Waipā Public Art

Indoor

Three Seated Figures

Brian Grouden

Artwork details

Date	1979
Mediums	Bronze & wood
Physical description	A handcrafted sculpture of three figures, two sitting together on the right with the third figure on the left on top of a wooden base.

Description

Brain Grouden is an acclaimed Aotearoa New Zealand sculptor. As early as the 1960s Grouden exhibited alongside Pat Hanly, Ralph Hotere and Colin McCahon.

In the 1960s Grouden designed and made the dramatic cross which hangs above the alter of the Waiapu Cathedral, Naiper.

This artwork was gifted by Councillor Russell in 1979 to Council. Also with this sculpture is his pencil drawing (below) the sculpture is based on.

Waipā Public Art

Outdoor

Untitled

Fred Graham

Artwork details

Date	2010
Mediums	Stainless steel and paint
Physical description	Tall vertical sclupture on a triangle base leading up to a curved point. Highly patterned in steel and paint.

Description

The images show the front and back of the sculpture. The left image highlights the hard lines of the base leading up to the intricate patterns cut from stainless steel placed over the structure.

The right image, shows a curved base and top section with painted interwoven patterns of red, white and black.

The artist Fred Graham was commissioned to create the work for the opening of the Don Rowlands Centre in 2010.

Graham is a Tainui kaumatua of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura descent. He is a world-renowned carver and an inspiring mentor who has shared his knowledge and skills with many Aotearoa New Zealand artists.

Fred Graham has a number of artworks around the Waipā District and is well known for his big outdoor metal and mixed media work like “Kaitiaki” outside the Auckland War Memorial Museum and “Te Waka Taumata o Horotiu” on High Street in Auckland central.

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Location

Judd Lane, Don Rowlands Centre, Karapiro.

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Waipā Public Art

Outdoor

Le Quesnoy

Fred Graham

Artwork details

Date	2019
Medium	Stainless Steel
Physical description	Vertical triangular-shaped fabricated from stainless steel with silver fern motif across two sides.

Description

In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the liberation of our sister city – Le Quesnoy by Aotearoa New Zealand soldiers in World War I.

It was commissioned by Armistice in Cambridge and set within the Lake Te Ko Utu Domain.

The artist Fred Graham is a Tainui kaumatua of Ngāti Korokī Kahukura descent. He is a world-renowned carver and an inspiring mentor who has shared his knowledge and skills with many Aotearoa New Zealand artists.

Fred Graham has a number of artworks around the Waipā District and is well known for his big outdoor metal and mixed media work like “Kaitiaki” outside the Auckland War Memorial Museum in “Te Waka Taumata o Horotiu” on High Street in Auckland central.

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Location

Top of Lake Te Koo Utu on the corner of Thornton Road and Victoria Street (State Highway 1B), Cambridge.

The Mare and Foal

Waipā Public Art

Outdoor

The Mare and Foal

Michelle Farrell

Artwork details

Date	2004
Medium	Bronze
Physical description	Two bronze cast sculptures.

Description

Bronze statue of a horse standing with its foal lying down, fixed to a concrete pad.

The statue acknowledges the passion and commitment of Cambridge’s equine industry and its residents. It was installed to mark the completion of the upgrading of its central business district in 2004.

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Location

79 Victoria Street, Cambridge.

The Sound

Waipā Public Art

Outdoor

The Sounds

Jan Shirley

Artwork details

Date	2000
Medium	Metal
Physical description	Five steel instruments located together in a sectioned area of park with blue tiles running through the centre.

Description

The artwork includes a small and large drum, harp, symbols wind chimes and bells made from steel.

The concept was designed by Jan Shirley with Les Roa from Lonveld Engineering Ltd which fabricated the steel design and construction.

This sculpture is situated within the Sculpture Park that was developed as a millennium project by a volunteer group – “Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Society” in 2000.

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Location

Sculpture Park, off Albert Park Drive, Te Awamutu