public art - caravan park fence
the Sunshine Coast Regional Council 2012 streetscape project created the opportunity for 4 works of public art on the caravan park fence
look ahead
john fuller 2012
this work comes from the SCRC brief about coastal camping, pedestrian priority, the casual journey. it's about walking and discovering the paths...if you look ahead ...more - maintenance m.
coolum, time and texture
carl holder 2012
this work is a detailed plywood carving of a wave rising and falling at the base of mount coolum, telling a unique story, that while things have changed...more
coral sea motif #2
blair mcnamara 2012
I used the universal shape of a 'fin' to tell some of my personal stories about Coolum. The background (subterranean) boards reference the traditional place-name of Coolum having 'plenty of fresh water'.
The planks also vary in dimensions and colours like a territorial brand, to express Coolum's contemporary identity threatened by over-
population. We all love our town.
The individual fin cut-outs represent a crowded surf and the Polynesian-styled panels below are our ancestors.
The smallest fin-like shapes are the spark of grommets and our community potential. Fins or 'blanks' that sit within all of these shapes symbolise loss.
Every fin is someone I have surfed with in a now endangered Coral Sea.
- Artist Blair McNamara CSM - maintenance schedule
