Play Space

I am happy to announce that a proposal I submitted for a play ground at Prince Charles Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department last year has been accepted and funding has been approved through Art & Place.

The development process is expected to be protracted as there are many public safety guidelines that must be addressed and a number of engineering issues to be resolved.

The project is due for completion in late 2011.

Correlate progress

Progress on the installation of 'correlate' at St. Leo's College, University of Queensland has been a little slow due to a discrepancy between the dimensions of the stainless steel frame for the glass and the frame into which this is placed. The issue is now resolved and the glass and mirrored panels are almost all in place.

Robert and Paul Ugljesa from Optima glass and aluminium have worked tirelessly to secure each pane with delicate precision.

correlate

Correlate - a 3 dimensional steel and glass building facade is currently being installed at St. Leo's Catholic Men's College, University of Queensland, St. Lucia.
The work was commissioned to celebrate St Leo's ongoing relationship with the University of Queensland.
Initially the stainless steel frames will be installed and secured, following, this within each cell of the frame, a panel of clear or mirrored glass will be secured.

Ebb & Flow

Thanks to the tireless efforts of a remarkable team of artists, Ebb & Flow, a mural covering almost 500m2, is now almost complete.
The work is part of the Go Between Bridge infrastructure project connecting Milton to South Brisbane.
Ebb & Flow is located on the northern bank of the Brisbane River, along 150m of the of the bicentennial cycle path where it passes under the Northern abutment of the bridge.

















































































Special thanks to the artists:

Jasmin Coleman
Patrick King
Shaun O'Connor
Laing Rainer
Arryn Snowball
Akiko Yamasaki

for their patience, dedication, care and enthusiasm.

Double Cross

Double Cross
2010
Stainless Steel
Recently acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery GoMA with funds provided by Xstrata Coal. Due to be exhibited in mid April 2010

Made to Measure

Made to Measure
Ipswich Art Gallery
D'Arcey Doyle Place
Ipswich QLD
The show runs from February 25th until 4th of May 2010
6 works of various materials and scales from 2005 - 2009
entry is free, 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week

One cold night in Woolloongabba

EPIFICUS has been installed into its permanent location on Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba (Morrisey Streel Bridge) as of Friday night. The stair tower to which the work is attached is due to be open to the public after the 26th of June.





























There were a few small complications due to a very tight fit. A 4 hour scheduled installation took 6 & 1/2 hours but this was not entirely unexpected. Special thanks to Col & Chris from Mulherin Rigging and Cranes for their patience, care & ingenuity.

EPIFICUS 2007-09

After almost two years of planning and many revisions due to budget constraints EPIFICUS is finally on the way.
Rocklea Pressed Metal are once again manufacturing the work.
EPIFICUS consists of 433 + pieces of 316 stainless steel, laser cut, folded and welded to form a folding tubular 'vine' with a perforated skin.
It is scheduled to be installed at the end of this month.
The work will attach to the outside of the pedestrian stair tower that forms part of the Morrisey Street Bridge at the Woolloongabba entrance of the North South Bypass Tunnel.

once, again

Once, again
2008-09
3.3 x 13.7 meters
Powder coated Aluminium, stainless steel

The course is common,
experience parallel,
unaccompanied
mutually.
Incidents are recurrent,
formerly known,
remembered
new.
Realisation is experience,
found
Once, again.


“On those stepping into rivers the same,
other and other waters flow.”
Herakleitos (c.535BC – 475BC)

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Secreted away, within the cavernous entrance of the Northbridge Building a new work has been slowly growing out of the wall.

Once, Again is a culmination of the hard work of many people.

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I would like to express my thanks to:

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Rockpress (Rocklea Pressed metal)

Peerless Powdercoat

Positive Solutions (Mr Benjiman Hampe)

Neilson Properties

Andrew Baker Art Dealer

Donovan Hill Architects

Ian Barnes and Associates Engineering

Brisbane City Council

Hutchinson Builders

Mr Leonard Brown

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The building is still in the final stages of completion but the lane way in which the work is situated (between Tank and Tubot Streets Brisbane) is now open to pedestrian traffic.