It's not everyday you get to shoot an elephant...
Just as well it's a sculpture and not the real thing.
Yet again, I forgot to get the artisit's details.
Thanks to Paul, here are the Artist details -
Bharti Kher - United Kingdom/India b 1969
The skins speaks a language not its own 2006 - Fibreglass, bindi
Taken during the GoMA Flickr Meet, 3rd March 2007.
View all photos taken: Saturday, 3rd March 2007, This photo: 2:42pm
i mised this one! where was it? maybe it was when i was wondering around in the jackie chan exhibit ..
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
This one was on the second floor, up the escalators, at the older Queensland Art Gallery.
Artist details -
Bharti Kher - United Kingdom/India b 1969
The skins speaks a language not its own 2006 - Fibreglass, bindi
I love this one.
Last time I went to QAG I got a shot from almost the same angle.
Thanks again Paul!
Well if you're going to shoot an elephant Lara, you might as well look it in the eye.
Oh I thought that was real from the thumbnail lol....great shot! :-D
It's an incredibly well done piece of work, really looks exactly like a dead elephant would look minus the flies. I wish I'd found the full artist writeup as I can only guess that it's a statement about ivory hunting or somesuch (and I could be really wrong there).
Not to worry, it's just superb and you caught it well! :-)
Just had a quick look around and the artist is Bharti Kher".
This piece is called The Skin Speaks a Language Not Its Own
Thanks Lara :) Paul managed to get the artist name and title, but I didn't think to google that ;)
this is amazing!
Indeed it is :)
I'm glad it's a sculpture (and not the real) thing but I find it a bit sad somehow.
yeh, me too.... it's not how they are meant to look....
Elephants are meant to be tall and magnificent!
It's definitely a poignant piece, for sure.
That is incredibly sad somehow, I agree. But very beautiful exactly because of that. I like it!
Thanks, if you're ever in Brisbane (Australia) it's worth going to GoMA for this and other interesting artwork.