THIS month, the Snowy Valleys had the pleasure of welcoming three Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail exhibiting artists from Japan to visit their works in-situ for the first time.
Councillor James Hayes OAM of Snowy Valleys Council joined artists Koichi Ogino, Haruyuki Uchida and Keizo Ushio on their tour around the Snowy Valleys.
The artists had a lovely weekend, staying at Brigham House in Tooma and dining for lunch at Courabyra Wines where Haruyuki Uchida’s piece ‘Thinking Red’ is located.
The artists toured the 60 sculptures across the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, stopping to take pictures with their sculptures along the way.
Keizo Ushio has two sculptures featured in Tooma and Talbingo, and Koichi Ogino’s artwork ‘Camel Country 14’ is in Batlow.
Reflecting on his visit to the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, Haruyuki Uchida said, “we recently visited Snowy Valley in spring, and it was absolutely breathtaking with its lush green landscape, making it hard to believe the area was once affected by such large-scale bushfires. The sculptures placed along key points of the trail were also captivating, forming a truly engaging sculpture trail. I was pleasantly surprised to discover my small red sculpture in a lovely convenience store. It was such a delightful find.”
The artists are all long-time participants and are currently exhibiting in Sculpture by the Sea, at Bondi in Sydney.
If you’d like to see their artwork at this year’s exhibition, Keizo Ushio’s “Oushi Zokei – Enmusubi” Haruyuki Uchida’s ‘Shape of Water, and Koichi Ogino’s ‘The Wind is Blowing’ are on display at the 26th Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, until this comng Monday, November 4.
To learn more about the exhibiting artists and view photographs of their works, download the Sculpture by the Sea app.
The app also features an interactive map of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail, offering detailed information and images of each artist and their creations.
For more information, visit sculpturebythesea.com and follow them on Facebook and Instagram @sculpturebythesea @snowyvalleyssculpturetrail