Elephant sculpture

Pascal Bernier, Accident de chasse, 2001.
Thank you Herwig.
Date: Feb 27

Bute Silo Art

Bute’s silo art punches well above its weight, earning national recognition and plenty of double takes from visitors passing through. The mural, painted by Janne Birkner and Scott Nagy, took out Gold for Best Rural Art and Silver for Best Mega Mural at the 2022 Australian Street Art Awards. At its centre is a young woman, surrounded by scenes of country life, from agriculture and stock to native birds, the Hummocks and the town’s old railway station.

RR: Australia & New Zealand x world RR
Date: Dec 5

From Russia

Art by Julia Nepriyatel.

Distance: 2,837 km
Travel time: 137 days

Lady with an Ermine

The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Dated to c. 1489–1491, the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood. It is now housed at the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków, and is one of Poland's national treasures.

Many thanks Gian Luca and Rafaella!
Date: August 11

Dome of Light

Situated at the Kaohsiung MRT transfer station for the Red Line and Orange Line, the Dome of Light was created by renowned artist Narcissus Quagliata. The dome is the world's largest public art installation made from individual pieces of colored glass. The dome has a 30-meter diameter and covers an area of 660 square meters. It tells the story of human life in four chronologically arranged themes: Water: The Womb of Life; Earth: Prosperity and Growth; Light: The Creative Spirit; and Fire: Destruction and Rebirth, with an overall message of love and tolerance.

RR: 10 Countries RR (20)
Date: Nov 5

Azulejos

The glazed ceramic tilework, known as azulejo, is prominent across the interiors and exteriors of Portugal. The term azulejo comes from the Arabic word azzelij, meaning 'little polished stone'. The tilework dates back to the 13th century, in the period just after the Moors invaded Portugal and brought parts of their culture to their invaded lands. But it wasn’t until the 16th century that azulejos became a more popular fixture in Portugal.

Tag: Album Tag
Date: April 2

Petroglyphs of Lake Onega

The petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea represent one of the largest independent centres of Neolithic rock art in Europe, dating to between circa 4,500 BCE to 3,500 BCE. The property comprises a total of over 4,500 petroglyphs concentrated in 33 sites within two component parts, including a total of 22 sites at Lake Onega and 11 located at the White Sea.

The Lake Onega cluster, Pudozhsky District, has 22 petroglyph sites with over 1200 figures. They mostly depict birds, animals, half-human and half-animal figures, as well as geometric shapes possibly representing the moon and the sun. One of the better known sites is on the cape Besov Nos.

Unesco: Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea
RR: Asia meets the world RR 
Date: Feb 14

Snowtown Water Tower

Approximately 150 kilometres north of Adelaide is a giant 360-degree technicolour mural. Renowned artist Vans the Omega undertook the Snowtown project with 120 litres of paint and 300 spray cans. The finished piece features the bright faces of four local volunteers and sports stars. Snowtown, with a population of around 470, is located in the mid-north region of South Australia, 145 kilometres north of Adelaide on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nation. 

Thanks Marnie!
Date: Dec 27

From Germany

Wolfgang Püschel, Die Frage.
Distance: 634 km
Travel time: 6 days

Pablo Picasso

A self-portrait by Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.

Tag: Offer tag
Date: Dec 19

Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Located on the steep cliffs in the border regions of southwest China, these 38 sites of rock art illustrate the life and rituals of the Luoyue people. They date from the period around the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century CE. In a surrounding landscape of karst, rivers and plateaux, they depict ceremonies that have been interpreted as portraying the bronze drum culture once prevalent across southern China. This cultural landscape is the only remains of this culture today.

Unesco: Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
RR: Unesco RR
Date: March 25

Barong dance

The town of Ubud, in the uplands of Bali, Indonesia, is known as a center for traditional crafts and dance. The surrounding Ubud District’s rainforest and terraced rice paddies, dotted with Hindu temples and shrines, are among Bali’s most famous landscapes. Barong dance is a style of traditional Balinese. The dance demonstrates about the mythological depiction of animals that have supernatural powers and could protect humans.

RR: Just Postcards
Date: Dec 22