Saturday, 21 August 2010

Manly, Oceanides

'Oceanides'  is a sculpture of two sea nymphs located on the side of the rock pool at Fairy Bower Beach, in the northern suburb of Manly. The sculpture was created by Helen Leete in 1997. The Okeanides in Greek mythology were sea nymphs that were part human and part sea creature.

22 comments:

  1. I like this (these?). When the picture was loading, I at first thought I would see hands stretched out...
    I also like your sunset shots below: outstanding!

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  2. Beautiful sculptures and great shots.

    Greetings from Roberto

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  3. Unique sculpures!
    I can't quite get past that they look like scissors to me. :)

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  4. J Bar- you find amazing art to photograph and share with us so beautifully. I like the background info as well. Thank you!

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  5. Human or sea-creature parts, they look as if they are having fun! And who wouldn't in that beautiful place!

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  6. A nice shot of an interesting sculpture. Thank you for the background information.

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  7. Terrific sculptures! And, of course, I love your shots as always! You do indeed find great things to share with us! Love it! Enjoy your weekend!

    Sylvia

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  8. I don't like most public art but these sculptures invite a second and third look. Thanks for sharing them.

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  9. this is awesome scuptures ... hope this is made of something that are resistant to salt water ... great one.

    Hope you can drop by
    My Weekend Reflection entry here

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  10. Quite unusual right on the water like that..also gorgeous sky photos that I missed last post!

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  11. I would like to be one of those...to stay there forever...to be half human, half stone, or fish...to be part of that story...
    Thanks for sharing!
    Regards!
    wind

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  12. Nice, Jim. You know how I like art in urban spaces... or anywhere! :-)

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  13. Modern art - I like it :-D
    How small/big are the sculpture? The danish mermaid in Copenhagen is very small, witch surprises most tourists!!

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  14. Lovely image, J Bar. I think I could handle sitting there for awhile.

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  15. anjoe playhouse, these are not very big either. They're smaller than human size.

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  16. How unusual — and what a beautiful setting for them.

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  17. The sculptures are so pretty! It's neat that they are sea nymphs. The water is beautiful. Very nice picture.

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