Sculture da giardino

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Stacked stone columns of varying shapes rising from a circular water basin in Kerikeri Domain.

Te Whiringa o Manoko by Chris Booth, in Kerikeri Domain, New Zealand. Source

Description

Garden sculpture is placed in relation to planting, paths, views and changing light. It may act as a focal point or be encountered along a route. Scale, height, base and distance from the viewer shape its effect within the landscape.

History

The placing of sculptural stone in gardens has developed through different cultural traditions. Chinese gardens, for example, have long valued distinctive rocks as focal elements, while modern sculptors have explored the relationship between carved form and outdoor space.

Commissioning

The sculptor should understand the intended position and how the garden may develop. The stone, finish, support and foundations should suit that setting. Delivery and access to the final position are practical parts of the commission.

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La scultura in pietra scura di Dominic Benhura raffigura una madre che fa oscillare il figlio, installata accanto a un sentiero nei Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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Una madre scolpita in springstone si china in avanti per far dondolare il figlio, con arti allungati, superfici scolpite lisce e pietra grezza che definisce le teste delle figure. Le discipline collegate sono Scultura. I servizi collegati comprendono Monumenti pubblici e Sculture da giardino.

Scultura: Dominic Benhura.

Donato nel 1999 | Singapore Botanic Gardens

Fonte e crediti

Sculpture: Dominic Benhura. Photograph: Catherine, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Fonte della fotografia | CC BY-SA 2.0

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