Aotea Centre Works of Art

In 1988, as part of the building of Aotea Centre, THE EDGE commissioned a significant body of work from prominent New Zealand artists. The pieces, which take pride of place throughout the Aotea Centre, comprise some of New Zealand’s most highly regarded artworks.

		'The Aotea Tapestry' in the Aotea Centre Read More
		The 'Featherlight' sculpture in Aotea Centre  Read more
		The 'Spectra' sculpture in Aotea Centre Read more
		The 'Portrait of Dame Kath Tizard' in Aotea Centre Read more
		The statue of 'Robbie' in Aotea Square Read more
		'Waharoa' in Aotea Square Read more
		'Red Dancer' on the outside of Aotea Centre Read more
		The tapestry 'Point of View' in Aotea  Centre Read more
		The metal and wood sculpture on the outside of Aotea Centre Read more
		'The Circus of Life' mural in Aotea Centre Read more
		'Tautai Matagofie' in Aotea Centre Read more
		The sculpture of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in Aotea Centre Read more
		The 'Aotea Cartouche' in Aotea Centre Read more

The artists represented in ‘The Edge Muka Studio’ portfolio

The lithograph project “New Zealand 1990” was commissioned by the Muka Studio to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. THE EDGE collection is one of a portfolio of 50 hardbound copies.

No aesthetic, philosophical or political limitations were placed on the artists whose work reflects the beliefs, concerns and joys of the wider community in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Artists represented in the collection are:

Phillippa Blair: ‘Aeroplane Angel’
Gavin Chilcott: ‘Opiated Jars and Heart Pot’
Jenny Dolezel: ‘Love Pictures’
Robert Ellis: ‘Kuparu’
Fatu Feu'u: ‘Pale Anoo’
Dick Frizzell: ‘Just Outside Taumaranui’
Patrick Hanly: ‘Butterfly Vacation’
Christine Hellyar: ‘Germinal’
Ralph Hotere: ‘A Union Jack?’
Robyn Kahukiwa: ‘Waitangi’
Paratene Matchitt: ‘Taumatakahawai’
Richard McWhannell: Untitled
Mary McIntyre: ‘Moa Summer’
Selwyn Muru: ‘Nga Tuupuna O Te Whenua’
Kura Rewiri Thorsen: ‘Whakapapa’
John Reynolds: ‘Blind Prophet’
Barbara Tuck: ‘Repetitions’
Denys Watkins: ‘Parkinson's Study’
Ruth Watson: ‘An Introduction to Gaming’
Jane Zusters: ‘Stepping Off The Planet’