Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Museum of Sydney, Tides Turn

"Tides Turn" is a sculpture created by Peter Collins, currently located in the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney. It depicts a surging wave and is constructed from Eucalyptus sticks and steel mesh. It is part of "Surf City", an exhibition currently at the museum that shows how the surfing culture and waxheads at beaches have influenced Sydney. This sculpture was originally displayed at the "Sculpture by the Sea" exhibition in 2010 at Bondi Beach. 

21 comments:

Geli said...

an extraordinary, futuristic vision, but it looks good ...

Jo said...

Great shot :) and thanks for the insight into why it is there.

Peter said...

Good shot, looks better on a sunny day.

Gemma Wiseman said...

A wave depicted in wood! Love the creative concept!

Sylvia K said...

A very different concept and very creative as well! Terrific capture for the day, Jim!

Sylvia

Friko said...

Now that is a sculpture and a building I genuinely like. A wonderful juxtaposition, somebody did right here.

I am not too fond of the church in the previous post, but it's nevertheless an excellent photo.
I wish we had a sky like yours just occasionally.

Fábio Martins said...

It's an interesting concept

Carole M. said...

great photograph. I was lucky enough to see it at Sculptures by the Sea too; very impressive. Thanks for sharing

wenn said...

awesome!

bfarr said...

If I remember, you posted similar sculptures before. Interesting piece.

Rinkly Rimes said...

A natural element mimicking another. I like it.

Judy said...

Interesting! The artist must have spent a lot of time studying waves in order to portray the flow of the water with sticks and steel!!!

Kris said...

I bet that this one has shed some blood!

Light and Voices said...

Kewelopolis!
Joyce M

chubskulit said...

Gorgeous!

Whiteout, for outdoor wednesday.

DawnTreader said...

Wow, that's different. I like it!

HOOTIN ANNI said...

What a fascinating share. A true work of art.

My Wednesday post: UNDER THE SEA

PerthDailyPhoto said...

What a unique sculpture Jim, good shot.

Margaret said...

very creative!

Jessica said...

Very cool. A unique way tp display a wave in motion

Maria Berg said...

Art is always interesting, you never know of what they will build next time. this one I did not like but fun idea. MB