This 7.5m high bronze sculpture, is part of the series ‘I-am’ by Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers
Canberra Airport
Perception & Reality – Andrew Rogers
Canberra National Airport
750 cm High (25 feet) 3.7 tons
Perception & Reality – Melbournian artist Andrew Rogers
2012
Upon arrival at the new Canberra airport, you are confronted with the 25 feet tall sculpture “ I Am ” by Andrew Rogers and upon exit, his 25 feet tall sculpture “ Perception & Reality ” comes into view. All together 14 sculptures by various artists have been added to the airport and the adjacent Brindabella Business Park. This includes several brilliant pieces by the airports world renown sculptor-in-residence Ante Dabro, who has so far contributed 5 pieces. This is a mere appetizer for the abundance of sculptural art that can be found in Canberra. Despite having a modest population of around 379,000, the Australian capital city of Canberra is a cultural hub due to being the location for the National Art Gallery, the National Museum, the War Memorial and the Federal Parliament.
The architecturally planned national capital has a sculptural garden, which stretches from the Australian National Art Gallery down to the shores of Lake Burly Griffin, filled exclusively with native plants and trees. The construction of the National Gallery commenced in 1973, with the unveiling of a plaque by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Planning for the Sculpture Garden began in the 70’s and some of the sculptures that had already been acquired reflected the Mid-Century modernist, abstract, industrial aethestic of that era. Works by Alexander Calder, Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, and Clement Meadmore were early installations followed into the 80’s with sculptures by Aristide Maillol, Emile Antoine Bourdelle, Gaston Lachaise, Mark di Suvero, Bert Flugelman and Inge King.
In other locations in Canberra more wonderful Mid-Century pieces can be discovered by Robert Cooke, Margel Hinder, Herman Hohuas, Milan Vojsk and a 1961 sculpture by Tom Bass at the Civic Square. There are many more contemporary sculptures by Australian and International artists being presented. Images of these works can be seen below. A GPS App called ‘Mobile Canberra’ is now available on iphone , Android and other tablet platforms, which shows the locations of the sculptures.
‘Genesis’ – Ante Dabro
Brindabella Circuit, Canberra, Australia
‘Seated Lady’ by Herman Hohuas
Canberra
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‘Seated Lady’ by Herman Hohuas
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French sculptor Aristide Maillol – ‘The Mountain’
National Gallery Sculpture Park
Three of the six figures from Auguste Rodin’s Burghers of Calais
‘Pierre de Wiessant’ from the burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin
Sculpture Garden – National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Contemporary street sculpture ‘Cushion’ by Matthew Harding
2001
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‘Aquila’ by Australian sculptor Phil Spelman
Aquila in Greek Mythology is the constellation of the eagle, a wide-winged soaring bird which carried the thunderbolts of Zeus.
Canberra
Dinornis Maximus by Phil Price
11 metre tall wind activated kinetic sculpture
‘Circuitry’ – Fiona Hooton
2001
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Canberra sculpture of Confucius
This stone sculpture was carved in the birth place of Confucius, Qufu, Shandong Province, China
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Owl – Bruce Armstrong
Height 8 metres
The owl has a commanding and enigmatic presence when encountered in the wild. The artist has portrayed the owl as a guardian spirit or totem overlooking its domain.
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Resilience – Ante Dabro
Sculptured Form – Margel Hinder
1970
Winner of a competition that invited artists to represent the ‘metamorphosis of a typical natural Australian environment into complex development for urban use’
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‘Tree of Knowledge Possum’ – Peter Latona
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La Bobine by Alexander Calder
1970
National Gallery of Australia
Ethos statue in Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra by Tom Bass, 1961
photo – Bill Pederson
Ethos was the first work of art commissioned by the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) for a public place in Canberra
‘The Children’s Tree’
Another sculpture by Tom Bass in Melbourne
1963
Within Without ( Skyspace ) – James Turrell ( USA ) – 2010
National Gallery of Australia
‘ACT Memorial’ – Matthew Harding
‘Angel of the North’ – (life-size-maquette) by Antony Gormley
1996
Emile Bourdelle- Penelope
1912
( Another Chris-Flickr )
The Big Little Man is a whimsical sculpture that appears both larger and smaller than life at the same time.
Dean Bowen , 2008
‘Chalchiuhtlicue’ – Jesus Mayagoitia
Chalchiuhtlicue is inspired by the pre-Hispanic stone sculpture of the same name, found at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, Mexico.
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” A is for Alexander, B is for Bunyip, C is for Canberra ” – Anne Ross
Alexander Bunyip is a character from the popular 1972 children’s book, “The Monster that Ate Canberra” by author and illustrator, Michael Salmon
‘Dreaming’ – Milan Vojsk
1973
‘Egle, Queen of Serpents’ – Ieva Pocius
This work refers to a Lithuanian folk tale about Egle, a woman who married the king of sea serpents.
Bicentennial Gift from the Lithuanian Community in Australia
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Sandstone sculpture – King George V memorial, Canberra
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Large totem -‘ Firestorm ‘ Bryan Carrick and Mount Taylor Estate community
‘Foggy wake in a desert ‘ — An ecosphere by Fujiko Nakaya
The fog is generated by a fine mist sprayed over the Marsh Pond and surrounding plantings (as water at high pressure is forced through 75 micron diameter holes in nozzles mounted on a series of frames concealed in the landscape)
Part of an installation in Gungahlin called ‘The Goongarline’ by Malcolm Utley
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Hard Rock Ned – Jesse Graham
Sculpture on the Edge, 2011
‘Lady With Flowers’ – Dean Bowen
2011
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‘Gathering Place’ – Wellspring with Brian Carrick
The four poles in the centre of the work are aligned with cardinal points: Ngunnawal to the East; Coming Together to the South; Reconciliation to the West and the Future, crowned by a wedge tailed eagle, to the North.
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‘Habitat’ – Martin Moore
2010
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Entrance to the National Museum of Australia
Patria es Humanidad (Our Country is Humanity)
Nelson Dominguez Cedeño (with the support of local artist Geoff Farquhar-Still)
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‘The Evolution Tree’ by Phil Price
Canberra Airport
Ramingining artists’ Aboriginal Memorial at the National Gallery of Australia
‘Resting Place of the Dragonfly’ – Mary Kayser
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A 2012 addition to the Canberra public artscape, Droplet by Stuart Green
Photo: Rohan Thomson
Ante Dabro – ‘Susanne’
‘The Astronomer’ Questacon Centre Canberra
( Another Chris – flickr )
‘The Bathers’ by sculptor Ante Dabro
Brindabella Business Park
This bronze sculpture named ‘Hill Arches’ was sculpted in 1973 by Henry Moore and cast in 1973 by the Noack Foundry, Berlin
Canberra National Gallery Sculpture Park
‘The Mountain’ by Aristide Maillol
‘Mountain’ was sculpted by French Aristide Maillol in 1937. Its the fourth cast of a limited edition. Its the fourth cast of a limited edition of six cast by the Georges Rudier Foundry in Paris in 1973.
Canberra London Circuit sculpture ‘Two to Tango’- MIchael Le Grand
Thankupi – Eran
National Art Gallery
Canberra contemporary outdoor sculpture – Cones – Bert Flugelman
‘Floating Figure’ – sculpted in 1927 by Gaston Lachaise and cast in 1979 by the Modern Art Foundry, New York
Thespis – Robert Cook – ( originally a water fountain )
1965
Robert Cook, is an American sculptor who has lived in Rome for fifty years,
Canberra Theatre Centre
Auguste Rodin’s – Burghers of Calais
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