enjoyed it. Sometimes we were like, "What on earth is that meant to be?" but that was half the fun really - trying to work out what the sculptor was thinking. And there were so many brilliant pieces.
My favourite piece was Nautilus by Adje Lucien Ruiz (New Caledonia). This piece was based on the famous fictional submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea. The detail inside and out was incredible. Looking in through the windows you could see things like a bookshelf with classic books and a chemistry set, a table with a bottle of wine and two glasses, a replica of a piano organ, and of course the old fashioned cockpit with it's big dials and mysterious levers. The picture doesn't really do it justice.
I highly recommend it. I went with a friend last year and we really enjoyed it. Sometimes we were like, "What on earth is that meant to be?" but that was half the fun really - trying to work out what the sculptor was thinking. And there were so many brilliant pieces.
My favourite piece was Nautilus by Adje Lucien Ruiz (New Caledonia). This piece was based on the famous fictional submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea. The detail inside and out was incredible. Looking in through the windows you could see things like a bookshelf with classic books and a chemistry set, a table with a bottle of wine and two glasses, a replica of a piano organ, and of course the old fashioned cockpit with it's big dials and mysterious levers. The picture doesn't really do it justice.
Nautilus - Adje Lucien Ruiz, SXS Cottesloe 07. Photo by Karen Castle.
Lift, plonk - Chi Phan, SXS Bondi 07. Photo by Josephine ConreyImages courtesy of http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/
I'm planning to go next weekend and I'm really looking forward to it.
Edit: Some of my pictures of inside the Nautilus
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