Monday, March 2, 2015

Where in Melbourne - March 2015

Welcome, this is the Osca Monthly Where in Melbourne Puzzle page.
  

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

CLUE 1
CLUE 1
The artist's inspiration was a seed.

CLUE 2
CLUE 2
You might see it on the way to the airport or the ZOO.

CLUE 3
 CLUE 3
This project came to fruition in 2013

CLUE 4
 
CLUE 4
The installation is inspired by the relationship between urban living and the natural environment.
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SOLUTION

This month's picture is of 'Fruition' on the corner of Elliot Ave and Flemington Road, Parkville.

"FRUITION"
a sculpture by Matthew Harding.



Matthew Harding has created this public art project for The City of Melbourne in 2013.

The sculpture is made of Corten Steel. , is a group of steel alloys which are used to eliminate the need for painting, and form a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for several years.

 ‘Fruition’ is a a series of weather-resistant steel pods, handcrafted by Harding and installed in Royal Park last week. The pods are made of corten steel. COR-TEN steel, sometimes written without the hyphen as "Corten steel" is a steel alloy metal which encourages a protective rust-layer forming on its surface allowing the pods to change with the weather and age ‘naturally’ in the park.

The installation is inspired by the relationship between urban living and the natural environment.

‘Fruition’ brings to primal form the circle of life from growth to decay; strength to fragility.
As an inanimate symbol of biology, Fruition aims to encourage thought on the connection between the city and the natural environment.




You can watch a time lapse video of the installation of ‘Fruition’ here courtesy of The City of Melbourne







LINKS

marsgallery 

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