Thursday, 24 October 2013

George Street, Snailovation

This giant orange snail sculpture was recently located on the corner of George Street and Druitt Street. It was at the southern end of the of the Queen Victoria Building, behind the Statue of Queen Victoria, facing Sydney Town Hall, with The Galeries and the Woolworths flagship store as a bacdrop. Snailovation are brightly coloured snails that were created by the Cracking Art Group. They were installed on city streets and in parks as part of Art and About Sydney, a festival of art in unusual places.
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17 comments:

  1. KimThursday, 24 October 2013 at 06:59:00 GMT+11

    Love all the photos of Snailovation Jim. I missed out on the chance to photograph these so it's great to see your photos.

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  2. Billy Blue EyesThursday, 24 October 2013 at 07:05:00 GMT+11

    Handsome fellow that one

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  3. LesleyThursday, 24 October 2013 at 08:13:00 GMT+11

    This one looks well contained in that garden patch!

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  4. LeoviThursday, 24 October 2013 at 08:17:00 GMT+11

    A beautiful composition! Snail Wonderful!

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  5. RedPatThursday, 24 October 2013 at 08:26:00 GMT+11

    He could eat that whole garden in one night! ;-)

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  6. genieThursday, 24 October 2013 at 08:50:00 GMT+11

    Cow, pigs, and now snails. I bet they are really fun to see driving about the city. This one is so colorful.

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  7. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Thursday, 24 October 2013 at 10:01:00 GMT+11

    I love this guy ...he reminds me of Oregon..lots of snails and slugs there!

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  8. AnonymousThursday, 24 October 2013 at 10:30:00 GMT+11

    i like this snail. love the color.

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  9. AnonymousThursday, 24 October 2013 at 14:46:00 GMT+11

    Those snails certainly get around!

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I enjoyed your initial impression of "Dog n Suds" ! ;-)

    ~Lindy

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  10. AndyThursday, 24 October 2013 at 18:54:00 GMT+11

    That's an interesting way of brightening the city up.

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  11. PeterThursday, 24 October 2013 at 20:16:00 GMT+11

    No way! I go past here twice a day and missed this.

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  12. ErcotravelsThursday, 24 October 2013 at 23:14:00 GMT+11

    So beautiful sculpture of the snail !!
    Nice photo..

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  13. PatFriday, 25 October 2013 at 00:48:00 GMT+11

    I love the bright orange color among the green! We had the cow statues in Chicago about 10 years ago. That was quite fun.

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  14. LowellFriday, 25 October 2013 at 22:43:00 GMT+11

    Are they saying life moves at a "snail's pace" in Sydney?

    Love this. And you still have a Woolworth's store? Amazing. Haven't seen one in years!

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    1. JimFriday, 25 October 2013 at 23:41:00 GMT+11

      Woolworths is our biggest supermarket chain in Australia these days. The original Woolworths variety store opened in 1924 but had no link to the internationally known Woolworths stores other than copying the name.

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  15. Our photosSaturday, 26 October 2013 at 05:10:00 GMT+11

    Nice photo!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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