Swell Sculpture Festival

Wow!  Wow! Wow!

The Swell Sculpture Festival on Currumbin Beach is the largest outdoor sculpture exhibition in Australia.

Some of the sculptures are fantastic, some are unusual, some are creative and others are just weird!  It very worthwhile to purchase the booklet, which tells you about the artist, how the sculpture was created and the meaning behind the artwork.

With over 50 sculptures, there is something for everyone.

Below are a small number of sculptures from 2018.  We were away last year so we missed it.   The 18th Swell Sculpture Festival is scheduled for September 2020.  Let's hope that the COVID-19 pandemic has passed and it is not cancelled.

Prickles; the unhuggable bear (made from barb wire)

Currumbin Beach Swell Sculpture Festival (Surfers Paradise in the background)

Embryo

2 of 52 Women

Shemple on the Shore

Wherever you go there you are

You're Terrible Muriel (made from fencing wire)

Perpetual Consumption
(Can you see what it is made from?

Trafficking

Sandberg

Portal Sun
and
Hex (the Kite)

Ngara tree in foregournd
Sandy Sundays in background

What are we sinking?

Kaleidoscope
Although photos do not do it justice, Kaleidoscope was my personal favourite for several reasons.  Although there was a handle, the wind made this huge Kaleidoscope operate with changing colours, patterns and the sound.   I had an emotional connection with this artwork as it reminded me of a childhood toy.