Aboriginal People Sculpture From the William Ricketts Sanctuary

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Sculpture from the William Ricketts sanctuary
It was an incredible place, William Ricketts (1898-1993) was an Australian potter and sculptor of the arts and crafts movement. His incredible works opened the eyes of Australians to the beauty of the land and the real raw nature of "wild life" and its essence. The Sanctuary was a real eye opener to the possibilities of spiritual artwork.
Hidden deep within a lush Australian rainforest are a set of mystical Aborigine sculptures seemingly merged into the natural surroundings. Moss covered torsos of men, women and children protrude from tree trunks and boulders. Some reach heavenward with widespread wings, others envelop each other protectively – all are symbols of the relationship the indigenous Australian Aborigines have with nature.

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0 #7 Anon 2010-06-24 16:21

Shopped. I know because you can tell by the pixels. Also in the third one they forgot to shop away the green on the old man's face.

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+3 #6 Rich Dansereau 2010-03-20 00:59

These are simply magnificent.

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0 #5 Graham Spink 2010-03-12 06:43

Very interesting, although all the sculptures don't look like Aboriginal faces.

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+5 #4 Tony 2010-03-02 00:51

Nice post. The sculptures really are cool.

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+4 #3 jo 2010-02-23 10:43

Just beautiful.. I watched a documentary a couple of years ago about these wonderful sculptures, but it is so very good to be able to gaze at length and enjoy..thanks so much.

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