"Sydney Ice Bear" was an ice sculpture of a male polar bear that was located in Customs House Square. It was carved by British sculptor Mark Coreth for World Environment Day to highlight the human impact on our environment and to create awareness of climate change. This happened to coincide with the Vivid Sydney festival, so it had quite a spectacular backdrop at night with the light projections on Customs House that I featured yesterday. I featured some daytime shots of the sculpture here.
Great bear. I like ice sculptures. The only thing funner than an ice sculpture is watching the artist carve one.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the commenter above; when I read your post I was thinking about a couple of times when we've seen an ice sculpture being carved. Nothing quite this grand though...and esp. not with that background!
ReplyDeleteExcellent capture! A cool concept: the melting ice sculpture symbolizes the disappearance of the polar bear species. Very cool.
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Each day I look at your photos, i am amazed at the neon lights and other interesting images of your beautiful city. This ice sculpture is amazing...looks so real. Your capture is stunning. Genie
ReplyDeleteWonderful, really well done.
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É um post interessante. Aqui está tão frio para nós que sinto o ar gelado ao redor dessa escultura.
ReplyDeletelovely capture and the lights are great.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully captured!
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Really 'cool' picture Jim, literally!!
ReplyDelete'cool' bear shot!
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That is a beautiful sculpture. Wow. I hope it didn't melt too soon.
ReplyDeleteRiet, it took about three days to melt away in Sydney's early winter.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shot Jim
ReplyDeleteO how fantastic! Ice sculptures are so intriguing! And love the lighting effects!
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