Posts Tagged ‘Sculpture’

One of the more intriguing pieces of art in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct is Cow Up a Tree, a sculpture by artist John Kelly. The cow was originally created for a sculpture exhibition in Paris on the iconic Champs-Élysées to celebrate the millennium in 2000. In 2003, the Cow Up a Tree sculpture was installed overlooking Victoria Harbour, where it has since become a much-loved icon of Melbourne’s thriving Docklands precinct. Read the rest of this entry »

Today we go to the Canadian city of Toronto to see a beautiful piece of artwork by artists Dai Skuse and Kim Kozzi, who work under the name of Fastwurms. The artwork installed in 1997 is called the Woodpecker Column and is built from fibreglass and steel. The column is 30 metres tall and has an amazing pileated woodpecker hanging off it. There is another piece close by with a yellow-bellied sap sucker, which is also quite beautiful. The artwork is in front of the Toronto Convention Centre and is beautifully set amongst the trees, especially in the fall when we took this photo with amazing orange foliage. Read the rest of this entry »

The old Tony Bennet song goes “I left my heart in San Francisco” well this is where artist Claes Oldenburg  and Coosje van Bruggen got the inspiration for this beautiful bow and arrow sculpture called Cupid’s Span. This place is where Claes  and Coosje symbolise the place in the song.  The 60 foot high and nearly 130 foot wide sculpture is made of stainless steel and fibre glass and sits in Rincon Park which is along the Embarcadero in San Francisco between the Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge looking up Folsom Street.  Rincon Park is a two acre oasis with spectacular views of the bay and a very popular place for people to relax and escape the hustle and bustle of the city. This sculpture really ads a fantastic dimension to the park.