A series of articles by Centre for New Zealand Art Research and Discovery (CNZARD) staff on individual works in the collection, published in the University's fortnightly newsletter UniNews.
The large silvery ball of ferns that floats above Civic Square in Wellington is possibly one of New Zealand’s most iconic sculptures.
Developing the new Conference Centre for the University in 1982, architects Kingston Reynolds Thom and Allardice worked with architectural drawing lecturer Pat Hanly to brighten the place up.
Existing in the middle ground between abstraction and figuration, James Ross’s pastel drawings play host to a range of organic forms.