Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Australian National Maritime Museum, sculpture

"Downward Force on Upward Moving Objects", is one of a pair of sculptures located at the entrances of the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour. They were created in 2018 by Wang Luyan as part of the "On Sharks & Humanity" exhibition based on one of his earlier works. They both consist of fibreglass buoys and weights made of stainless steel with man-made rust which work in tension and opposition. The buoys float above imaginary water with weights pressing down on imaginary waves. They reflect the concepts of paradox and contradiction by presenting with irony and sarcasm human greed and uncontrollable desire. With this complex system of paradox, the viewers experience and internalise the despair and the destruction that sharks and other marine species are facing because of human greed.
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15 comments:

  1. William KendallTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 04:01:00 GMT+11

    Very colourful.

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  2. Fun60Tuesday, 8 January 2019 at 04:55:00 GMT+11

    Without your explanation I wouldn't have had a clue what it was all about. Although with the explanation I'm still not that sure!

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    1. JimTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 08:07:00 GMT+11

      I think I'm in the same boat as you, Fun 60 (pardon the pun). ;)

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  3. CloudiaTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 05:59:00 GMT+11

    The Art of Oz continues to impress me!

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  4. namakiTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 09:18:00 GMT+11

    red balloons ;-)

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  5. HelsTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 11:10:00 GMT+11

    Perfect elements for an Australian beach: The buoys, water, waves and sharks.

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  6. TomTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 11:35:00 GMT+11

    ...human greed is a problem that seems to be without a solution.

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  7. Kenneth Cole SchneiderTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 12:53:00 GMT+11

    That sculpture really tells a story!

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  8. Lady FiTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 17:08:00 GMT+11

    Very nice indeed!

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  9. rupam sarmaTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 19:42:00 GMT+11

    Amazing

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  10. s.cTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 21:22:00 GMT+11

    Australia has a lot of interesting artworks as you show us here another great example.

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  11. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 21:38:00 GMT+11

    Uma bela escultura moderna, gostei.
    Um abraço e boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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    1. JimTuesday, 8 January 2019 at 23:23:00 GMT+11

      It is quite modern, Francisco. I'm glad you like it.

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  12. Jutta K. GermanyWednesday, 9 January 2019 at 04:41:00 GMT+11

    Perfect shot for this challenge !

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  13. KBThursday, 10 January 2019 at 14:09:00 GMT+11

    They look like little red lollipops

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