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Swell Sculpture Festival 2015

September 25, 2015 By Melissa 6 Comments

For two weeks in September every year, the Gold Coast plays host to the Swell Sculpture Festival. The Currumbin Beach foreshore is the stunning backdrop for the Swell Festival. Now in its 13th year, the Festival attracts artists from across Australia and around the world. 2015 saw a total of 58 artists selected to feature their works.

I really loved the diversity of the many pieces of art work on display.  I am not even slightly artistically inclined but I still found many of the exhibits beautiful and fascinating.

The Swell Sculpture Festival allows everyone to enjoy unique works of art that they may not normally get to experience.

Here is a selection of the sculptures that I found most appealing:-

swell sculpture festival

A collection of brightly coloured glass balls cleverly displayed in a case buried in the sand really caught my eye. They were very delicate looking and they reminded me a little of sea urchins.

MAGNIFICENT THE LION

This piece was made entirely from wire netting and must have taken the artist hours to complete.

Swell Sculpture Festival

Artist Ivan Lovatt created this piece from wire netting and it was truly Magnificient.

RAZORBACK THE WEDGE TAILED EAGLE

A very clever concept saw artist Kris Martin make this wedge-tailed eagle out of woven bamboo and palm leaves.

 

Swell Sculpture Festival

Made from woven bamboo and palm tree leaves Razorback the Wedge-tail Eagle was very impressive. Artist: Kris Martin.

THE ROO SHOOTER

This next piece, titled ‘The Roo Shooter’ was probably my favourite. I just loved the irony of it and thought it was a very clever piece.

 

Swell Sculpture Festival

A touch of Aussie humour and irony in this sculpture by Jimmy Rix titled ‘Roo Shooter’

If you missed this year’s Swell Sculpture Festival, make sure you put it on your calendar for next year.  It runs from the 9th to the 18th September, 2016.

 

Happy Travels.......Melissa

 

 

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Filed Under: Events, Queensland Tagged With: gold coast

Comments

  1. letmebefree says

    September 28, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Love the roo, I have seen something similar at Art in the Park

    Reply
    • All Around Oz says

      September 29, 2015 at 11:05 am

      I loved the roo too…..it appealed to my warped sense of humour!

      Reply
  2. budgettraveltalk says

    September 28, 2015 at 11:23 am

    The Swell Sculpture must have loads of great exhibits. This is the third post I’ve seen on it and yet I’ve not seen any of the installations you have photographed on any of the other posts! I think the glass box buried in the sand is a great idea. 🙂

    Reply
    • All Around Oz says

      September 28, 2015 at 2:26 pm

      The glass box was very clever and I loved the colours.

      Reply
  3. Johanna says

    September 28, 2015 at 11:03 am

    The Swell Sculpture Festival looks like so much fun. I love public art, the ingenuity and the accessibility are two things which are precious about this kind of event. We have a similar one in Perth each year.

    Reply
    • All Around Oz says

      September 28, 2015 at 2:27 pm

      It’s a great concept allowing more people to access art that they may not normally get to see.

      Reply

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