Captain Cook Museum (England) gets a new Moai - General Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Thu, Apr 3, 2008 7:37 AM Those of you in England will now have a new destination to visit. Apr 3 2008 by Sandy McKenzie, Evening Gazette A GIANT stone carving of a head has taken shape in Middlesbrough’s Stewart Park. The Marton Moai or Easter Island carved head has been taking shape outside the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. The 3m-high head was carved by Maori artist and sculptor George Nuku, from a four tonne piece of Yorkshire sandstone. He worked with North-east sculptor David Gross to carve the head. George said: “This has been a really exciting time. Everyone involved has worked very hard to get the Moai ready and we have had a lot of fun along the way. The result is a fantastic piece of sculpture, made from local stone that will give visitors a new appreciation of contemporary Polynesian culture.” http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/04/03/museum-gets-ahead-with-new-sculpture-84229-20712517/ A FOUR-TON slab of stone is to be transformed over the next few days into an Easter Island-style carving at Middlesbrough’s Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. The museum, with the help and support of sponsors, has prepared the site for the installation of a new piece of Pacific art which will be a modern interpretation of an Easter Island statue, or Moai. Oddly enough, I am currently reading Tony Horowitz's 'Blue Latitudes' and recently finished the portions where Horowitz visits Cook's Middlesbrough homeland. It is good to see this tribute/statue being done at the site. Hopefully someone will soon provide an image of the sculpture. Vern

Those of you in England will now have a new destination to visit.

Apr 3 2008 by Sandy McKenzie, Evening Gazette

A GIANT stone carving of a head has taken shape in Middlesbrough’s Stewart Park. The Marton Moai or Easter Island carved head has been taking shape outside the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.

The 3m-high head was carved by Maori artist and sculptor George Nuku, from a four tonne piece of Yorkshire sandstone. He worked with North-east sculptor David Gross to carve the head.

George said: “This has been a really exciting time. Everyone involved has worked very hard to get the Moai ready and we have had a lot of fun along the way. The result is a fantastic piece of sculpture, made from local stone that will give visitors a new appreciation of contemporary Polynesian culture.”

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/04/03/museum-gets-ahead-with-new-sculpture-84229-20712517/

A FOUR-TON slab of stone is to be transformed over the next few days into an Easter Island-style carving at Middlesbrough’s Captain Cook Birthplace Museum.

The museum, with the help and support of sponsors, has prepared the site for the installation of a new piece of Pacific art which will be a modern interpretation of an Easter Island statue, or Moai.

Oddly enough, I am currently reading Tony Horowitz's 'Blue Latitudes' and recently finished the portions where Horowitz visits Cook's Middlesbrough homeland. It is good to see this tribute/statue being done at the site.

Hopefully someone will soon provide an image of the sculpture.

Vern

Post #371201 by ikitnrev on Thu, Apr 3, 2008 7:37 AM