Whakairo

1980

Austin Brasell

Accessible

Type

  • Carving
  • Whakairo

Medium

  • Wood

Dimensions

  • H2280mm

Austin Brasell, 'Whakairo' (1980), CBD, Whanganui

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022

1980–Current

Near the Whanganui District Court at 121 Guyton Street (former Whangnui iSite Visitor Centre), Whanganui.

Artists
Credit

Whanganui District Council Art Collection

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

Tucked in amongst the plantings near the Whanganui District Court, this carve pou was hewn from macrocarpa by local sculptor Austin Brasell. The piece was commissioned to celebrated the opening of the Whanganui iSite Visitor Centre in the 1980s.

ISite Whanganui has moved to 31 Taupo Quay.