1st May 2020
Rainbox Warrior MemorialThe Rainbox Warrior Memorial Mosaic was created by Jan Morrison of Tile Art from a design by Vicki Worthington, assisted by Claudia Pond-Eyley. The mosaic was completed for the 30th anniversary of Greenpeace in September 2001. The Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace protest ship which, in 1985, was sunk by a bomb in Auckland Harbour. The bombing was carried out by French government agents in an attempt to disrupt the Greenpeace campaign against French nuclear testing on uninhabited atolls in the Pacific Ocean.
2nd May 2020
Te Awa - Our RiverThe Motueka Mural project was first proposed by Vision Motueka in 2012 and after consultation with the community it was decided to create nine themed murals around the town to help transform Motueka more into a destination rather than a drive-through town. The Te Awa - Our River mural was one of the first four murals to be painted by volunteers under the guidance of lead artist Alex Burnett. The mural which celebrates the activites that can be enjoyed along the Motueka River was completed in 2015.
3rd May 2020
Berrymans Lane 9This collaborative mural was created in 2017 by Adore (Emily Gardner) and GASP (Liam Hindley), it is one of the Berryman Lane murals from Palmerston North.
4th May 2020
Central LibraryAnother of the 2019 @boonstreetart murals is this brillantly cheerful fluid artwork by Napier based freelance artist and designer Christie Wright.
5th May 2020
Parihaka Water TankThis distinctive design on the water tank in the Parihaka car park in Whangarei is easily recognisable as the work of Melinda Butt (@min_butt). The bold lines and colours blend into the backdrop of native bush while at the same time relect the man-made shapes found in the car park itself. Night time photography by @shadows_surgeon
6th May 2020
Running HorseRunning Horse is yet another of the Christchurch @chorus cabinets decorated by Anne McDonald of @annemcdonaldsignsofart. The colours used in this painting seem to be part of a theme continued with her other cabinets, Pugs and Wolf Dog. Find this cabinet on Harewood Road in Bishopdale. Photo used with the kind permission of Phil Le Cren
7th May 2020
FleurOamaru stone is the favoured medium for Wanaka sculptor Elizabeth Hall, an example of her works can be found in the picturesque setting of Queenstown Gardens. Fleur takes the form of a woman dressed in a full length gown sitting in a contemplative pose balanced atop a stack of cushions.
8th May 2020
Lombard StDside makes a clandestine apperance in Wellington for this artwork. Look for this on Lombard St between Victoria and Cuba Streets.
9th May 2020
Bradley Lane 16More Bradley Lane back alley art from the OCtober 2019 event. This mural is the creation of Auckland designer, illustrator and street artist Serval Fandango.
10th May 2020
Christchurch Looking SouthAnother @chorusnz cabinet from Christchurch, a fun painting called Christchurch Looking South that was painted by Pim Van Duin in 2017. Photo used with the kind permission of Phil Le Cren
11th May 2020
Hereford StreetThis laid back character from the mind of Andrew J Steel gets around a bit, we last saw him relaxing on a wall in Mt Maunganui but here he is again on Hereford St in Christchurch, we wonder where he will pop up next. Photo thanks to Sam and Paul Corliss
12th May 2020
Takaka FaunaAnother massive mural from Golden Bay muralist Chris Finlayson found along Commerce St in Takaka, an almost surreal image of the past with the bay and surrounding land teaming with life. Thanks to Denise Donovan for sending in this photo.
13th May 2020
FlipThe kinetic sculptures of Phil Price feature in a number of New Zealand cities. This sculpture named Flip was a joint commission by the @tauposculpturetrust and the @taupodistrictcouncil. Flip was Designed in 2010 and located in Colonel Roberts Reserve on the Taupo lake front, the sculpture features four precision made red tablets that stand upright when the wind is calm but accurate independently in concert with the wind as it gusts in off the great lake.
14th May 2020
Cross St6Two well known street artists team up on one panel found on Cross St, a small lane below Karangahape Rd in Auckland that has featured pieces by a number street artists over the years.
15th May 2020
Robert Falcon ScottThe Scott statue located at the intersection of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street commemorates the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott who perished on the ill-fated expedition to reach the geographic South Pole. The party of explorers, led by Scott, reached the pole on 17 January 1912 but failed to make the return journey alive. The status was sculpted by his widow Kathleen Scott and was unveiled on 9 February 1917 Photos thanks to Sam and Paul Corliss
16th May 2020
Weta to OrcaFrom the undergrowth to the sea this mural on Adelaide Rd in Wellington captures some of the wonderful wildlife found around our country. Look closely along the length of the mural to find some weta, tuatara, kiwi, ruru, kakapo, takahe, kereru and, at the large end, a maki (orca), along with a myriad of native plant species. This wonderfully detailed 58.4 square metre mural was painted by Wellington artist Ellen Coup in 2013. Photos kindly supplied by Ellen Coup
17th May 2020
By the RiverWe are slowly catching up with all the @boonstreetart 2019 murals, this mesmerizing piece is the work of Wellington based artist T-Wei. His art style makes great use of an isometric perspective presenting organic elements in a way that challenges the eye to discover where the object ends and the creature begins.
18th May 2020
Mokoia Rd1Claire Rye (@paintmypanda) has been busy again in Birkenhead on Aucklands North Shore. This electrical cabinet has been nicely decorated with a native bush scene complete with a few of our native birds, the Ruru, Kereru and Karuhiruhi.
19th May 2020
Berrymans Lane6More Berrymans Lane mural magic, this panel down the Palmerston North lane is from Wellington artist Sean Duffell whose organic symetrical designs are instantly recognisable. This was painted in 2017 in part one of the Beats, Bites and Brushes festival.
20th May 2020
GirlGuiding NZOn a @chorusnz cabinet in Parklands, Christchurch an unknown artist has painted of a number of ladybirds to bring life to the otherwise dull green telecoms box. The painting does include the GirlGuiding New Zealand logo so it was perhaps painted by the local chapter. Photo used with the kind permission of Phil Le Cren
21st May 2020
Sofie and RexThis is an earlier piece, named Sofie and Rex, from AskewOne (Elliot O'Donnell), it was painted in 2014 on Selwyn Pl in Nelson.
22nd May 2020
SoapboxThis piece of public art called Soapbox was commission by the Auckland City Council and installed in Killarney Park, Takapuna on May 25th 2019. The artwork was design by a collective of artists and is the third piece in a series that pays homage to Kate Sheppard and the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand. Designed for public speaking its chosen location near the historic Pumphouse Theatre would also make it viable as a platform for the performing arts.
23rd May 2020
NZMA Sylvia ParkThis wall at the Sylvia Park campus of @nzma was painted by Cut Collective back in 2014. The group may no longer be active anymore but they certainly left their mark with some impressively large mural such as this one.
24th May 2020
Harrison StUnfortunately this mural by Wellington artist Ellen Coup cannot be seen in the wild anymore as the building it was painted on was demolished in 2019. You can however still enjoy viewing this wonderful piece of art on our website, just go to our Lost Art page to find it and others that have been lost to posterity. (http://outdoorart.nz/lostart.html) Photo kindly supplied by Ellen Coup
25th May 2020
DesignAn unusual design by an unknown artist on a @chorusnz cabinet along Shortland Street in Wainoni, Christchurch. With the colours of the Bolivian flag in the background are these images stylised symbols from the Inca Empire? Photo used with the kind permission of Phil Le Cren
26th May 2020
KotareGynelle Blake is a New Zealand artist based in Blenheim, she has been responsible for painting a number of @chorusnz cabinets around the Marlborough town including this beautiful native bird, the kotare (sacred kingfisher). Look for this cabinet on the corner of Maxwell Rd and Whitney St in Blenheim.
27th May 2020
Drover and DogDrover and Dog was sculpted in 2003 by local artist John Fuller. Fuller moved to Fielding in 1953 to take up a position as Head of Art at the Feilding Agricultural High School. During his time in Fielding he contirbuted a few pieces of public art, the largest be Drover and Dog which pays tribute to the shepherds, stockmen and drovers who have worked with the land and have been the lifeblood of the Fielding District.
28th May 2020
Mackelvie StAlthough he has not been actively painting outdoor works in Auckland for a number of years the works of Doug Ford are so plentiful that we are still managing to find murals and utility boxes that we were previously unaware of. This large mural, painted in 2009, is located on Mackelvie St in Ponsonby on the side wall of the Micky B Fitness and Boxing Gym. The activities goings on inside the gym are shown in glorious detail in a style that is uniquely Doug Ford.
29th May 2020
NickNick, one of the Morrinsville @herdofcows, was painstakingly painted by Mikey Samuelson taking around 100 hours to airbrush a blend of Friesian cow and V8 engine to create this hybrid bovine masterpiece.
30th May 2020
Let Us BeeThis is a newly painted @chorusnz cabinet signed by the artist as Konrad W. This beautful painting can be found on Waiheke Island on the corner of Oceanview Rd and Mako St as you head down the the ferry at Matiatia Bay. Photo kindly supplied by Fraser Elder
31st May 2020
RaglanThe coastal town of Raglan is a well known holiday spot in the Waikato region its major drawcard being the long surf break at Manu Bay. This wall outside the Raglan Town Hall was painted in 2006 and @danmills.