Saturday 17 April 2021

Karangahape Rocks




I've been wanting to take a photo of this sculpture for ages, when I lived in Auckland many years ago I wasn't really interested in it but now I think it's just so weird and unusual. Here's what I found out about it:

Greer Twiss's bronze 'Karangahape rocks' (1967–69) sits in a park on the corner of Auckland's Karangahape Road and Symonds Street. It is a water fountain but the flow is modest – Twiss had the water trickle gently down the grooves in the large discs so it would not spray out in high winds. The water feature broke down in the late 1980s and was only repaired in 2012. 

It's like a focal point where it's located, at an intersection of Grafton Bridge and is easily seen if anyone is sitting in their car at the traffic lights. Greer is the Godfather of contemporary sculptures, for more than 50 years he has made them, exhibited, been collected, been commissioned, taught, been reviewed and written about. He has also been a pioneer of cast metal here in New Zealand and has also held exhibitions overseas.

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8 comments:

William Kendall said...

I like the look of it.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

I like this very much. Have a lovely weekend.

Iris Flavia said...

Clever concept and great art - love it! Thank you for sharing. I´d like to see that for real some time.

Sharon said...

It is unusual but also very charming. I like it.

Tom said...

...this is a dramatic sculpture, it's beautiful. thanks Amy for sharing.

Susan Heather said...

Gosh, it is many years since I last saw this. Thank you.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Very nice sculpture, can see why you wanted to photograph it

carol l mckenna said...

Lovely sculpture and photo ~ XX


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