Among Melbourne’s over 100 outdoor sculptures are these brass ensembles next to the Arts Centre’s Theatre Building. The man and woman in the foreground are Family of Man I. The abstract trio in the background is Family of Man II. This public art by Cole Sopov was commissioned as a gift to the City by John and Agita Haddad and erected in 1984.
Greek-born Sopov arrived Australia 1971 where studied at RMIT 1973 to 1974 before going on to lecturer in Fine Arts at Chisholm College. In 1984 he was the Head of Chisholm Sculpture department (later Monash University) from 1977 to 1995.
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Beautiful juxtaposition.
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Interesting sculpture...
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Reds and blues announce good news!
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