Manningham Street and Public Art
There are a number of public art works you can visit within Manningham including:
Water Creature and Big Cat
by Deborah Halpern (2006)Spontaneous in form, Deborah Halpern's creatures are painted in a style that recalls visions of Gaudi, Picasso and French sculptor Niki de Sant Phalle, yet both are distinctly 'Halpernesque' in their ability to delight and surprise.
Location: MC2 (Manningham City Square) Civic Plaza, 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
Sidle
by Bellemo and Catriona Macleod (2007)Sidle is one of two works made by Bellemo & Cat for Manningham. The work speaks of global issues in a very local way by commenting on reinvention and reuse. The pavilion form of Sidle is made from old playground slides headed for the scrap heap. Making something new from the fabric of the old gives the shelter a readymade history.
Location: Manningham Civic Precinct, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
Vincent Martino Sculpture Series
by Vincent Martino (1993-1994)Time in Autumn, 1993-94, Time in Spring, 1993-94, The Pendulum, 1994, The Clef, 1994, Acquired 1995.
Vincent Martino said of these works: 'These pieces are part of a large series of sculptures which are vertical and totemic. Time in Spring and Time in Autumn refer to subtle changes and happenings in nature by their contrast as a pair. The Clef has a musical reference and The Pendulum suggests a certain functionalism.'
Location: Manningham Civic Precinct, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
I am a man like you
by Anthony Pryor (1986)Anthony (Tony) Pryor was one of Australia's most respected sculptors. The work, I am a man like you, was commissioned by the Doncaster and Templestowe branch of the Movement against Uranium Mining to commemorate the International Year of Peace in 1986. Pryor's sculptures are recognisable for their characteristic energy, line and intensity. The forms of this work are elegant yet forceful at the same time.
Location: Manningham Civic Precinct, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
Immerse
by Warren Langley (2008)Created with ceramic tiles and LED lighting. The Doncaster Road pedestrian underpass is situated between Doncaster Primary School and MC2. Artist Warren Langley created the art piece on the walls and ceiling. The design features a striking montage of colour and light and helps to brighten the underground thoroughfare to encourage greater use.
Location: Doncaster Road Underpass, MC2, 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
(Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
Running/Walking
by Warren Langley (2007)Running/Walking can be viewed during the day or night. The concertina-shaped walls have been fabricated to form a series of copper and glass components. By night, the LED lighting brings the artwork to life. The human figures are representations of actual members of the community that transcend ethnicity and evoke the sense of a progressive, forward moving populace.
Location: West of Doncaster Playhouse, 675 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
Cnr Doncaster Road and Council Street Signal Box
Childhood Friends by Stephanie Tang (2011)
The design is of various fairy tale characters drawn in a Japanese manga style and was inspired by the nearby primary school and the innocence and imagination that one experiences in childhood.
Location: 673 Doncaster Road (near Council Street), Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F12)
Column
by Rudi Jass (2010)Created by Melbourne artist Rudi Jass, this sculpture was funded by the Westfield Corporation as part of the redevelopment of the Doncaster Shopping Centre in 2007-08. According to the artist, the flowing and dynamic pattern of the sculpture reinterprets basic geometrical shapes (such as triangles, circles and squares) used by many cultures to explore focus, harmony and balance.
Location: Westfield Doncaster, main entry off Williamsons Road, Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: D12)
Orchard Earth Totem
by Peter Blizzard (2007)Sovereign Point Apartments have their very own piece of public art. A donation by the apartment developers enabled Manningham Council to commission well known Victorian sculptor Peter Blizzard to create the work. The sculpture represents an ongoing investigation into ideas and responses to the environment and the relationship of nature to the human spirit.
Location: The Crest Apartments, 2 Sovereign Point Court, opposite Westfield Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: D12)
Cnr Williamsons Road and Westfield Shoppingtown Signal Box
Flying Journey by Gabriella Sakkos, Ancilla Sakkos, Adrianna Sakkos and Damian Katsaris (2010).
A pictorial representation of the flight paths created by flying creatures in our environment including the ever present magpie, native birds, butterfly and praying mantis.
Location: Cnr Williamsons Road and Sovereign Point Court (Westfield Shoppingtown North Entrance), Doncaster (Melways Map: 33 Ref: D12)
Sentinel
by Inge King (2000)Sentinel was the first of three sculptures commissioned by Council to mark the major gateways to the City. It stands approximately 13 metres high and weighs 12 tonnes. Created by internationally renowned artist and long-term resident Inge King, Sentinel was conceived as an icon of the City of Manningham and the sculpture casts a watchful eye over the area. The multicoloured crown is the focal point of the work. Its curved shapes symbolise the two creeks of the municipality, the Mullum Mullum and the Koonung. They enclose the blue oval form representing the City of Manningham.
Location: Doncaster Road exit, Eastern Freeway, Doncaster (Melways Map: 46 Ref: J1)
Cnr High Street and Paul Street Signal Boxes
Old Doncaster Tram and Tower by Lyndon Summers (2011)
Front - In 1889 the first electric tram in Australia (in fact the southern hemisphere) ran between Doncaster Hill and Box Hill along what is now Tram Road. The artwork depicts the tram, the surrounding hills with their orchards, and the young Melbourne in the background.
Back - The Doncaster tram used to be promoted as part of a day trip from Melbourne City. Get the train to Box Hill, get the Tram to Doncaster, and while your there visit the amazing 285 ft tall Doncaster Tower which was built by a local publican to try attract tourists and hopefully land buyers and settlers to the area.
An Apple a Day...To From The Freeway by Lyndon Summers (2011)
Orchards are an important part of Doncaster's history. One side depicts an farmer in his orchard and the other side, a more recent pictorial view of a daily occurrence as a Happy Man exits the freeway to Doncaster at 5.20pm. Both sides of the box are adorned with stacks of apple crates.
Location: Cnr High Street and Paul Street, Doncaster (Melways Map: 46 Ref: J1)
Eel
by Cameron Robins (2004)Eel was commissioned for the Bolin Bolin Cultural Landscape Precinct to help people find their way along the trail to the Bolin Bolin Billabong. The artist has made a leaping shortfinned eel that were once abundant in the Bolin Bolin Billabong. The Kulin Nation fished for and feasted on them as they gathered for their annual ceremonial meetings.
Location: Bulleen Park (northern end), Bulleen Road, Bulleen (Melways Map: 32 Ref: C9)
Manna Gum
by Simon Horsburgh (2004)Made from recycled materials, Manna Gum is inspired by the local eucalypt blossoms and marks the start of the Bolin Bolin Cultural Landscape Trail. This trail passes through an area which was an important gathering place for the local Wurundjeri people due to its seasonal abundance of food. The Wurundjeri frequented the area when the billabongs were low, the eucalypts were flowering and they were able to collect nectar.
Location: Bulleen Park (next to main oval carpark), Bulleen Road, Bulleen
(Melways Map: 32 Ref: B9)
Bolin Directions
by Meredith PlainLocation: Bolin Bolin Billabong, Bulleen Road, Bulleen (Melways Map: 32 Ref: C8). There is a car parking area off Bulleen Road, north of Veneto Club.
Helmet
by Tanya Court and Cassandra Chilton (2007)Helmet is inspired by the artist Sidney Nolan's Kelly series of paintings, created at Heide, in which we see the figure of Ned Kelly riding through the landscape. During a walking tour of 'Kelly country' Nolan realised 'that the bush and the Kelly helmet belonged together' and helmet is a wonderful interpretation of Nolan's paintings through a new medium and artistic vision.
Location: Banksia Park, intersection of Manningham Road and Bridge Street, Bulleen (Melways Map: 32 Ref: D5)
River Peel
by Michael Bellemo and Catriona Macleod (2000)River Peel draws on the local heritage and surrounding landscape, imitating the Yarra River as it bends and turns through the area. The sculpture also represents the peel of an apple to relate to the history of orcharding in the areas of Doncaster and Templestowe.
Location: Fitzsimons Lane and Porter Street roundabout, Templestowe (Melways Map: 33 Ref: F3)
Triptych
by Nik Papas (2000)Triptych, constructed from painted reinforced concrete, takes the shape of a game or wooden toy or puzzle with pieces that look two dimensional and are brightly coloured. The work is a nostalgic reminder of how toys and games have changed over the last century.
Location: Cnr Anderson Street and Foote Street, Templestowe (Melways Map: 33 Ref: E5)
Parker Street Park Ceramic
Location: Park next to Templestowe RSL, 156 Parker Street, Templestowe (Melways Map: 33 Ref: E5)
Templestowe Presbyterian Church Ceramic
Location: Templestowe Presbyterian Church, Cnr Anderson Street and Parker Street, Templestowe (Melways Map: 33 Ref: E5)
Mural of Daughter
by Julian ClavijoThe mural features Alexandra, the daughter of Templestowe Village's Alexandra The Great owner, Milton Tsanatelis, surrounded by birds. The artist says that children represent humanity and an age of innocence with the ability to dream big, whereas birds represent the freedom to dream without limits.
Location: 27 Anderson Street, Templestowe (Melways Map: 33 Ref: E4)
Elevation
by Anthony Russo and Mark Weichard (1998)Location: Cnr Anderson Street and James Street, Templestowe (Melways Map: 33 Ref: E4)
Boulder
by Inge King (1967)
Internationally renowned artist Inge King is famous for her abstract work and for using nature as her inspiration. Boulder is part of a series of works that reflect the artist's time spent in Albany, Western Australia, representing large granite boulders that sit along the Albany coast.
Location: Warrandyte Community Centre, 168 Yarra Street, Warrandyte (Melways Map: 23 Ref: F11)
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