Following on from yesterday’s Oblivion Express, we show a utilty box close by, at the railway crossing between Railside Avenue and Bruce McLaren Road (map). The anonymous artist pays homage to the racing heritage of the West.…
Mainly West of Queen Street - seen through my lens
Following on from yesterday’s Oblivion Express, we show a utilty box close by, at the railway crossing between Railside Avenue and Bruce McLaren Road (map). The anonymous artist pays homage to the racing heritage of the West.…
“A salute to the West Auckland racing fraternity, past and present.” Local artist Frank Womble assembled this racing machine from discarded scrap. It is situated along the railway tracks beside Railside Avenue in Henderson (map).…
Two pairs of these signs welcome you to Ranui (map).…
In 1985, Auckland’s Bean Rock Lighthouse (pictured below) was indeed taken off its foundations to undergo serious maintenance. What is shown above is an excellent replica of this icon of our harbour, gracing one of the shops in the marine precinct of Beaumont Street.…
In this post we pay tribute to the artists who liven up our neighbourhoods with paintings on utility boxes (transformers, traffic control boxes, telecommunications cabinets, etc). Nearly three years ago, I started taking pictures of these works, occasionally inclusive of the artist.…
Another study from Saturday’s Artists in Eden (see yesterday’s post). The event notes describe John Pusateri as “Recent graduate who has concentrated on figurative drawing and printmaking”. See also his website.
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