I spent a few rainy hours in Kawakawa last week, not alot to do except browse through some of the shops. This bronze and glass sculpture on the main road caught my eye. It is the work of local artist and designer Richard Smart and its creation has involved more than 1500 hours of voluntary labour and commitment, it was designed to serve a functional purpose as a street light. The work was conceived in 2002 and has been driven behind the scenes jointly by the Kawakawa Community Trust and the Eastern Community Board.
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15 comments:
Nice lantern! At first I thought it was standing on the table.
...it looks like hands holding the world!
Very clever!! I love projects where the community gets behind it.
That does draw one's attention.
It's lovely. Some great places in Kawakawa.
I love art applied to functional public stuff; particularly public lighting. And this is a stunner of an example.
Beautiful and I always love when art is also functional.
I like the look of this lantern.
All the best Jan
I like it! So much more interesting than the street lights in my neighborhood.
Very interesting.
A Very, Very Nice street light. Maybe Best I´ve ever seen.
Greetings and Salutations! Agreed with what Tom said: that it looks like "hands holding up the world." Thanks for sharing this piece of art with us.
I like that!
The lamp is beautiful Amy, looks so good there on the street 💙
Unique lantern ~ sweet photo ~ Xo
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