Sue Davidson's Blog 11/12/2012: New day - new artworks

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 11 December 2012 entitled, "New day - new artworks".

Julia Holden's 2012 Photographs 006

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of artwork covering two shipping containers on the side of Main Road, Sumner.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1889

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Painted artwork on the front of the 'Book Discussion Scheme (BDS)' office on Colombo Street.

Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 069

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Crowds on Gloucester Street during the LuxCity event. An artwork is suspended from a crane.

Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 063

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A large artwork is erected on the former site of the Press building during the LuxCity event.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2200

Images, UC QuakeStudies

An exhibition of artworks on the cordon fence. This was a project by the Linwood Community Art Centre.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2610

Images, UC QuakeStudies

This artwork is a legal graffiti work, part of Project Legit which is run by the Christchurch City Council.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:07:07 16:38:00)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of unfinished art work using Māori motifs at the Community Law Centre on Madras Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 322

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Easter artwork on top of a road cone in Ferrymead. A bunny has been cut out of a milk bottle and painted.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 320

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Easter artwork on top of a road cone in Ferrymead. A bunny has been cut out of a milk bottle and painted.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:10:25 12:02:04)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on a wall of the Addington Saleyards. A message in the artwork reads, "One of those days".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 358

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Easter artwork on top of a road cone on Main Road in Clifton. A bunny has been cut out of a milk bottle and painted.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 028

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A view down High Street looking towards the Holiday Inn building and the Westpac building (right). The 'Flour Power' artwork by Regan Gentry stands in the foreground.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 032

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A view down High Street looking towards the Holiday Inn building and the Westpac building (right). The 'Flour Power' artwork by Regan Gentry stands in the foreground.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:07:07 04:59:14)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of unfinished art work using Māori motifs, at the Community Law Centre on Madras Street.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:07:07 04:59:50)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of unfinished art work using Māori motifs at the Community Law Centre on Madras Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 321

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Moira Fraser taking a photo of Easter artwork on top of a road cone in Ferrymead. A bunny has been cut out of a milk bottle and painted.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2535

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Detail of the artwork 'Homage To The Lost Spaces (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being the Cranmer Courts.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 192

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Shipping containers protect the road from rockfall in Sumner. On the cliffs above, damaged houses teeter on the edge of the cliff. One of the containers has been decorated with an artwork.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2536

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Detail of the artwork 'Tony De In The Door (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being a building opposite the Cranmer Courts.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 357

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Easter artwork on top of a road cone on Main Road in Clifton. A bunny has been cut out of a milk bottle, painted and placed on top of a road cone.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 195

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Shipping containers protect the road from rockfall in Sumner. On the cliffs above, damaged houses teeter on the edge of the cliff. One of the containers has been decorated with an artwork, and another has been spray-painted, "Sumner rocks".

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:04:18 17:43:17)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:04:18 17:42:13)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.

The Steam-Punk Sewage Works

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Pipes lead into a shipping container. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch containers are so very versatile: They are used as barricades, supports, homes, shops, art galleries, artworks, Malls, pubs and bars, Thai takeaways and now sewage works".

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:06 03:54:30)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art constructed against the wall of a building in New Brighton Mall. The artwork is titled, "My Hope for New Brighton", and consists of a blackboard full of messages and images from the public.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:06 03:54:13)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art constructed against the wall of a building in New Brighton Mall. The artwork is titled, "My Hope for New Brighton", and consists of a blackboard full of messages and images from the public.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2012:11:06 03:44:18)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of street art attached to a fence in the former site of a building on the corner of Bowhill Road and Marine Parade. The artwork has been created on a sheet of metal and depicts ChristChurch Cathedral.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 363

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A painting wrapped around the side of one of the shipping containers in Sumner. Shipping containers have been placed along Main Road to protect people from rock fall. The artwork is part of the ContainerArt project which aims to turn the fixture of shipping containers in the Sumner community into a positive by turning them into works of art.