National Gallery of Australia

Posted by Sidonie (Sydney, Australia) on 1 February 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.

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Comments (8)

Fred from Easton PA, United States

Very cool !

1 Feb 2007 5:20am

@Fred: Great compliment Fred!

Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand

especially like the placement of your watermark!

1 Feb 2007 5:21am

@Bronnie: Thanks Bronnie for the visit - watermarks can be time-consuming - and faddish!

objectif-plume from Belgium

c'est magique cette bule!

1 Feb 2007 5:51am

@objectif-plume: Bonjour ob-pl! L'originale est detruite dans un orage - elle representa le monde. Celle-ci n'est qu'une bule des mosaiques transparentes. Suspendu, neanmoins, c'est magique, oui.

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Now this is interesting! How the dickens did you do that!? Is that a balloon?
Very cool shot.

1 Feb 2007 11:47am

@Stu: That ball is a replacement for a globe (of planet earth) which was destroyed in a storm a few years ago. It's rather plain by comparison - just triangular bits of plastic on a sphere - and smaller than the original. It's suspended across the driveway of the Art Gallery - can't you see the wires? I did nothing - just a point and click job (but I love your curiosity - thanks, Stu! Actually, it was the PALFINGER truck which attracted to me to the site this time)

Still from Valence, France

Magical one! Thanks for the explanations!

1 Feb 2007 12:38pm

@Still: Merci Still, mon plaisir!

Fred from Easton PA, United States

Well what do ya know, seeing your explanation to Stu I gotta say I feel a little silly.
Originally I thought you added the globe via photoshop and the wires were lines of motion giving it a crashing asteroid look .

1 Feb 2007 7:18pm

@Fred: Oh la la! So what's it gonna be now: "Very cool -NOT!"? The NGA has to take all the credit for this illusion - a very 1970s sort of space art, whereas you're bringing the digital generation's artistic sensibility and expectations to the image, and THAT is REALLY GREAT! Thanks Fred for the come-back!