Sculpture

Designer Gerry Judah created a 32 metre-high sculpture for Audi at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. The 44 tonne sculpture, created to mark the car brand’s centenary, features a vintage Audi and a modern car racing into the sky. Via Dezeen.

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A showcase of a number of portraits made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels.

This sculpture was created between 1986 and 90 by Chris Booth just outside my work on Victoria St East at the entrance to Albert Park.

Following a year of careful consideration, the elders of Ngati Kura and Ngati Rehia hapu, representatives of the Department of Conservation and the local landowners approved a particular selection of boulders for the sculpture. Ngati Kura elders lifted the tapu from the stones and donated them for the project as a gift to Auckland City.

Because of the threat of seismic movements, structural engineers required the 18m columns to be basalt boulders on the lower half with a lighter material above. Aluminium is a very common mineral in the earth and could be made to complement the boulders. With many setbacks, the work took two years to complete all the components, but only two weeks to assemble on the site.

Originally from NZ, now based in San Fran the people at Ponoko have built a creative community that allows people to make, share, sell or buy laser cut products.

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