Friday, 15 October 2010

King Edward VII, Sydney Statues: Project!

This bronze sculpture of King Edward VII on horseback stands on a traffic island at the intersection of Conservatorium Road and Macquarie Street. It is close to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The statue has been dressed up for the Sydney Statues: Project! as part of the Art & About Sydney festival. A photo of the statue at other times can be seen here.
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36 comments:

  1. Sylvia KFriday, 15 October 2010 at 02:23:00 GMT+11

    What a delightful statue! Love his costume! And you do have the bluest of blue skies!! Awesome capture for the day, Jim! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

    Sylvia

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  2. tinyskilletFriday, 15 October 2010 at 03:22:00 GMT+11

    You do have clear blue skies. Not too often do we have such clear skies, always seem to have clouds somewhere (even though we are the sunshine state). We are sunny but with clouds!

    Nice shot, I like the angle to get a look at the blue sky!

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  3. Stefan JanssonFriday, 15 October 2010 at 04:05:00 GMT+11

    The King looks good in his new outfit.

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  4. LoracFriday, 15 October 2010 at 06:31:00 GMT+11

    What a great idea! I have never seen statues dressed up.

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  5. FranciscaFriday, 15 October 2010 at 06:56:00 GMT+11

    Oh dear, even the horse got leggings! Great capture against that blue sky, Jim.

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  6. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.Friday, 15 October 2010 at 07:16:00 GMT+11

    Ohhhhh, la statua di re Edward è molto bella.... rappresenta un'epoca passata... ma le calze colorate del cavallo sono decisamente fantastiche !
    Dove sono state comperate ?
    Ah ah ah buona serata :))
    Myriam

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  7. diane bFriday, 15 October 2010 at 07:22:00 GMT+11

    I love how the artist has caught the energy of the horse and especially the movement in the main.

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  8. Photo CacheFriday, 15 October 2010 at 08:03:00 GMT+11

    the horse has socks! neat capture.

    www.ewok1993.wordpress.com

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  9. JossieFriday, 15 October 2010 at 08:58:00 GMT+11

    The picture makes me smile. Funny to see a statue dressed up.

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  10. AnonymousFriday, 15 October 2010 at 09:43:00 GMT+11

    What a wonderful clear blue sky again.
    Funny to see how the horse is dressed too. :-)
    Enjoy your weekend!

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  11. AnonymousFriday, 15 October 2010 at 09:45:00 GMT+11

    Hiya,
    What a fun idea to spruce up a statue with a bit of colour like that. Was that knitted bridge I saw in anothr blog also in your neck of the woods?

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  12. JimFriday, 15 October 2010 at 10:08:00 GMT+11

    morememes, I haven't seen a knitted bridge in Sydney. You've got me intrigued.

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  13. caraFriday, 15 October 2010 at 10:34:00 GMT+11

    Ace! It reminds me of when guerrilla knitters hit Brisbane earlier in the year.

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  14. JimFriday, 15 October 2010 at 10:51:00 GMT+11

    Thanks, cara. The knitters in Brisbane is probably what morememes was talking about.

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  15. Bruce CaspersonnFriday, 15 October 2010 at 11:09:00 GMT+11

    At the very least, he looks regal.

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  16. AnonymousFriday, 15 October 2010 at 11:41:00 GMT+11

    Nice to see it "keeps up with time". Made it friendly a sight.

    Please have a good and peaceful Friday.


    daily athens

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  17. Gigi AnnFriday, 15 October 2010 at 12:01:00 GMT+11

    The blue sky in the background is a beautiful blue. Also I like the horses socks. Someone has a sense of humor.

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  18. Kay L. DaviesFriday, 15 October 2010 at 12:17:00 GMT+11

    Gotta love those socks on the horse, while wondering how they were put on.
    Love the blue sky, too.

    Kay, Alberta

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  19. Yogi♪♪♪Friday, 15 October 2010 at 12:21:00 GMT+11

    What fun. Almost all statues get drab after a while. Nice idea to dress them up for a short while.

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  20. BeckyFriday, 15 October 2010 at 13:02:00 GMT+11

    Quite an elaborate dress, and I love the blue sky, something we never see enough of.
    Have a happy week-end
    B.

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  21. clairzFriday, 15 October 2010 at 13:33:00 GMT+11

    I love this idea of dressing the statues. Thanks for sharing.

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  22. UnknownFriday, 15 October 2010 at 13:43:00 GMT+11

    Lovely picture. What a nice spirit!

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  23. CarverFriday, 15 October 2010 at 13:48:00 GMT+11

    What a fun statue all dressed up against the brilliant blue sky.

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  24. LeslieFriday, 15 October 2010 at 13:49:00 GMT+11

    King George looks very festive!

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  25. CloudiaFriday, 15 October 2010 at 14:16:00 GMT+11

    Such an Amazing thing to do!!!!



    Warm Aloha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral
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  26. IndayFriday, 15 October 2010 at 14:28:00 GMT+11

    Great post Jim. Never get the chance myself to come close and personal, let alone take a photo of it, yet.

    I like your new template.

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  27. AnonymousFriday, 15 October 2010 at 15:11:00 GMT+11

    It looks wonderful with those colourful clothes on!

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  28. MaRFriday, 15 October 2010 at 16:40:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful statue and gorgeous blue sky!
    My SkyWatch

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  29. UnknownFriday, 15 October 2010 at 17:08:00 GMT+11

    amazing statues! the blue sky is a perfect canvas.

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  30. Mª ZéliaFriday, 15 October 2010 at 19:22:00 GMT+11

    Que interessante e criativo adornar as estátuas para um dia especial! O tempo colaborou com este magnífico cenário azul, lindo!

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  31. jooFriday, 15 October 2010 at 19:46:00 GMT+11

    It's so amazing!

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  32. Joan ElizabethFriday, 15 October 2010 at 22:35:00 GMT+11

    They must have had such fun with dressing all these statues ... I reckon the clothes and style are just great.

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  33. AnonymousSaturday, 16 October 2010 at 01:04:00 GMT+11

    For a shorter time it's quite OK; fun idea :-D

    Great SWF!

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  34. Christina, SwedenSaturday, 16 October 2010 at 05:27:00 GMT+11

    interesting with dressed up statues! they would need that soon in Sweden ;-)

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  35. Betty ManousosSaturday, 16 October 2010 at 20:29:00 GMT+11

    I have seen statues dressed up in Brussels. To be exact there's a statue of a little boy, the symbol of Brussels in a variety of outfits.

    Loving your photography.
    Betty

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  36. edenSaturday, 16 October 2010 at 23:08:00 GMT+11

    Wow, great capture of the statue with the blue sky in the background. Love it.

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