A magnificent piece of art was unveiled during a ceremony at school today. The art work was commissioned by the building consortium and gifted to Amesbury School. The work, by artist and sculptor
Jeff Thomson, is made of corrugated iron. The outline shape is New Zealand but it is made of many small parts in the shape of meccano pieces printed with illustrations of flora and fauna of New Zealand. It was interesting to talk to Jeff afterwards about how he creates his works. The printing, similar to screen printing, is done onto flat pieces of metal that are then corrugated and assembled. It was a lengthy process to make the individual 'meccano' pieces but only took two days to assemble the whole 'country'.
Now I know why Jeff came to the library yesterday to request a map of New Zealand. They were attaching the art to the wall and needed to make sure that the islands were positioned correctly.
Detailed view of the pieces. The corrugation and overlapping give the work a wonderful 3-D look.
Part of the ceremony included the boys performing the haka for the first time.
They were fantastic - loud and enthusiastic.
4 comments:
What a wonderful piece of art!!!It looks fantastic!
The haka is really cool!How impressive the boys are!!!
Where was the art work of Jeff Thomson hung? Sure enjoyed seeing New Zealand in 3-D.
Especially loved the boy's haka.
Again, deep appreciation for your blog.
Diana
Hi Diana. The art work is in the entrance foyer to both the hall and the school. The hall is a community facility as well as a school facility so lots of people will be able to enjoy the art. The boys, right down to the five year olds, love doing the haka like the All Blacks.
WOW I love that artwork! I see also there is an article about your new school in the latest Principals Magazine. Have you been getting our emails? And did your card arrive OK? Saw Janice today and she says to say "Hi" as well. Her grand-daughter is due to arrive in 6 weeks and she is VERY excited.
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