Tuesday 16 April 2013

Barrack Street, Youngsters

Youngsters” is an art installation located in the Barrack Street pedestrian mall, as part of the Art and About Sydney festival. This is one of two bronze sculptures of children dressed in hoodies, baggy pants and sneakers, created by Caroline Rothwell. The other sculpture can be seen hereThe festival brings art to the city laneways and public spaces transforming them into intriguing and inviting places. 

16 comments:

  1. I really really like this sculpture. Very contemporary.

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  2. A wonderful, contempory sculpture indeed, Jim, and a great shot for the day!

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  3. I have seen these sort of sculputres in other places too. They really capture the essence of the people.
    Have a wonderful week.

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  4. It might be a bit eerie stumbling on this stationary figure late at night.

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    1. Even in the daytime, I thought it was a bit spooky the first time I saw it.

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  5. That's news about the pyramid, thanks.

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    1. There was a story about it in the newspaper recently. They are replacing the Pyramid and Arc in the Botanic Gardens with a Biome.

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  6. Such an interesting sculpture and I love how that is the only thing filling the frame. Thank you for sharing and for linking up with Tones on Tuesday!

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  7. If I was a youngster, I would dress like that and pose next to the sculpture.

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