Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Customs House Square, Sydney Ice Bear

Sydney Ice Bear was an ice sculpture of a male polar bear that was located in Customs House Square this week. British sculptor Mark Coreth carved out the life-sized melting ice sculpture of a polar bear on Friday (top). By Monday, the sculpture had melted away to reveal a bronze skeleton (bottom). The display was timed to coincide with World Environment Day on Sunday, as a metaphor for the human impact on our environment and to create awareness of climate change. This is the sixth Ice Bear Project carving following on from those in London, Copenhagen, Montreal, Toronto and Manchester.
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24 comments:

  1. dianasfaria.comWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 01:34:00 GMT+10

    How cool! (pun intended)

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  2. lizziviggiWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 01:56:00 GMT+10

    Wow. What a beautiful idea-- it does make an impact. I admire artists who do temporary work, like ice sculptors and sand sculptors. It seems like it would be so difficult to see your hard work melt or wash away.

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  3. Betty ManousosWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 05:28:00 GMT+10

    fantastic shot and ice sculpture!

    what a pity that it won't last...

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  4. Luis GomezWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 06:02:00 GMT+10

    Really cool J!

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  5. Gemma WisemanWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 07:52:00 GMT+10

    Fascinating public feature! To see it melt creating various artistic shapes must have been an incredible sight!

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  6. AnonymousWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 08:21:00 GMT+10

    hauntingly beautiful.



    daily athens

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  7. KarenWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 09:45:00 GMT+10

    That's really creative!

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  8. AnonymousWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 09:59:00 GMT+10

    now that is cool.

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  9. AnnWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 10:41:00 GMT+10

    Thanks for posting this, was hoping you would. I didn't get a chance to see it.

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  10. Sylvia KWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 11:45:00 GMT+10

    That is SO cool -- literally!! And what a great idea indeed! Fantastic sculpture and a terrific capture as always, Jim! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  11. Kathy WalkerWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 12:10:00 GMT+10

    I have never heard of doing an ice sculpture on an existing frame! Too bad it has to melt away...

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  12. Chubskulit RoseWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 13:46:00 GMT+10

    Very well captured!!

    Watery Wednesday at my page.

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  13. Light and VoicesWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 14:40:00 GMT+10

    Kewelopolis!
    Joyce M

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  14. leanne can blogWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 15:21:00 GMT+10

    That is very cool! I'm surprised I didn't hear about that.

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 16:41:00 GMT+10

    What an amazing image Jim, and such a fantastic idea, the sculpture that keeps changing. So happy to see it.

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  16. Joan ElizabethWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 18:54:00 GMT+10

    Even with our current chilly snap I bet our bear melted a lot faster than any of those other cities.

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  17. AnonymousWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 20:19:00 GMT+10

    It seems so cruel to leave them out in the sun, don’t you think?

    Have an ice day, Boonie

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  18. JackWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 20:42:00 GMT+10

    Excellent idea. I am sure the thought registered with people who saw the sculpture changing over the week.

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  19. JimWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 21:15:00 GMT+10

    Boonie S, it does seems like a bit of a shame to lose these works of art so quickly.

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  20. AnonymousWednesday, 8 June 2011 at 21:38:00 GMT+10

    Artists do all sorts of things nowadahys. These are splendid examples of melting art.

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  21. AnonymousThursday, 9 June 2011 at 00:04:00 GMT+10

    I know Polar Bears are big, but I guess I just didn't realize HOW BIG! WoW! They're HUGE!

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  22. IreneThursday, 9 June 2011 at 06:40:00 GMT+10

    So cool ... and what a great sculpture!

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  23. Lorna DiwaThursday, 9 June 2011 at 16:34:00 GMT+10

    Brilliant - love the timing of its melting as well!

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  24. buy wow accountFriday, 10 June 2011 at 18:23:00 GMT+10

    OMG! that was so awesome.. great shots. .=)

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