There’s a wonderful Knitted Graffiti exhibition on the handrail of the Devonport Wharf. It did have a knitted version of Dan Carter complete with black boxer shorts and NO shirt!!!! No wonder he was stolen! (For overseas readers; All Black first-five Dan Carter models a brand of underwear advertised on huge billboards in New Zealand)
“Exhibition creator Alison Milne says she knew she was taking a risk by displaying the art in a public place.” The exhibition is the work of the Knitty Graffiti group and has pieces sent over from various countries worldwide.
Continuing the unofficial rugby World Cup theme, one of the most interesting pieces echoes the call by the referee to the scrum – Touch, Pause, Engage, followed by Enjoy!
What a wonderful instruction for such a tactile craft exhibit!
I confess that I had a wry grin on my face when I noticed that the large banners, created by different artists both advertised ‘Knit’ – in crochet!!!!
Of course many of the pieces were in crochet.
But there was only one I could definitely identify as hyperbolic and of course it had a marine theme!
The hand rail at the Devonport Wharf ferry terminal is unusually touchable!
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Hi. Great review of the WWA thanks! Just to let you know, Dan has been replaced. He went back on display on Friday evening (complete with a chain and padlock to help prevent further pinching!).
Wish I could go back and see him. That’a about as close as I’ll get to the real Dan.