Monday 24 June 2013

Darling Harbour, Sign for the Dream

"Sign for the Dream" is an artwork on the wall and lawn at the front of the Sydney Convention Centre at Darling Harbour. It was created by David Humphries and is also known as the Olympic Journey Celebration Pathway Mural. The Olympic Journey was a national celebration of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics featuring parades, picnics and exhibitions that took place in 1997. It is comprised of terrazzo discs designed to represent the communities visited in The Olympic Journey, inside the form of a rainbow serpent. The rainbow serpent is a creator god in the mythology of Aboriginal Australia.

17 comments:

  1. The rainbow serpent was indeed the creator god in aboriginal mythology. Plus it is represented in the gorgeous, realistic colours of central Australia's natural landscape. I love it.

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  2. Love the colors! - Very pretty!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  3. I like how you framed this artwork in your photo. It creates a nice pattern!

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  4. That's a fascinating and interesting piece of art.

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  5. Looks wonderful!

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  6. I like the Aboriginal art with the symbolism in it.

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  7. nice photo and info; have a good Monday

    much love...

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  8. What an unexpected spot for some delightful artwork. Thanks for joining in to Blue Monday, Jim.

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  9. That's pretty cool... thanks for sharing and have a great week!

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  10. A very nice piece of art work with just the right touch of blue.

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  11. Beautiful piece of art. I played too. Mine are here and here.

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  12. The pathway images look complicated and intricate. Hopefully the words are meditative and help create reflections on life and living. Thanks for showing this path to us. Thanks too for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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