The four major artworks displayed beside the road were commissioned from respected australian artists callum morton emily floyd james angus and simeon nelson. Eastlink s significant investment in public sculpture has transformed the roadway into australia s largest sculpture park. Eastlink art eastlink s public artworks.
There s the colourful rocket and blocks lego like structure with the title of panorama station. Loved freeway tree sculpture uprooted then entering peninsula link the artwork is free of charge. The 70 metre yellow steel beam and the accompanying 39 red sticks frame the freeway s city exit in flemington are officially called the melbourne international gateway.
Travelling on the citylink motorway you will pass under 39 large red poles and an enormous yellow pillar tilted over the traffic below. Akio makigawa born japan 1948 died in perth 1999 has public sculptures in most australian capital cities and several more in melbourne. The first public sculpture in melbourne since vault was removed from the city square in 1981.
These figures by alison weaver and paul quinn were installed in swanston st. James angus is an. The first artwork is just past the monash freeway exit on the northbound carriageway between wellington road and corhanwarrabul creek ellipsoidal freeway sculpture by james angus.
Please note that you must not stop when travelling on eastlink. The sculptures showcase the works of internationally renowned artists. See more ideas about noise barrier sound barrier freeway.
Aug 29 2017 explore anna scollo s board freeway art on pinterest. You could spend hours trying to locate the coolest pieces of sculpture the city has to offer instead explore our list of the top ten outdoor sculptures. In melbourne outdoor sculpture represents an expression of the local love for ideas and the traditional aussie wit culminating in artistic eccentricity with creations ranging from a homage to captain cook to a giant sparkling clam.
Wander the city s laneways to see an ever changing outdoor gallery of urban art.
Melbourne freeway sculptures. James angus ellipsoidal sculpture connect east commission for eastlink freeway nunawading to frankston melbourne painted fibreglass steel 24 ellipsoidal structures each 100 300cm in diameter. Image courtesy the artist and roslyn oxley9 gallery sydney. Melbourne sculptures monuments and street art there is a wonderful array of public sculptures monuments and street art within and around the melbourne area. The public art within the central business district includes.
Three businessmen who brought their own lunch. Batman swanston and hoddle by alison weaver and paul quinn 1993. On the city s freeways keep an eye out for roadside art from the melbourne gateway cheese sticks marking the city entrance on the tullamarine freeway to the fourteen impressive works lining eastlink between donvale and frankston.
On the city s freeways keep an eye out for roadside art from the melbourne gateway cheese sticks marking the city entrance on the tullamarine freeway to the fourteen impressive works lining eastlink between donvale and frankston. Batman swanston and hoddle by alison weaver and paul quinn 1993. Three businessmen who brought their own lunch.
The public art within the central business district includes. Melbourne sculptures monuments and street art there is a wonderful array of public sculptures monuments and street art within and around the melbourne area. Image courtesy the artist and roslyn oxley9 gallery sydney.
James angus ellipsoidal sculpture connect east commission for eastlink freeway nunawading to frankston melbourne painted fibreglass steel 24 ellipsoidal structures each 100 300cm in diameter.
