'The Guardians' sculpture by Simon Rigg, against tall skyscrapers, Southbank Melbourne, Australia. Ceramic tiles, clay stone

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Walking along Southbank Promenade, on the southern bank of the Yarra River in the CBD, amongst the imposing modern office buildings, there are two large sculptures, called ‘The Guardians’, outside the eastern end of the Crown Entertainment Complex. They are striking vibrant and colourful art works that immediately capture the eye walking along the two large sculptures are carved from Italian statuary marble and clad with ceramic tiles. Created in 1997 by the, then local, artist Simon Rigg. The square based mounting of the larger statue depicts the four elements. The smaller Guardian reveals a woman’s head looking through the hole of the larger sculpture, and hints at the source of all the images, beyond our plane of vision.

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Size: 3000px × 4689px
Location: Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: © Kirsty McLaren / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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