Big Swoop

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] Big Swoop weighs half a tonne, is 2.4 metres high and 3.5 metres long, and was created by 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]

Big Swoop
Completion date2022
SubjectAustralian magpie
LocationCivic, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Coordinates35°16′42.8″S 149°7′54.8″E

Big Swoop was fully repaired and brought back in December 2022.[6] It is now a permanent fixture of Garema Place and considered to be one of Australia's "big things". It was selected for the Royal Australian Mint's and Australia Post's 2023 "Aussie Big Things" coin and stamp set.[7][8]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Big Swoop.
  1. "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.
  2. Doherty, Megan (3 September 2022). "Good news: Big Swoop is coming home to Garema Place soon". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. Neale, Hannah (19 March 2022). "Big Swoop magpie sculpture welcomed to Garema Place". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8005467/big-swoop-is-back-home-and-looking-pretty-fly/
  7. "Giant magpie swoops in to join Australia's top 'big things' on collectible coins from Royal Australian Mint". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  8. "Aussie Big Things". Australia Post. Retrieved 2023-09-18.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.