Diana had shown us some sculptures she photographed in South Africa. They were of an identical style to sculptures we had seen in Broome, Western Australia. They are so detailed and creative that it seemed almost impossible for them to not have been done by the same artist.
NB Sorry i haven't had time to remove the posts at the front...
@ludwigsdiana Hi Diana - here's our camel - so similar they must surely have been done by the same artist - or a second very clever person who managed to duplicate what seems to be a very tricky individual style.... Cheers Rob
Actually - looking at both of them again - yours has more of a fluid feel and more detail - I think we may have a copy cat?
@pusspup Hi Wylie - there are at least two - we saw a wonderful crocodile also, at Cable Beach. I'm pretty sure I saw a notice about them that mentioned that they get moved around. This one was at the airport. :)
Hi everyone - thanks for your interest and comments on the camel. I was keen to know if it was crafted by the same artist that produced the South African example shown by Diana. This is what I discovered: From the ABC 2021 -
"Broome is set to have a new tourist attraction created by West Australian sculptor, Jordan Sprigg. The Narembeen-based artist completed the 500-kilogram sculpture this week after spending 300 hours building the female camel in a shed on his family's farm. It is his 60th creation in a line of Australian and African creatures, which have been sought after by collectors and local governments across the country, some of the unique creations fetching serious money."
Quite incredible... @joysabin@wakelys@rickster549@ludwigsdiana@gilbertwood@congaree@sangwann@craftymeg@carole_sandford@onewing
Actually - looking at both of them again - yours has more of a fluid feel and more detail - I think we may have a copy cat?
"Broome is set to have a new tourist attraction created by West Australian sculptor, Jordan Sprigg. The Narembeen-based artist completed the 500-kilogram sculpture this week after spending 300 hours building the female camel in a shed on his family's farm. It is his 60th creation in a line of Australian and African creatures, which have been sought after by collectors and local governments across the country, some of the unique creations fetching serious money."
Quite incredible...
@joysabin @wakelys @rickster549 @ludwigsdiana @gilbertwood @congaree @sangwann @craftymeg @carole_sandford @onewing
At the end of the article there's an amazing photo of his rhino!