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71Australian Art Oddities: Not all art is in an art gallery!
by AuraGem
Australian art can be found in the most unexpected places. Undervalued art is art found outside the respected sophistication of an art gallery; it could be found in unexpected places in the city or the far reaching countryside. And as you wander these unexpected places, your whole view of "what is art" may totally change. published 7 months ago
53Australian Desert Art - 2 - "Dark shapes are real people" - Lake Ballard, Western Australia (with a dash of poetry)
by AuraGem
In Western Australia, north of Kalgoorlie, near the 1890's goldfields "ghost" town of Menzies, stand 51 black steel figures; eerie silhouettes on the soft glow of desert dawns and blood red sunsets. UK artist, Antony Gormley, created the statues on Lake Ballard in 2003. published 7 months ago
63Australian Desert Art - 1 - "Stone Souls and a Big Bench" - Broken Hill, NSW (with a dash of poetry)
by AuraGem
In 1993, a group of sculptors pooled their skills to create art in the desert. The place was outback NSW, Australia at Broken Hill.The artists involved in the 1993 Sculpture Symposium were: 2 from Mexico, 2 from Syria, 3 from Georgia and 5 Australians. published 7 months ago
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