Big Swoop
| Big Swoop | |
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| Completion date | 2022 |
| Subject | Australian magpie |
| Location | Civic, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| 35°16′42.8″S 149°7′54.8″E / 35.278556°S 149.131889°E | |
Big Swoop is a sculpture located in Garema Place, Civic, Australian Capital Territory.[1] The sculpture was funded by a grant from the City Renewal Authority.[2] It depicts an Australian magpie pecking at a chip.[3] The sculpture was installed in Garema Place on 16 March 2022.[4] The sculpture weighs half a metric tonne, is 2.4 metres high and 3.5 metres long, and was created Canberra resident and artist Yanni Pounartzis.[3] The sculpture was vandalised shortly after it was installed.[5] The sculpture was sent to Sydney for repairs in April 2022.[2]
References
- ^ "Community activations and street art awarded placemaking grants". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Government of the Australian Capital Territory. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b Doherty, Megan (3 September 2022). "Good news: Big Swoop is coming home to Garema Place soon". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b Neale, Hannah (19 March 2022). "Big Swoop magpie sculpture welcomed to Garema Place". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Doherty, Megan (16 March 2022). "Celebrate Big Swoop's arrival in Garema Place on Saturday with free hot chips". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Dohety, Megan (24 March 2022). "Yanni Pounartzis's Big Swoop magpie artwork vandalised hours after Garema Place unveiling". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.