Darlinghurst, Underworld
Underworld is an art installation at Taylor Square, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. The artwork is part of the Taylor Square Plinth Project, which is having three temporary art projects installed from 2009 to 2011 to enliven the square and make people think about art. Underworld, by Dale Miles, is a set of colourful arachnid legs emerging from the staircase of a disused underground gentlemen's convenience. This work of art gives voice to the lost habitat of the notorious and venemous Sydney Funnel Web Spider.
Cool art work.
ReplyDeleteI feel so artsy and all modern and stuff for an old lady -- as soon as I saw the picture I thought "it looks like a spider"! Pretty interesting what it's crawling up from.
ReplyDeleteA cool spider it is.
ReplyDeleteScary ! (I'm having issues with spiders) !
ReplyDeleteI have quite a few versions of this statue as well. However, with my detail style it does not show in any meaningful way.
ReplyDeleteThis shows what you see. Good capture.
a gentlemen's convenience - that's one I haven't heard. Interesting art.
ReplyDeleteThat's the nicest looking spider I have ever seen.
ReplyDeleteProbably the best animal to represent the "underworld". Please have a nice start into the new week.
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I'm not so keen on some modern art but this looks fine. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteYikes! It really is a spider!
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that Star Wars has come to Sydney. Those giant claws....
ReplyDeleteVery good likeness. I don't have arachnophobia, but it gave me the chills even before reading the caption.
ReplyDeletePeter, I was trying to find a better way of saying gent's toilet, without resorting to slang like loo or dunny. :)
ReplyDeleteAppropriate location for a sculpture called Underworld.
ReplyDeleteImagine coming across that one down below while being occupied otherwise. It is better up.
ReplyDeleteGreat spider (and at great place :-)
ReplyDeleteHeisann!
ReplyDeleteNow I send you all what I call a "short and late greeting", because my time is limited for the moment.
This reminds me of Bilbao and the spider outside the Goggenheim museum, and I saw one in New Tate also!
See you on Skywatch next Friday ;:OD)
This is incredibly awesome. Thanks so much for sharing. It's the most incredible spider I've ever seen. I love it!
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