Point to Heaven - The Westmead Children's Hospital, NSW
S 33° 48.033 E 150° 59.614
56H E 314263 N 6258148
In the outdoor grassed lunch/rest area of The Westmead Children's Hospital is this Abstract Sculpture, renowned sculpture, Akio Makigawa (1948 - 1999).
Waymark Code: WMXGG8
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 01/09/2018
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Beneath the cast concrete trapezoidal block that supports a highly polished, 'cylindrical', brown/pink granite shaped into a 'bullet', is a bronze 'Title' plaque, that reads:
"AKIO MAKIGAWA
Point to Heaven 1992
"Purchase made possible by the generosity
of the artist and the Sherman Gallery"
The Abstract Public Sculpture, is in the grassed 'lunch area', beside the Ronald McDonald House, on the north side of The Westmead Children's Hospital. As Akio Makigawa was only 51 years old when he succumbed to cancer, this is a good place to contemplate 'the Meaning of Life'!
"Sculptor Akio Makigawa is remembered for his contemplative Zen-like works inspired by the elemental forces of nature. One of the defining characteristics of his practice was a unique sculptural language that balanced formality with an inner tranquility. Makigawa’s works draw upon his great creative energy and a deep-rooted Japanese cultural tradition that combines art with life and spirituality.
"Makigawa was born in Karatsu city, Japan, in 1948, and arrived in Australia in 1974. At the time of his death in 1999, at only fifty-one years of age, he had become an important and respected sculptor in this country. His work is held in major public and private collections throughout Australia, and examples of his public commissions can be seen in prominent civic locations in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney." [Quoted from a PDF, by the Victorian Government:
"AKIO MAKIGAWA: SPIRIT AND MEMORY"
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