Untitled [Forum North Arch]

1981

Rua Paul

Accessible

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Concrete
  • Paint
  • Steel
  • Paua shell

Dimensions

  • H4000mm

Rua Paul (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai and Ngāi Tahu), 'Untitled [Forum North Arch]' (1981), Rust Avenue, Whangārei

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021

Description

An archway spanning the path at the southern entrance to Forum North. The inside of the arch displays Māori motifs.

"Paul is a Northland artist who in his early 20s began an apprenticeship under the guidance of master carver, Paki Harrison, one of the most widely-respected artists of his generation. So began what Rua Paul describes as a 'serious pedigree' in the traditions of Māori art and carving."