The Guardians Colourful Modern art sculpture by local artist Simon Rigg Southbank Melbourne, Victoria Australia


The Guardians Colourful Modern art sculpture by local artist Simon Rigg Southbank Melbourne, Victoria Australia Walking along Southbank Promenade, on the southern bank of the Yarra River in the CBD, 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 Promenade. These 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.


Size: 3000px × 4500px
Location: Southgate, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photo credit: © Kirsty McLaren / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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