Sculpture by the Sea III.....

I hope that you're not getting fed up with the Sculpture by the Sea shots, I won't show them all, only the exhibits that really appealed to me, which doesn't mean that the others are without merit, only that there were way too many to show here, next year you'll all have to visit Perth and see them for yourself..come on, you know you want to! Above, appropriately displayed over the side of the mole we have 'Casting Around' by NSW artists Ruth Downes and Geoff Webster made up of fishing rods and rod holders, 'this gestural interpretation dissects the arc and sweep of a common occurrence along the Cottesloe shore', simple but so effective....
I think what attracts me to the work of WA artist Ayad Alqaragholli below is the feeling of gay abandon he creates, it makes me happy and inspires me to think 'wheeeeeee', sometimes even out loud!

Coming back down along the mole facing down towards Fremantle a work by WA artist Fiona Gavino called 'tolerance, change, difference' which 'explores these notions not just as concepts, but as strong tools for improved social change'..you've just got to love the artistic imagination.....

Back now to the grassed area a work by WA artist Mikaela Castledine made with crocheted polypropylene and steel called 'Tokyo Crows' the artist feels that 'crows are intelligent, creative, amusing and great survivors, but still we are frightened of them, demonize them and in some places wage war against them'..Alfred Hitchcock has a lot to answer for!

It was impossible to miss the 'happy floating dream cloud' by WA artist Kathy Allam high up in the trees, this work 'reflects on our childhood desires and the pleasure of reveling in the unabashed, exuberant colour of plastic toys', if you click to enlarge I bet you'll find something familiar there.....

Although at first 'The Rolling Pin' by Danish artist Keld Moseholm seemed a little gruesome the artist's interpretation that 'a well-known utensil is transformed into an overwhelming power by an imaginary force, turning life into a decoration' made it less so...er, no it didn't, people are still trying to escape being squished haha!

Last one today up on the hill looking down on the beach is Japanese artist Eiji Hayakawa's 'Space', this work is 'a representation of space using the historical figure of fowls from paintings during the Edo period in Japan', there are two of them, you can see the other here on the World in Black &White. Only two left for tomorrow, both very red, one that made me laugh out loud it's so typically Australian. Hope you have a wonderful weekend, take care and stay safe.....