ONE of the past winning works exhibited in Sydney’s Sculpture by the Sea competition was installed at the Orange Botanic Gardens this week with the help of a 20 tonne crane.
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The work, by Canadian sculptor Orest Keywan, who’s now based in Sydney, was donated by the National Australian Bank, a former sponsor of the contest.
Entitled and with a name to come, the work is the second Sculpture by the Sea winner to be installed in a small lake in the gardens.
Orange City Council services committee chair Ron Gander said the latest artwork adds to the collection of public art already in the gardens.
“As well as the 2007 winner of Sculpture by the Sea, a work by David Horton, there’s the large stainless steel arch by renowned artist Bert Flugelman,” Cr Gander said.
Mr Keywan’s work was donated in 2010, but has been in storage while renovations were completed.
At the time of the donation, the work was valued at $65,000.
Because the sculpture includes a number of sharp edges and protruding shapes in steel, it needed to be installed away from children’s play areas.
