Bronze sculpture. Artist: Terry Stringer. Wallace Arts Trust, Auckland. Image: Su Leslie
“Sculpture occupies real space like we do… you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object.” — Chuck Close, artist.
Detail,Bomber Command Memorial, Auckland Museum. Made by Richard Taylor, Weta Workshop. Image: Su Leslie
Detail; Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial, Melbourne. Artist: Peter Corlett. Image: Su Leslie
Detail; Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial, Melbourne. Artist: Peter Corlett. Image: Su Leslie
Frieze detail; ‘The Meeting Place’, St Pancras Station, London. Artist: Paul Day. Image: Su Leslie
Detail; Quotidanity “the brothers”.Artist: Fabio Pietrantonio. Seen at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, 2015. Image: Su Leslie
Seen at Sculpture by the Sea 2018. Visitor engagement with “Slovakia” Artist: Viktor Freso. Image: Su Leslie
Detail, marble statue, Auckland Wintergardens. Image: Su Leslie
Zimmerbitch 
Such magical sculptures! Looks very life-like.
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Excellent. A particular Bravo for the first one. Happy Sunday
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I’m glad you like that one. Terry Stringer is one of this country’s best loved sculptors.
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Some, or all of these must have taken years to create.
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Yes: large-scale sculptures are not for the faint-hearted.
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A lovely selection. I would love to visit the Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial.
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Thank you. It’s in quite a nice spot, just by the Gasworks Park and arts centre.
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The girl mimicking the sculpture made me smile. I’d do that. The thing they never mention about sculptures is that you long to touch them and usually aren’t supposed to. I had that problem many years ago in the Rodin Museum in Paris. Must admit I did surreptitiously touch one or two. 🙂
janet
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I know what you mean. Some are incredibly tactile. When I was involved with a sculpture exhibition years ago, we used to put signs up indicating which works were ok to touch. Our artists were really good about it and we only really prohibited touching where it could damage the work.
It drives me crazy at exhibitions where I see kids (and often adults) climbing on work and treating pieces like playground equipment. Such a lack of respect, and a far cry from wanting to just feel the texture and form of a piece.
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These are amazing Su. Love the one with the woman next to it
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Thanks Tina. Finding her posing like that was such a gift.
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Neat profiles Su, especially like the one of your “boy child”.
Leslie
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Thanks Leslie. Do you mean the boy with the phone? That is a sculpture. Interestingly though, it looks a lot like photos I’ve seen of the Big T as a boy.
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Oh you could have fooled me. I thought you were trying to slip that one in on us….
Leslie 😉
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😂😂
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I had the exact same reaction. I thought the statue looked a LOT like the ‘boy child’ … especially since he’s holding what appears to be a camera.
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She fooled us both Joanne.
They were great photos.
Leslie
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😀 that’s so interesting. I don’t see my son in the figure, but it’s uncannily like the Big T as a boy.
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My eye, of course, was drawn to the nurse on the Gallipoli monument. Good to see women included.
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It’s a lovely sculpture. She looks so determined and yet exhausted and sad. My photos didn’t really do justice to the mood of the piece at all.
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Amazing sculptures Su and you captured them brilliantly
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Thank you. I guess my love of the art form shows 😀
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Remarkable sculptures. But, you captured beautifully, Sue!!
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Thanks so much Amy 🙏
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Great idea! Loved what you did here.
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Thanks Amy 😀
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I love photographing statues!
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🙂 me too. Easier than people.
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Ha!
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I also love the one of the girl making the squished face
And enjoyed the comments here
– sculptures are such a special kind of art
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Agreed! I look at marble statues particularly and think “how did you ever see THAT in a lock of stone?”
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hahah – I know
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A great collection, Su. And the only one I know is the St Pancras one.
I love the holey one that you have featured – most definitely a profile
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Thanks Debbie. Yes, apart from The Meeting Place, they are all in Australia or NZ.
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Wonderful sculptures and shots, Su! I’d love to see them all! And the quote is great too!!
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