Quasi is made from polystyrene, steel and resin and depicts van Hout's unsmiling face on the back of a disembodied, 5-metre hand standing on its index and ring fingers. van Hout made the so-called "partial self-portrait" for his hometown of Christchurch after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and It was eventually installed on the roof of the ...

Mar 6, 2020 · Standing at a little over 16 feet tall, the sculpture is the brainchild of New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout. Quasi is sort of a self-portrait of van Hout, who scanned his hand and his face...

In 2016, Ronnie van Hout installed his rudely pink, five-metre-high sculpture, Quasi, on the roof of Christchurch Art Gallery. No longer required, it came to haunt City Gallery’s roof on August 19, 2019. Based on scans of his own body, it collaged his face and his left hand to create a hybrid figure. Van Hout describes it as 'a surrealist ...

Oct 31, 2024 · After five years of looming over Wellington, New Zealand's most divisive artwork has been removed from the City Gallery roof. The 16-foot sculpture, known as "Quasi," is the work of Australian...

Oct 31, 2024 · Named Quasi, the 16-foot — almost 5 meters — creation of Australia-based sculptor Ronnie van Hout bears an unsmiling human face — because why not? Some found it disturbing, and now, after five years of provoking controversy and myriad emotions — from horror and revulsion to delight — among residents of New Zealand’s capital, Quasi ...

Nov 2, 2024 · Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years. Named Quasi, the 16-foot — almost 5-meter...

Aug 20, 2019 · The roof of City Gallery Wellington is now home to a "kinda creepy" five-metre-tall sculpture of a hand with a face called Quasi, by New Zealand artist Ronnie van Hout. The hand, which stands...

Oct 30, 2024 · Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years. Named Quasi, the 16 feet — almost 5...

Oct 30, 2024 · After five years of standing high above Wellington, Quasi — a 16-foot sculpture of a hand with an unsmiling human face — is leaving its rooftop perch on the City Gallery this week. Created by Australia-based artist Ronnie van Hout, Quasi became an unconventional feature in New Zealand’s capital city, inspiring responses that ranged from ...

Oct 31, 2024 · The people of Wellington, New Zealand, are either mourning or celebrating the loss of Quasi, a five-metre-tall sculpture of a hand with a human face. Standing confidently on two fingers atop...