Max on the high wire

24 May 2012

Max on the high wire

Whanganui UCOL Computer Graphic Design Honours student Max Deutschle has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2012 Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Award.

His entry The Hollow Tiki is a 3D outline of a tiki constructed in No.8 wire.
The sculpture stands 1.6 metres tall and is very minimal; in that it is clearly a tiki but it is also mostly transparent—anything behind the sculpture is clearly visible.

“It is about the loss of tradition, the loss of culture,” says Max. “Wire is a medium that in itself is symbolic of colonization, the ownership and splitting of land. This tiki is a shell, empty and hollow. It is symbolic of a loss of value and meaning.”

Launched in 1997, the annual Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Award challenges artists to create a sculpture from No.8 wire and has become renowned for the ingenious and unique entries it attracts. The award is co-ordinated by Waikato Museum and held at ArtsPost, and is sponsored by New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays.

Well-known corrugated iron sculptor Jeff Thomson will judge this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.
The opening of the exhibition and the award presentation will be held on Thursday 7 June at 5.30pm at the ArtsPost Galleries in Hamilton.

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