Dismemberment, Site I (Anish Kapoor, 2009)
Another giant sculpture from the Gibbs Farm. Anish Kapoor‘s Dismemberment, Site I, is constructed from mild steel tube and tensioned fabric, and measures 85 metres in length, with openings 8 x 25 metres.…
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Pyramid (Sol LeWitt, 1997)
Another giant sculpture from the Gibbs Farm. Its full title is “Pyramid (Keystone NZ)”. Built from standard concrete blocks, it stands 7.5m high, on a 16x16m base.
With regard to the second picture, it should be pointed out that climbing of the sculptures is not permitted (a guard arrived after some time and stopped people climbing).…
Two Giraffes
At the Gibbs Farm. One of the giraffes is a live specimen (one of three that I saw), the other is a corrugated iron sculpture by Jeff Thomson (6x3x1 m). The picture below is of the real thing.…
Red Cloud Confrontation in Landscape (Leon van den Eijkel, 1996)
Another work from our recent visit to the Gibbs Farm. Harmonious colours in unique setting by Leon van den Eijkel.
25 cast formed and painted concrete cubes 17.5 x 17.5m.…
Horizons (Neil Dawson, 1994)
We had the good fortune (thanks a million, Stephen!) to be able to visit the Gibbs Farm yesterday. A huge property of undulating land on the Kaipara Harbour, containing a good number of sculptural works whose size matches the size of the grounds.…
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