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Tobin, Matthew |
These sculptures mark the entry to a popular Canberra shopping and cafe precinct. They appear as a group of surreal vegetative forms crowned with oversized seed pods (referencing nearby Liquidamber trees). |
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Phil Spelman |
Aquila is a sculptural arrangement of positive and negative shapes.
A careful balance of form is revealed as you move around the sculpture.
Aquila is Greek Mythology is the constellation of the eagle, a wide-winged soaring bird which carried the thunderbolts of Zeus. |
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Haruyuki Uchida |
Gravity Circle consists of a series of bold geometric forms arranged to evoke a feeling of carefully balanced energy or poise. The artwork's brushed stainless steel and bright crimson finish alludes to an elemental purity or essence. The large central element of the artwork balances across a narrow edge and references the scales of justice in the setting of the ACT Magistrate's Court. |
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David Jensz |
Fractal Weave is made from two woven curved forms in copper piping and sits on the pedestal in front of the Canberra Theatre and the Civic Library. The sculpture has been described as 'a physical and symbolic manifestation of the interrelated aspects of our diverse culture and heritage'. |
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Tess Horwitz, Tony Steel and Martyn Jolly |
The ACT Bushfire Memorial was commissioned by the ACT Government to acknowledge the impact of the 2003 bushfires, to mark the process of recovery, and to thank the many organisations and individuals who played crucial roles in the fire fighting and recovery efforts. |
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Thylacine Art Projects |
Running Lights is a series of brightly-colouired columns that respond to Lake Ginninderra and its environment. They chime and sway, and in the evening they shine across the water. |
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Christopher Chapman and Ivan Siebel |
'Twilight' is an evocative and enigmatic public art work that exists between sculpture, architecture, and landscape design. It evokes qualities of a memorial, monument and meeting place. Its form echoes the geometry and symbolism of Canberra's urban plan. |
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Geoffrey Drake-Brockman and Richie Kuhaupt |
'Laserwrap' projects a dynamic matrix of light onto the ACT Health Building. Transformed by the shifting laser light the concrete building appears to gently shift in its moorings. The work is activated approximately one hour after sunset. |
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Wendy Mills |
The work is located near the law courts and many legal offices and combines water, light and air. The word ‘sweet’ appears under water on a tiled surface. In a gentle comment on the activities of this area the word ‘justice’ periodically bubbles up from beneath this surface. |
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KunstForce (Angela Dufty & Geoffrey Farquhar Still) |
'Living Space' was part of 'Domain II' a series of temporary artworks commissioned from artists with an association with the ANU School of Art. The artists have created a lounge ensemble that matches the design pallette used for the street furniture of the city centre. Blue strap metal chairs sit with buttercup yellow garbage bins & bronzed street lamps. |
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