These are the fixtures of your neighbourhood
One of the things about living in a great city like Wellington is that there are a hell of a lot of things to take for granted.
I mention this because while listening to Don McGlashan in Civic Square the other day he mentioned that Auckland doesn't really have any civic art. I'm not sure that's entirely true... But, in the spirit of parochial one-upmanship I thought I'd bring you some of Wellington's oft-overlooked art and sculpture.
Why oft-overlooked? Well, we have the Wellington Sculpture Trust and its glamourpuss art all over the blimmin place, but there's also a lot of smaller, less noticed stuff that we here at the Wellingtonista want to celebrate.
So with no further ado, here is a sculpture. And ain't it a little cutie?
The real question is of course whether you recognise it. And you probably don't. This of course being the problem with a place like Wellington, sometimes there's so much bloody public art you can't walk three feet without tripping over the latest "abstract something"...
But I digress. So what is it?! More after the jump!
The photo in question, if don't recognise it, is of The Pig and it currently resides in Civic Square. Its most common feature (and usage) is as a seat if you're a bit pooped. It's very comfy, and this should be encouraged.
A bit of interweb investigation reveals that The Pig was sculpted by Alan Hobbs (of Oamaru) in 1995.
And that's all I got.
If you have more information, we'd love to hear it!
I completely recognised it. It's near the rope thing. As for more info I have none, though maybe it's a statement about the nearby council?
Rope thing?? It's in Civic Square, by the "back" entrance to the Town Hall. Or is it at the bottom of the stairs up to the City-to-Sea walkway? Can't remember now...
i might have found the next object for the neighbourhood fixtures post...
Yay.
Yes, it's by the "rope thing" at the back of the Town Hall, aka "Anchor Stone" by Ra Vincent.
Thanks Tom, I remembered the rope more than the stone because I saw (official type) people rearranging the rope the other day.
It's awesome (said the lover of all things porkyporcine).
How was Don McG's set? and the Little Bushmen?
Man, and Rhombus and the Phoenix Foundation playing next month....free music is civic art, too.
I like the pig.
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