Thursday, 19 February 2015

Lanterns of the Terracotta Warriors

   
                                                                                     

To celebrate Sydney's Chinese New Year is this installation of Chinese warriors.  These were created by the artist Xia Nan for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.  They were previously only seen in China and the United Kingdom.
The warriors are made from fabric and wire and are men, women and children.  These bigger than life size warriors sit next to Sydney harbour with the Opera House and the Harbour bridge as a back drop.

Sketch club came to see this great installation tonight, the first day of Chinese New Year.  They are here until Feb 22.
                                
                               
    


                  
                                   

  

1 comment:

  1. lovely post Nancy. Must have been a great night!

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