RustyWireSculptures
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SWELL 2025 ARTWORK
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ABOUT
Russell Solomon was born into an artistic family. For over three decades Solomon has been an active sculptor continuously exhibiting in Australia and internationally. He has won an impressive list of awards, received numerous large scale commissions and his work is in private and corporate collections around the globe.
Solomon’s work mostly concerns the natural environment, its inhabitants and our impact on it. He also likes to make comment on the human condition, our shortfalls and follies.
SWELL 2025 ARTWORK
Anthropocene Plastics: The Final Extinction Event
Russell Solomon continues to create engaging, enticing and visually appealing sculptures, luring viewers into this iconic scene of sea turtle hatchlings embarking on the perilous journey to the ocean. His clever use of reshaped milk bottle plastics, offers an opportunity to rethink our ideas around plastics and their waste in the oceans. Recycled copper wire used to represent the gorgeous little hatchlings further adds to the very important message behind this joyous, whimsical artwork. Solomon questions, “will these ever-resilient adorable and curious animals survive the Anthropecene plastic pollution era…?”
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Come and see for yourself at SWELL Sculpture Festival, Pacific Parade, Currumbin 12th – 21st September.