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2016 Circular Garden and the H₂O Sculpture

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DescriptionCircular Garden and the H₂O Sculpture by Neil Dawson. The sculpture is a large spherical stainless steel raindrop and is located in the circular planter bed between the Library and the Lodge. It was unveiled at Lincoln University on the 16th of August in 2005.CreatorNeil DawsonOrganisationLincoln UniversityDate2014Keywordsart collectionraindrop sculpturecircular gardenLincoln Universitycampus gardenart collectionPhotographerRoger G. DawsonVersionPhotographic originalItem Reference0002298FilenameCircular Garden and the H2O Sculpture

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RADA Notes“H2O” 224. Neil Dawson 1948-.
This work represents a raindrop; particularly
appropriate for Lincoln, with its interests in rain-fed agriculture. It is of fretted stainless steel, cut with a laser to produce multiple cloud images. This is in line with the surface treatment of recent sculptures by Dawson. Although he does smaller intimate works
for the home, most of his international commissions are large, often huge geometric structures, usually hung high outside noted buildings, and delicately cut to show images of the natural environment - leaves, flowers etc. One magical effect of these is the shadow
pattern cast by side lighting.

Strongly represented in New Zealand, Neil Dawson is very much in demand internationally, with works worldwide. Earlier sculptures were often quite simple but nevertheless very clever “tromp l’oeil” with the metalwork being in one plane only, yet portraying a three-dimensional image and catering to Dawson’s fascination with illusion.

Christchurch is particularly fortunate to have in the Square the “Chalice”, a large 7m high, inverted cone of steel, out of which shapes of native plants have been cut. Seen lit at night this is an awesome work with more than a touch of a shrine about it.

In 1993 Neil spent one semester at Lincoln University, when he was Visiting Sculptor in Residence with the Department of Landscape Architecture. During that time he produced “Nor-West Arch” another “trick of the eye”, which used to hang in the sky between the
Forbes Building and the Hilgendorf Building. (P40, Visitors' Guide to Artwork, Building and Tree on the Lincoln University Campus by Michael L. Smetham, Roy Edwards and Roy Montgomery)

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2016 Circular Garden and the H₂O Sculpture