Art & Places: Whale and Dolphins Sculpture, KLCC Park
This Whale and Dolphins have always been intriguing to me. My son loves them and I bet other kids love them too!
My son (right) and his cousin Idham admiring Whale and Dolphins.
Whale and Dolphins were created by Australian sculptor, John Underwood in 1997. This multi-layered sculpture consists of a 6 meter high whale and two 2.5 metre dolphins. The concept reminds me of three dimensional topography charts.
One might be wondering why whale and dolphins? As a mother to a kid whose fascination with these animals is humongous, I think I know why Underwood built these animals here. Whale and dolphin can only be found in certain part of the world but certainly not in Malaysia. He is bringing these animals to the local kids in the form of art. This is to let kids appreciate both the animal and art. This sculpture will spark questions of where the animals came from, the taxonomy, the ecology, the evolution, anything there is to know about them. It is our duty to educate our kids about these animals and maybe someday we can take our kids to see the real ones around the world.
Bring your kids here to enjoy the shallow swimming pool while admiring great public art. Location: KLCC Park near Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur. View map.
Some reference are from: Arcawam
41 Comments
Unsunghero
Salam Emila…kerana kedua-dua mamalia ini tergolong dalam haiwan yang bijak 🙂
emila
Ya betul! Boleh ditambah kepada rasional saya di atas. Terima kasih UH!
fifi
I wonder why we have to import an outside help for the sculpting. Can’t Malaysian sculpt? -.-
Syuq
Guna keratan rentas kan.. menarik dan kreatif… Bayangkan sebiji epal di dipotong ikut keratan rentas. Lapisan yang terhasil berselang seli dibuang…kemudian cantum kembali lapisan yang tinggal.. haaa mesti dapat bentuk yang unik macam sculpture ni… 😉
emila
Exactly! Clever girl!
emila
I think this is because it was sub-contracted by the main contractor. But I think that is great, Malaysia will have a collection of public arts from local and international scupltors.
fifi
kinda contribute to the diversity but still..
emila
I guess. But worry not, I will be hunting more public arts soon and my next sculptor will be Abdul Multhalib, our own local sculptor. Currently looking at his portfolio and where to hunt his work.
TH
We are so outdated no go out see park
fifi
woah, that sounds great 🙂 I think I’m gonna tune in for the post well good luck with the new project 🙂
emila
Hehe, will try my best! I think the hunt will start this Sunday!
Syuq
Ohhh.. thank you! 😀
Syuq
Balik nanti nak cuba buat guna timun hehe 😀
Niza
I wonder who brought up Abdul Multhalib’s name? hehehe
emila
You did!!! I thank you for that, if not I wouldn’t have known he existed ;P
dysha sahhir
suka gak tgok.. kat klcc kan.. sgt kreatip kan kak
TH
I sure kids love this park, hehe.. Weekend sure many ppl right?
Hamdan
Mmg kreatif betul la…
cikcloudy
this reminds me of horse sculpture yg dekat muzium kat pekan, pahang, kalau tak silap hasil tangan org seberang
cikcloudy
dah cuba ke? nak tgkkk 🙂 hehee
Syuq
hehe.. esok saya tunjuk ye… macam tak menarik ja heheheheeheh
emila
Nak tengok juga 🙂
emila
Betul tu.
emila
Weekend so full with kids!
emila
Ya betul, Hamdan.
emila
Ya ke? Must go and visit and blog about it hehe… thanks for the info!
TH
It’s fun for sure, but weekdays busy got school can’t go
Syuq
Ok, seperti yang dijanjikan (maaf ye lewat sikit)… nanti tengok di blog saya ye 🙂
Syuq
Alaaa.. seronok-seronok je K.Em.. bukan apa-apa pun hehehe
Insyirah
I like the dolphins. 🙂
jaja
still there or not?
penaberkala
i learnt about sculpture during my form 3
only one year, not much to discover
ainur roslan
wow, its a great concept <3
Yukino Hinata
I like your interpretation of the sculpture, Kak Emi.
“He is bringing these animals to the local kids in the form of art. This is to let kids appreciate both the animal and art”
By the way, those 2 kids are so cute standing and appreciating the sculptures.
imaisha
hehe.. rajin la Syuq ni buat art project yg berilhamkan dari blog kak Em 😉
imaisha
weekend mmg ramai sangat budak2. tu yg jadi malas nak pegi sana dan sampai tak terperasan ada whale dan dolphin kat situ. dpt tau pun dari gambar kat poskad je..
imaisha
I am imagining what kind of expression that the kids had in their faces.. mesti mcm awestruck je at how huge the whale is 😉
imaisha
I’ve never learn about sculpture in school. So, consider yourself lucky to be able to learn even for a short while 😉
Hazural
wah… idea yang bagus syuk!
Hazural
me too 😉
Hazural
saya pun tertanya tanya… masih ada ke?