Thursday, December 20, 2012

Arrive to Paradise, take a seat.....!


I was surprised when we arrived in Subiaco on Tuesday to find a new piece of public art had been installed since my last visit not so long ago. This sculpture by Iraqi born Ayad Alqaragholli titled  'Arrive to Paradise' is 3.3m high and weighs in at 760kg, the angels are sculpted from high tensile steel and the chair silicone brass. I love it, it is so very typical of his distinctive style, do you remember this one I posted back in March from Sculptures by the Sea in Cottesloe. I wonder if any of you recognize his work as he has exhibited in many cities around the world. It was only when I got home and did the research that I discovered that he would actually be happy for people to sit in the chair and have photos taken, darn if only I knew I could have had lot of fun with that oui! Ah well, this time next week Christmas will be well over, nice...bah humbug haha!! Happy Thursday, take care..

Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 12:01 AM

32 comments:

  1. Joop ZandDecember 20, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Nice sculpture..... love this Grace.

    Greetings, Joop

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  2. SamiDecember 20, 2012 at 12:08 AM

    Lovely sculpture, how quick the city is changing. I had also liked his other sculpture in Cottesloe.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    Voilà qui est original et qui ne doit pas laisser les passants indifférents. Sûr que ce fauteuil doit connaître un immense succès!

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  4. SRQDecember 20, 2012 at 12:44 AM

    I love the angels, but I'm not quite sure about the big chair with them. Unusual combo.

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  5. RedPatDecember 20, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    I think it is great fun and will be enjoyed by a lot of people having their pics taken there, Grace.

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  6. Luis GomezDecember 20, 2012 at 1:10 AM

    Really cool Grace!

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  7. LowellDecember 20, 2012 at 1:15 AM

    These sculptures have a sort of flighty essence to them, but I do hope they are not representative of "paradise," whatever and wherever that might be! :-)

    Re your comment on The Villages: Come and visit and buy your boots. Yes, I've put on word verification. I was getting up to 70 spam emails a day. I did take if off our Ocala blog, though. We'll see what happens. All that spam drives me nuts.

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  8. Sylvia KDecember 20, 2012 at 1:45 AM

    Hey, great to know I'll have a great chair to sit in if per chance I make it to the gate, that is!! Fun shot for the day! Hope your week is going well! You always seem to have fun and I do love that -- thanks for sharing it with us!!

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  9. KarlDecember 20, 2012 at 2:53 AM

    Lovely sculptures, Grace, why didn't you make a self portrait on that chair? :-)

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  10. RohrerbotDecember 20, 2012 at 3:00 AM

    These would be sculptures I'd place around our gardens!:) Very cool.

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  11. CloudiaDecember 20, 2012 at 3:06 AM

    Love that! Aloha

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  12. cieldequimperDecember 20, 2012 at 4:19 AM

    Pretty and inspired...

    Humbug indeed.

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  13. Gemma WisemanDecember 20, 2012 at 4:24 AM

    Impressive piece of art! Love the story of symbolism too! Immediately I thought of the Big Chair at Broken Hill in western New South Wales - way out in desert area!

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  14. OlivierDecember 20, 2012 at 4:31 AM

    belle statue, qui represente bien une arrivee heureuse au paradis ;))

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  15. DarylDecember 20, 2012 at 4:43 AM

    next time you can pose on the throne ...

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  16. BernieDecember 20, 2012 at 4:44 AM

    What a stunning piece of art... My late wife would've loved those angels!!

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  17. AnonymousDecember 20, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    How such a sculpture can look happy, I don't know, but I think it does look happy.

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  18. JoeinVegasDecember 20, 2012 at 6:05 AM

    Yes, you'll have to go back and get some photos of you sitting in the chair!

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  19. SharonDecember 20, 2012 at 6:44 AM

    I don't think I've ever seen his work before but, I like this chair. I can just see people lining up for some picture taking.

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  20. LONDONLULUDecember 20, 2012 at 6:50 AM

    I love that people are encouraged to sit in that chair - I also love the earlier capture you have of his art. (Yes, you will definitely need to go back and get a shot of yourself sitting:)

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  21. AngieDecember 20, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Nice that it's almost next door to Jacksons ( I agree they are friendly people.)

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  22. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 20, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I wouldn't mind taking a seat on that chair for a memorable photo!
    Duncan In Kuantan

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  23. RandyDecember 20, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    Beautiful sculpture.

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  24. MassimoDecember 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    Hallo Grace,
    nice photo, nice sculpture..

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you , ciao

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  25. AdullamiteDecember 20, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    Almost worth looking at. Well made.

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  26. biebkriebelsDecember 20, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    I think it would be nice to sit in the chair and go to paradise, if there is any.

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  27. Janey and Co.December 20, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Sounds like we have something to look forward to...

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  28. Chrissy BrandDecember 20, 2012 at 10:55 PM

    A really striking artwork Grace and nice editing too.

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  29. JoeDecember 21, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    Wow.What an impressive place. That timber encased rolling door in Bishop's House is pretty spectacular.

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  30. William KendallDecember 26, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    It's certainly a a remarkable piece!

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  31. AnonymousDecember 26, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    Thank you very much for your wonderful comments and thanks a lot to City of Subiaco for this great opportunity, Im really glad to read great words from you, Thanks again and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for all Human around the world! The artist Ayad Al Qaragholli

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