Auckland – West                          Mainly West of Queen Street – seen through my lens

March 8, 2010

Jack Frost’s Wash (Cherrie James)

Filed under: Art,Kaukapakapa,sculpture — paul @ 8:30 am
Jack Frost's Wash (Cherrie James)

Jack Frost's Wash (Cherrie James)

Another sculpture from the Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens, Kaukapakapa.

From the exhibition notes:

“The clothesline is the most common kinetic sculpture in New Zealand, seen laden with clothes and spinning wildly in most backyards.

Frost’s Wash reveals only the shape, form and weave of the fabric and not the substance of our clothes as they hang hard stiff and cold after a heavy frost.”

At present, we would have to seriously exercise our imagination to think of frost, but this may be easier for people on the Northern hemisphere.

Jack Frost's Wash (Cherrie James)

Jack Frost's Wash (Cherrie James)

March 6, 2010

Big Blue (Bruce Young)

Filed under: Art,Kaukapakapa,sculpture — paul @ 8:09 am
Big Blue (Bruce Young)

Big Blue (Bruce Young)

This sculpture, along with over 60 others, can be seen at the Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens, just north of Kaukapakapa. At 1481 Kaipara Coast Highway, you find an excellent Garden Centre with a beautifully landscaped sculpture garden containing exquisite pieces. The 2010 exhibition runs until October. 1-2 hours of bliss for all senses.