Architectural work wins No 8 Wire competition
The winners of the Number 8 wire competition were announced last week. And they are…
An “architectural” work has taken out the Number 8 Wire National Art Award for Auckland artist Louise Pervis.
Judge John Edgar awarded the $4000 dollar first place prize last week to Ms Pervis for her work “Number 8 Wire Construction”, a 3D work made from 4mm Number 8 Wire.
Ms Pervis, a first time entrant, said that winning the award was “fantastic.”
“I work with Number 8 most of the time … I’m not sure if I’ll enter again. Once you win, it’s manners to let someone else have a go,” laughed Ms Pervis.
Judge John Edgar described her work as “a very beautiful use of Number 8 wire”.
“I didn’t have any hesitation in choosing her work for first place,” said Mr Edgar.
“It’s a very architectural work, and architecture and sculpture go very well together. It speaks of urban environments…so a piece of farming equipment has become an urban construction. It’s wonderful.”
Second place, with an award of $1500, went to Arthur Mahutariki for his work “Embedded”, and third place of $1000 went to “The Bird Has Flown”, by artists Anne Pouls and Dave Sole.
The President’s Award, a $300 dollar prize given by Fieldays President Lloyd Downing, went to artist Marti Wong for his creation, “Flight of Fantasy.”
“Number 8 wire is the farmer’s best friend,” said Mr Downing. “Number 8 comes from Kiwi ingenuity…the competition really inspires creative use of the wire.”
Fieldays, which has sponsored the No 8 Wire National Art Award for the past seven years, will be exhibiting the sculptures at ArtsPost this week.
The winner of the People’s Choice Award, voted for by the public, will be announced on July 19.
