Tag: Sculpture
Michelangelo's David in ownership tug of war
A longstanding dispute over who owns Michelangelo's statue David has reopened between the Italian government and the city of Florence.[MORE]
Whittling hobby takes wings
A lifelong wood carving hobby has put Ted Barraclough's Australian birds in the spotlight.[MORE]
Sculpture 'whispers in the wind'
A kinetic sculpture that moves and whispers in the wind has been unveiled as Canberra's latest public art installation.[MORE]
Gormley's 'humans' conquer Austrian Alps
One hundred of sculptor Antony Gormley's life-size cast-iron human figures have conquered the Austrian Alps.[MORE]
Zebra herd attacked by vandals
Vandals have beheaded and damaged a popular herd of artificial zebras at Lake George in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Zebra herd allowed to stay
Authorities originally ordered a sculptor's popular zebra herd to be removed, but they have now been thrown a lifeline.[MORE]
Government defends forced zebra round-up
Bureaucrats have ordered the removal of an eye-catching herd of fibreglass zebras grazing by a lake near Canberra. [MORE]
Sculptor disappointed zebras forced to migrate
The sculptor who installed an eye-catching herd of zebra along a busy commuter route in southern New South Wales says he is disappointed the State Government has ordered their removal.[MORE]
Giant daisies symbolise hope and healing
Huge stainless steel daisies have been unveiled in the Adelaide parklands as symbols of hope and healing.[MORE]
Modigliani sculpture sets record
A stone sculpture of a woman's head by Amedeo Modigliani fetches $61.4 million at a Paris auction.[MORE]
Auctioneer says art royalties law will hurt new artists
A fine art auction house says new and emerging artists will be the losers under new royalty rights laws.[MORE]
Bronze sculptures to honour Curtin, Chifley
The ACT Government commissions two bronze sculptures of former prime ministers John Curtin and Ben Chifley.[MORE]
Empire State jumper statue creates chaos
Emergency callers are bombarding New York police, raising the alarm on a suspected Empire State Building jumper.[MORE]
Penis sculpture must go before Pope's visit
The mayor of a town near Malta's main airport has called for the removal of a sculpture resembling a penis near the road leading to the capital Valletta ahead of a weekend visit by the Pope.[MORE]
New sculpture to commemorate Tasmania's convict women
A major new artwork has been commissioned to honour convict women at the Hobart Female Factory.[MORE]
Asian exhibition at Qld Art Gallery 'a hit'
The Queensland Art Gallery says an exhibition of modern art works from Asia and the Pacific has been a hit with audiences.[MORE]
Weary Dunlop back on his feet
A bronze statue of Weary Dunlop will return to public view at the Australian War Memorial today.[MORE]
Olympic tower to top Statue of Liberty
A rollercoaster-style tower taller than the Statue of Liberty is set to be London's iconic Olympic image.[MORE]
Art placed atop melting iceberg
A Dutch artist has arranged two large sculptures on an iceberg in Greenland to raise awareness about climate change.[MORE]
Naked snow woman gets frosty reception
Naked snow woman sculpture forced to cover up after a frosty reception from neighbours.[MORE]
Roy Rene remembered in bronze
A bronze statue of comedian Roy Rene now graces Hindley Street in central Adelaide.[MORE]
Obama statue heads back to school
A statue of Barack Obama that was torn down from a public park in Indonesia has been relocated to the US president's former school in Jakarta.[MORE]
Big Mother set to polarise
The Art Gallery of SA adds a striking sculpture to its collection - Patricia Piccinini's Big Mother.[MORE]
Sculpture fetches world record price
A bronze statue by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti has sold for $118.4 million at Sotheby's in London.[MORE]
Artist Nona to stand trial on child sex charges
An award winning Indigenous artist has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court on child sex charges.[MORE]
