A most amazing sculpture, late afternoon (set of 6)

            The Wellington Gateway Sculpture is an interpretation of the identity and spirit of Wellington and its people. At the centre of the piece is a podlike tripod tangled with metal vines, a wind-chime hanging in the middle, which is surrounded by stone forms with mosaics at their centre. Each of these elements has an important role in the sculpture's symbolic representation of Wellington's character. The skeletal feel refers to the fossils found in Wellington Caves, while the wind-chimes symbolise the cave's stalactites. The shape of the tripod conveys both the image of a sunset and that of a pod, which represents the fertility of the surrounding valley. The vines represent growth and the area's vegetation, while the mosaic panels each convey an element of Wellington's history and culture.Another element of the Wellington Gateway Sculpture is the weathered effect that seems at odds with the fact the artwork was only constructed between 1993 and1995. This was an intentional element of the piece that was designed to mirror the sense of age and time in the nearby caves and the fossils found in the area. However the materials weren't new in the first place, with the work having been constructed from recycled materials. The central tripod was even constructed from girders recovered from the 1989 collapse of the 'Old Wellington Bridge'..
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The Wellington Gateway Sculpture was designed by Frances Ferguson, with the help of a regional landscape designer, a glass artist and a metalwork artist. Ferguson also had the the assistance of the Orana Aboriginal Corporation and the local Wellington Shire Council and community. It was a combined effort that resulted in the magnificent and complex sculpture that you see today.
   

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales / Apsley (show map)

Taken on: July 16, 2016

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Wellington

N.S.W.

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Sets appears in: • Wellington, NSW

Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P900, f/8.0, 1/80 sec, 7.1mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX P900
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Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	7.1mm
ISO:	100
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Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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