. The Australian flora in applied art. tilityin architectural treatment. (f) Frontals. It is by no means uncommon to seethe Waratah thus utilised by the Aus-tralian sculptor in his architecturaldecoration, for, like his prototype ofold, he, too, turns to the botanical worldfor inspiration in curve work and design,and ill this instance has selected theWaratah as first favourite, for to-dayit is more used than any other Aus-tralian flower. In frontal work it is afine acquisition to boldness of treat-ment, while it looks well and effective,and a few exami)les are here producedshowing its adaptabi
. The Australian flora in applied art. tilityin architectural treatment. (f) Frontals. It is by no means uncommon to seethe Waratah thus utilised by the Aus-tralian sculptor in his architecturaldecoration, for, like his prototype ofold, he, too, turns to the botanical worldfor inspiration in curve work and design,and ill this instance has selected theWaratah as first favourite, for to-dayit is more used than any other Aus-tralian flower. In frontal work it is afine acquisition to boldness of treat-ment, while it looks well and effective,and a few exami)les are here producedshowing its adaptability in architecturalwork. The material mostly used is thefamous Sydney sandstone, this beingclose at hand. There are, however,other sandstones in New South Wales that are very suitable for carving, as, forinstance, the Ravensfield sandstone, near West Maitland. This is a close, fine-grained stone, and takes a g(;od arris. Figure ij shows an east ])(,(lnnentto the Lands Dei)artment Building, Sydney, the artist usijig on the tip;inum. Fig. 12. APPLIED ART.
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