Sorry guys, this is a late post and the exhibit is finished but I still want to share some photos of my experience for Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge and for Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
The original Maman, a towering iron spider standing about 30 feet tall, is exhibited at the Tate Modern Museum in London. The marble eggs featured in all the sculptures are crafted from white Carrara marble sourced from Italy. Louise Bourgeois also created bronze replicas of Maman, which can be found in various locations worldwide, including Ottawa, Bilbao, Tokyo, and Seoul, as well as in numerous temporary exhibitions.
Louise Bourgeois, a French-American artist, had this temporary exhibition when we went to the Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney last April.
Here are more of her work in the exhibition inside the museum.
Seat scultures
Before you enter, on the North building’s Welcome Plaza we were greeted with this towering blue figures entitled “Here Comes Everybody”. Created by Francis Upritchard, the trio of bronze sculptures depicts pairs—one with elongated arms and the other with extended legs—supporting each other in a unique display of collaboration.
On the rooftop of the same building is a colourful work by Kusama entitled “Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos”.
Flowers have always been a big passion for Yayoi Kusama, one of the most famous living artists from Japan. For the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Kusama has designed a vibrant floral sculpture, where it overlooks Woolloomooloo Bay.
Beside it was a long bench, a place to sit and watch the amazing view from high up.
Wonderful art selection and photos, Teresa. I love Kusama’s “Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos”. Thank you for your PPAC contribution.
I love Kusama’s work, very out there 👍 Thanks Natalie
That’s definitely not an Incy Wincy spider. 😀
Haha definitely not. Have a good week, Nes.
Wow! I don’t normally like modern art but Louise Bourgeois is amazing. I am unsure how the seat on the roof area is practical. If that is metal you would fry your butt. My favourite is the mother sitting on a seat and the baby is hovering away from her at the end of the umbilical cord. ALmost if the unborn child is keen to fly the nest. MY goodness. the spider is tryly magnificant!
“Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos”. Idoes not speak to me as much. Pretty but is not so thought-provoking.
It’s good to know your thoughts about this art. Art is really subjective I suppose. It’s either you like it or you don’t. Thanks for the comment.
I’m glad you shared these. Even if the exhibition’s over, this is the nearest I’ll ever get to it!
That’s what I thought. Anyway, glad you liked it, Margaret.
I love the works by Louise Bourgeois in particular (incidentally, she is a ‘she’ not a ‘he’!)
Oh ok I stand corrected. Will fix it. Thanks Sarah.
Thank you so much for sharing your trip to see Louise Bourgeois, Teresa. I heard about her a month after the exhibition had closed, and was very disappointed to miss it. I really connect with the sculpture of the mother in the chair with the flying baby attached via the umbilical cord. My children are 20 and 18 and at times I still feel tethered although I can feel a bit neglected too at times. We are pretty close and they still live at home and don’t drive so I’m still taxi driver.
Hope you enjoy what’s left of the week.
Best wishes,
Rowena
Thanks for your comment Rowena. That is good to hear that they are still living with you. My kids are 34 and 30and we have long been empty nesters. But today’s technology helps to communicate with them. Have a good weekend my dear.
Oh my…that big spider sculpture…haha, I don’t like spiders..haha. Love the flower ones.
Glad you liked the flower, Kristin.