Column Vernaculus
1989
Warren Viscoe
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Type
- Sculpture
Medium
- Concrete
- Metal (unspecified)
- Wood
Dimensions
- H7200 x W450 x D550mm (approx.)
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Warren Viscoe, ‘Column Vernaculus’ (1989), Massey University, Turitea Campus, Te Papa-i-oea Palmerston North
Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022
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Description
This work consists of a particularly tall column, internally stacked with cut pieces of timber and elevated, at the base, by a car jack. At the very top of the column is a greek/roman concrete statue of small scale, not unlike what you might find as a garden ornament.