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2001 BONDI CATALOGUE ESSAY: The Aboriginal Rock Carving on the South Bondi Headland
By David Handley AM with research assistance by Elizabeth Stanton. Since the start of sculpture by the sea we have received numerous questions about the Aboriginal rock carving on the South side of the Mark’s Park headland. This short essay…
1999 Bondi Exhibition Catalogue Essay: An Essay on Public Sculpture by Michael Hedger
In only three years, Sculpture by the Sea has firmly established its place on the Sydney and Australian art calendars and has helped to reinvigorate interest in the most dramatic of visual arts forms. Finding exhibition spaces for sculpture has always been problematic so this annual exhibition means an excellent avenue for sculptors to display their…
1998 Bondi Exhibition Catalogue Essay: An Essay on Sculpture by Tom Bass
The idea behind the event of Sculpture by the Sea deserves to be supported by all those who see sculpture as a significant part of the life of our society. In the exhibition, Sculpture by the Sea, sculpture is being seen in its rightful place. For so long, in Australia, sculpture has been relegated to…
1997 Bondi Exhibition Catalogue Essay: Sculpture by the Sea by Donna Lee Brien
Among the principles guiding the establishment of this exhibition has been an emphasis on inclusion. In this context, a broad definition of sculpture is employed, whereby a sculpture is taken to mean a work (of art) that in some way occupies, modifies, creates or defines three dimensional space. This definition embraces works of widely diverse…