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Born 1928, Vienna, Austria.
Died February 19th 2000
In community partnership with: pupils from Latchmere
Junior School, St Agatha's School, St Luke's School,
Grey Court School and residents of the Royal Borough
of Kingston upon Thames, Youth Offenders Team, John
Lewis and Unilever volunteer workforce. 'A study of
Hundertwasser has been designed and coordinated by Karen
Parry for Save the World Club.
More than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) local people
came together as volunteers in 942 mosaic making sessions
to complete the project. It is the largest of its kind
in the UK and took two and a half years to complete.
There were 17 artists involved and more than 50 other
adult volunteers involved on a long term basis with
the management, installation, funding, training and
also council officials and other stakeholders. There
were more than 30 businesses and 7 schools, including
schools with special needs young people and even workplace
volunteer programmes with companies including John Lewis
and Unilever. Many young offenders took part in the
project.
The massive work was directed by local artist and mother
of three, Karen Parry. She oversaw the entire project
including design, worked the whole time and installed
the work herself with a team of loyal workers. Her innovation
and use of materials, her own interpretations and ability
to support and inspire others to get the best out of
the medium of mosaics is a credit to her.
The completed mosaic mural is on permanent display in
Skerne Road and Canbury Passage Kingston. Come and see
for yourself how sensational it is!
Download
special letter from Austrian Embassy
More
about Hundertwasser's life
Thanks to our sponsors and supporters: St George
plc and Royal Borough of Kingston, the Arts council
of Great Britain and Unilever. Also Kingston Glass Shop,
Park Glass Supplies Ltd, Bovis Construction, Tile Co
Molesey, Castelnau Tiles. Special thanks to TGI Fridays!
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| The
Opening |
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| Aaron (SWC
Youth Rep) making a speech |
Cutting
the ribbon |
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| The first
glimpse |
Touching
the mosaic |
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| The
Mosaic |
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| Canbury
passage |
Canbury
passage |
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| Canbury
passage |
Canbury
passage |
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| detail |
top
of pillar |
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| hundertwasser
spiral |
part of
the black and white building |
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| the fountaain |
detail of
a pod |
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| mosaic detail |
windows |
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| the mosaic
wraps itself around a pipe |
A huge pod |
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| Comments
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“
Fantastic – once again you have transformed a ‘grotty’
area of Kingston into a magical place to walk....Congratulations....Keep
at it!! Hundertwasser would have been delighted.”
(Ann Jordan and Don Jordan, former Mayor of Kingston)
“Wonderful – what a transformation! Keep it
up!”
“Fantastic art work of over 185 metres. Well done
to the artists” (Ranji Ree)
“An excellent partnership working with the whole
community”
“Beautiful – what a picture!”
“Brill! Great effort – keep up great work”
“Amazing – a new installation every year! Look
forward to the next” (Margaret Holmes)
“I’m nearly speechless and I can talk!”
(S. Day)
“A cultural icon! Kingston should celebrate this
fabulous visual treasure!” (Julie Reay – Chair
of the Arts Council)
“Thank you all loads. You have done a great job.
Cheers” (Bart Ricketts)
“That’s tremendous work! Well done everyone
involved!” (Dave Humphrey)
“It’s beautiful!” (Joanna Ballard)
“Wickedly inspiring! Can’t wait to see what
ours looks like! Loads of love” (Sarah Ballard –
Tolworth Girls)
“Congratulations on a brilliant project” (Graham
McNally – Kingston First/Kingston Town Centre Manager)
“Beautiful. Well done”
“Best artwork in public space ever seen. Congratulations”
(Ingrid)
“A truly life enhancing work”
“Fantastic work. Well done everyone who contributed”
“Congratulations – what a brilliant piece of
work!! The design in fantastic and everyone at the Save
the World Club deserves our thanks” (Richard Tapper)
“Fantastic – Kingston residents should be very
grateful – good luck in future projects” (Barry
O’Mahoney – Deputy Leader. Royal Borough of
Kingston)
“Terrific effort! What an improvement! Well done
Bernadette and all your helpers. Very best wishes”
(Patrick Codd – Councillor)
“Fantastic! Well done. Long may it stay vandal free”
“It is absolutely great! It looks fantastic. Please
make more of it” (D & D Ainslie)
“So much nicer than the old passage. Well done, let’s
hope there will be many more” (G Griffiths)
“Well done to the hard workers who made this passage
a delight to pass through. Hope the vandals take a look
and compare their tasteless scribble” (PJ Cobran)
“Fantastic. Love the mirror work” (Zak Griffiths)
“Wicked!! We need more of this!!!” (Nick)
“Very impressive” (Grace)
“This is stunning – a truly monumental piece
of work with the ‘wow’ factor from start to
finish” (Diane Hullah) |
