2016 Sculpture by the Sea - IV

The last post about this year's 2016 Sculpture by the Sea is mostly about stone and metal works of art.

On the pier stood Japanese artist Takeshi Tanabe "A Scene: dedicated to Handel's "The Water music", a  beautiful combination of shiny marble and rough stone.

English Ivan Black's work on the pier was entitled "Golden Section" a sort of wind spinner.
It has been purchased by the Town of Cottesloe to be displayed somewhere.

Japanese Keizo Ushio entitled "Gate to the Beach" another elegant marble piece.

"Fun" is an upside down child by Thai national Naideh Changmoh.

Western Australian Ron Gomboc's metallic "From the Beginning to Eternity: Cycle of Life Series".

Harrie Fasher, from New South Wales, an accomplished equestrian uses her skill to portray the horses she loves and their relationship to humans. Here she presents "Boxed"  

Barbara Licha, Polish born, now living in Australia, presents this fine wire structure entitle "Listen time passes..."

I couldn't really figure out the connection between these stone shoes (at least the front looks like a shoe) to the title of the work - "The first experience of a poet #3", by South Korean Hyung-Taek Chang. 

Chinese artist Gao Xiaowu presents a balloon shaped figure with wings as if to take-off, called "City of Dreams".




Another Chinese artist, Qian Sihua shows us a bright yellow "Bubble no. 7"

This last one by Perth's Perdita Phillips had me baffled. Called "Rock II" it was just a white painted boulder next to hundreds of other boulders of the seabreak.
This must have been the simplest and quickest work of art, but a bit disappointing to me!

I hope you have enjoyed this series. Let me know your opinion on any of them, but I'm quite curious to read what you have to say about this white stone!

If you live in Perth there's still time to visit them until Sunday.

You can read my other post on this year's event:

1)  http://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/2016-sculpture-by-sea-my-favourites.html

2)  http://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/2016-sculpture-by-sea-more-favourites.html

3)  http://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/2016-sculpture-by-sea-iii.html

2016 Sculpture by the Sea - III

These will be the second last post about the sculptures I'm presenting you from this year's 12th Sculpture by the Sea.

"Skin Cube" a 2,44mt high and wide cube by Danish artist Louise Sparre, modelled on her own skin onto pvc prints skin glued to plywood.


















Sydney artist Elyssa Sykes-Smith, presents "The Break Wall" displayed on the rocks of the breakwater. She usually uses discarded pieces of wood for her sculptures.





























Western Australian trio Tim Burns, Gary Carter and Tatjana Seserko covered a camping van in foil and silver paint - "Homeless Carapace".
I just wonder how they got the van down on the beach?

The year of the Pig (2016) is here represented  by "Pig of Fortune #2"by South Korean Tae-Geun Yang.  A metal structure with lots of rings and a tree sprouting from it's tail.





























Perth artist Mikaela Castledine presented a collection of 6 Buddhist Stupas entitled "Big Intentions" inspired by her visit to Myanmar (Burma) in steel and crochet.
Mikaela won the $10000 WA Sculptor scholarship in the 2013 exhibition with the black crocheted crows - "Tokyo Crows".

































Another beautiful sculpture made of wood called " " - meaning "Beacon" in Danish, by German architecture firm KWY, in collaboration with Lise Kassow (Danish), Ricardo Gomes (Portuguese) and Ben Allen (English).
I hope it wins some sort of award as it's really an amazing piece!

Seen from above, with the Skin Cube to the left

Hope you enjoyed seeing a few more sculptures and I'll end this series in the next post.

You can read my other posts on the 2016 Sculpture by the Sea via these links:

http://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/2016-sculpture-by-sea-my-favourites.html

http://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/2016-sculpture-by-sea-more-favourites.html

2016 Sculpture by the Sea - more favourites II

I've shown you my favourites in this post, but with over 70 works of art, every one will have a different favourite, so here I'm showing you 6 more sculptures.

Reviewing at some of these now I think I would have to include them in my favourite list as well...

Let me know which one you liked best.

                                                                         
"Memories of the Ocean", by Perth ceramist Andrea Vinkovic is a pretty and feminine piece made in ceramic, inspired by sea plankton.

"Noah's Arc", by New South Wales artist Deborah Redwood, another feminine lacy sculpture made using various  bits and pieces of metal as can be seen in the close-up.

Peruvian artist Karen Macher Nesta, presented "Sea Sponges", made with a metal tubing structure covered in white plastic rope and cable ties. Feels very beachy and would look pretty in a garden too.

"Bubble" from New South Wales duo Pamela Lee Brenner and Johannes Muljana, is made up with soda bottles shaped like flowers.

I noticed that even the solar lights that would light it up at night had been fitted with the same flowers. Another pretty idea for a garden.

Solar lights covered with bottle flower

Another West Australian artist, Norton Flavel (the same artist that presented super big sculptures "Lucky Country" in 2015 and "Bulk Carrier" in 2014,  this year he has this huge closed hand through which sand is dropping, called "Dust".

Lithuanian/American Zilvinas Kempinas  presents us with "Kakashi (2012)" a big round structure made with wooden poles and a lot of colourful tape.

Seen from the jetty

Joy, Inspiration and another birthday

I've just came home from a very enjoyable evening at the amphitheater behind my local council of Canning. They presented a free evening of choir music featuring one of Australia's most inspiring choirs - The Choir of Hard Knocks - and their supporting acts : "Spooky Men of the West" and "Rossmoyne Community Singers".

The 3 choirs singing together at the end

It was two hours of fun, singing and dancing under the stars with a beautiful balmy night of 29C. 
All we had to do take some chairs and a picnic if we so wished, although there were a few food stalls set up as well.

First sang the all ladies choir of Rossmoyne (a local suburb) that just celebrated their 17th anniversary.

Then came "The Spooky men of the West" a Fremantle men's choir group that not only sang, but acted and made us laugh. They were brilliant!!

Just have a listen to this Youtube rendition of Abba's "Dancing queen" that they also sang tonight. (video below)

Spooky Men of the West singing Abba's Dancing Queen

Next came the "Choir of Hard Knocks" (At one stage called "Choir of Hope and Inspiration" was formed almost 10 years ago in September 2006.

Based on Montreal's homeless choir, the choir came to prominence in an ABC tv documentary presented in 2007. The conductor Jonathan Welch had already formed the "Sydney street choir" in 2001, and established this choir in Melbourne with homeless and disadvantaged people, through word of mouth. The choir has about 50 members.

They perform all over Australia, and have travelled to some overseas countries, although this was their first time in Perth.

They have a few sponsors like "Jetstar" who sponsors their travel, but subsist via sale of concert tickets, CD's, DVD's and other merchandise, as well as donations.

The choir has recently taken part in a film that will be shown around the world about their journey as homeless people to performers and the improvement this choir has made to their lives.

A very uplifting story and I'm so glad there are such amazing people in this world!

Who could imagine music would take people off the street, drugs and alcohol?

One of the members that sang a solo, had even published 3 poetry books!!

Jonathan Welch has other art and cultural projects - the "School of Hard Knocks " that teaches creative writing, drama, keyboard and drumming.

The Hard Knocks singing. Jonathan is the one with his back to the public

To end the evening, Jonathan thanked the audience who had been standing, applauding and dancing the last two songs that were performed with the 3 groups on stage.

We bought a CD before coming home happy and relaxed with the uplifting evening.

The stand selling their merchandise

Hope and Inspiration - The Choir of Hard Knocks (back then known as Choir of Hope and Inspiration)

Before I sign off I must congratulate my Dad on his 83rd birthday today (11th March), another Piscean in our family. 

Happy birthday Papa (daddy in Portuguese), may you have many more healthy and happy years ahead.

And to repeat the choir master's words : Keep calm and carry on singing!

                                                                    December 2015 

Top- with the older grandchildren in 2007, as a young man, recent one of Mom and Dad
 Bottom - My sisters and I (2012), Mom and Dad with the younger grandchildren (2012),  Dad loves singing

Happy Birthday to my dear daughter

Unlike last year on her 30th birthday, this year we won't be spending our daughter's birthday with her... Unfortunately we live on opposite sides of the world - we in Perth, she in Amsterdam.

My dear Karina, we wish you all the success and happiness that you deserve, you're such a hard-working and ambitious girl, close to your family and friends, down to earth and with an enormous empathy for people - young and old, as well as being a globetrotter!

May there always be a smile on your lips and a twinkle in your eyes.

Have a wonderful birthday celebrated among the love of your life and your close friends.

To all the ladies out there I wish you a wonderful "Women's day"!

Karina at 8 years of age in her school uniform

A more recent photo taken at the beach in Fremantle