The Lonely Sentinal

[JohnG]

One of the entrants in the Bermagui Seaside Fair sculpture comp.

A lonely figure, doing his duty in a period long gone, standing guard over our beaches, looking back in history in bronze.

Cheers

JohnG

[Ric]

Hi John, It's a very detailed sculpture and a great setting. It definitely conveys a lot of sentiment.
In the first photo he looks a bit like John Howard, I hope it's just the angle. :lol:

Cheers

[h0ughy]

sure thats not you John? interesting

[JohnG]

Sorry Dave

I was Navy and over 6ft tall :lol:

Does look a bit like JH :rolleyes: , the actual sculpture is only about 5 ft tall, the detail is incrediable.

Ya shoulda seen the goose that laid this...............:scared:

Cheers

JohnG

[fringe_dweller]

it looks a LOT like howard, I didnt know they had 60 yr olds wearing glasses in the infrantry back during the WW's!? even the stature is correct
and why dont his clothes fit!???

[iceman]

Excellent! Love the 2nd and 3rd shots. Nice work John.

[JohnG]

I think it's called "Artistic Licence" :rofl:

Cheers

JG

[fringe_dweller]

ahh so its a political statement/metaphor/observation ;) those damn bolshie artiste's and their radical commentary
a kind of king canute? :D

[JohnG]

Ya got me !!!!!!!! don't have an artistic bone in my body. Just thought it looked kinda :shrug:, well, lonely, but symbolic in an old fashioned kinda way.:lol: .

Gee, I am reading to much into this, it's just a Stature. :D

Cheers

JG

[fringe_dweller]

maybe he's on the lookout for the next load of invading baby eating 'boat people' a la Tampa - whimsically hoping to save his political hide again :shrug: just an interpretation :D

[ving]

like the 3rd one the best... poor guy needs a friend by the lok of him :)

[h0ughy]

LOL John is a smart ARTIST

[Calin]

The statue is JH and first appeared at Old Parliament House in 2004.

http://abc.net.au/news/australia/act/200402/s1040489.htm

It has done the rounds at a number of local shopping malls, and I guess is going further a field to see what mischief can be made. Some have found it funny, others offensive (some people have threatened in the past to vandalize it if it wasn't removed) and most couldn't care less. Gets a run every now and then in local newspapers where ever it appears - bit like a garden gnome - only nobody wants to steal this one - too heavy I suppose.

[RB]

Of course it's JH.
In the first shot, can't you see bush in the background ? :lol:
Ok, ok, sorry I couldn't resist.

Great shots John, thanks for that.

:thumbsup:

[JohnG]

Ah well, didn't know that, I really didn't take that much notice of who it could be. Looks like someone has thrown a furphy into the local comp. :rofl:

Personally, I don't give a rat's about politics anyway.

Cheers

JG