I say good bye now to sculpture by the sea 2019 - but not to Cottesloe (or Freo or Perth for that matter) yet!
Though NZ artist Phil Price´s statement is a bit strange this was one of my favorite pieces.
As you can see it´s not a tiny sculpture, it´s not only 7m in height, no, it also moves, have a look!
(The guy in the shirt passing by makes me laugh every time :-)...)
The Ipomoea is often considered a noxious weed, but is also beautiful. In the "right" conditions it can grow rather huge.
This is the seedling in its first throws of life, it´s lifting it´s turning, bobbling head as if to observe the world (and yes, you really got the feeling, a wonderful piece of art to me).
The artist continues it´s like being from the future, a familiar stranger, a place where science and nature collided, creating a mutation that seduces with beauty.
He asks if it´s about colonising our world or if we are looking to trade our natural world for the artificial.
Well. I think it´s both, considering all the AI we already live with!
Thank you big again, P, for giving me this treat of the leaflet and both of you, Grace, for taking me there!
I hope for a next time, I hope they continue having this wonderful event!
13 comments:
I looked up Ipomea and see it is Morning Glory which is indeed a horrible weed, but the sculpture is glorious, I love the movement.
Oh!!! Morning Glory is also my favorite pie from Jesters! I have to rethink this ;-)
A lovely concept, well executed. Thank you for the video too!
You´re welcome, glad you like it :-)
I can see why it was your favorite. I think it might have been mine, too. I love how it moves (nice video!) and the color. It really is beautiful. I hope it finds a permanent home now that the show is over. I'll miss seeing these works of art here!
That would be awesome, Jeanie - some artworks are indeed kept and put somewhere else in Perth, fingers crossed!!
I liked this one too and the fact that it moved made it very interesting.
I agree. I hope they keep it at some Perth-beach!
Quite a sculpture! The video really adds to it all!
Reminds me of seed start.
Coffee is on
Thank you, William - I still have a ton to learn taking videos!
Dora, hehe... for a strat it´s quite big!
It was pretty windy that day too, perfect to show the motion of this favourite Iris 🌱
Yes, Grace, it was indeed :-)
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