A Calca red granite and stainless-steel sculpture, this wonderful piece of artwork was created by Simon Perry in 1994 and is one of the city’s most unique and distinctive forms of street seating. Appearing as if it is nothing more than an oversized dropped purse, the sculpture perfectly reflects its bustling retail district surrounds.
In creating The Public Purse, Perry was interested in making an object that would work both conceptually and poetically, while still addressing the context of the site. The Public Purse engages with its environment through its clear reference to the commercial nature of the area.
money for every body in 2010
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing this in Bourke Street Mall and thinking it was a great installaton in the heart of the shopping district.
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That is so cool!
ReplyDeleteIs that YOUR moneybag, Blossom Flower Girl?!
ReplyDeleteIt does look like a real purse!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, functional piece of art!
ReplyDeleteThat's really nice! Looks fuller than mine, after our french vacation!
ReplyDeleteThis is FANTASTIC! So very cool, just love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful and original, but I can't see it seriously as art...
ReplyDeleteOften disdainful of "modern sculpture," «Louis» finds this to be both relevant and amusing! ;-)
ReplyDeleteRe your little boxes, in fact the "little boxes" on the other side of the hill were the inspiration for a song about 30 years ago "little boxes, on a hillside, and they're all made of ticky-tacky and they all look the same"....