Stretching along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk, the 15th Sculpture by the Sea – one of Sydney’s largest free public arts events – recently drew to a close, and we were lucky enough to pay a visit. The event has grown significantly since it launched. An impressive 25,000 people turned out to the first event, though around half a million now attend each year. Sculpture by the Sea now has exhibitions in Sydney, Perth, and Aarhus, in Denmark.

This year, the Sydney event transformed a 2km coastal walk into a venue for over 100 pieces of installation artwork from artists based in Australia and all over the globe. Whilst we were there, we took some photos of our favourite artworks to share with you on the Zouk blog.

One of our favourites was the ‘Meeting 1’ by Chinese artist Wang Shugang. One of Shugang’s more restrained pieces of work (another of his sculptures features a circle of medieval style characters carrying what appear to be lightsabres), this piece has 8 identical bright red sculptures of men sitting down in a circle facing each other. An interesting ‘meeting’, but not the type we’re used to holding at the Zouk offices!

Another of our favourites made the most of the incredible views on offer along the coastal walk. By Australian artist Jane Gillings, ‘Provenance (a gilt frame)’ is essentially an enormous picture frame, except the picture itself is a view out over the ocean. Whilst the frame is full of intricate details, the magic of this piece is the panorama – unique to every person standing in front of Gillings’ piece. A wonderful reminder of the beauty of Sydney’s natural environment.

Of course, with over 100 sculptures at the event, this blog post could soon become a lengthy list of our favourites! We’ve included some more photographs that we took at the event, and additional information on each piece can be found on the Sculpture by the Sea website (link to: http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/), as can the opportunity to purchase some of the artworks present at the event. Of course, if you’re not so eager to splash the cash on a unique sculpture, you can always follow Jane Gillings’ approach, and simply find a way to make the most of your own view.

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