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Andy Goldsworthy's Ephemeral Rock Sculpture 'Strangler Cairn' Cost Australian Taxpayers Almost $700,000 (PHOTO) In theory, great art is priceless. In reality, it gets a little more complicated. A recent work of art in Australia by environmental sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has been ruffling some feathers in due to its high price tag. Called "Strangler Cairn," Goldsworthy's 3.7 meter sculpture for the Conondale Range Great Walk area outside of Brisbane is composed of hundreds of hand-cut granite and slate, shipped from a local quarry. The artist planted a strangling fig sapling inside the egg-shaped sculpture, which eventually will overtake the objet d'art. So what's the growing rate for an ephemeral meditation on the tension tangible in natural forms? The Courier Mail is leading the anti-strangler party, unenthusiastically referring to the artwork in question as an "egg-shaped pile of rocks." Art + Place calls the location "a not-to-be-missed attraction." But is this sculpture a worthwhile use of taxpayers' dollars? Andy Goldsworthy - Strangler Cairn - Conondale Ranges from Arts Queensland on Vimeo.

Mike Pecci | Photographer and Filmmaker mark mawson photography ArcelorMittal Orbit Orbit was designed by Turner-Prize winning artist Sir Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond of engineering Group Arup. Announced on 31 March 2010, it was expected to be completed by December 2011. The project came about after Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell decided in 2008 that the Olympic Park needed "something extra". Designers were asked for ideas for an "Olympic tower" at least 100 metres (330 ft) high, and Orbit was the unanimous choice from proposals considered by a nine-person advisory panel. The project was expected to cost £19.1 million, with £16 million coming from Britain's richest man, the steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman of the ArcelorMittal steel company, and the balance of £3.1 million coming from the London Development Agency. The name "ArcelorMittal Orbit" combines the name of Mittal's company, as chief sponsor, with "Orbit", the original working title for Kapoor and Balmond's design. History[edit] Design[edit] Interpretation[edit] Name[edit]

Pep Ventosa Photographs Lightroom Fanatic | Adobe Lightroom Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials Amazing Illustrations Art By Chinese Artist An amazing illustration art is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically. Peony Yip, also known as The White Deer, is an illustrator from Hong-Kong, China. Her artwork encompasses a lot of women portraits, animals drawings, and sometimes both of them in one.

a shoebox of photographs Sue Flood Amazing Droste Effect Photos that will Twist Your Mind Nov 09, 2010 / Category : Photography / 1 Comment The technical term for this illusion is the "Droste effect" named after a 1904 package of Droste brand cocoa. A picture exhibiting the Droste effect depicts a smaller version of itself in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear. A perfect example of the Droste effect can be simply produced by placing two mirrors in front of each other.

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