New Queensland fauna carvings decorate Great Court arches
A giant burrowing cockroach, a musky rat-kangaroo and a prehistoric Pterosaur are among the latest additions to the carved decorations around the Great Court at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.
University of Queensland sculptor Rhyl Hinwood has just finished the carvings, on the external arch voussoirs of the vehicular entry to the Great Court.
The carvings, which also depict a peripatus, a gastro-brooding frog, Boyd's forest dragon, the Albert lyrebird and a Southern saratoga (fish), were started in October last year.
"Here is a comprehensive representation of significant Queensland fauna, covering archaic invertebrate, mammal, amphibian, reptile, bird, fish, fossil and insect," Ms Hinwood said.
"These are all zoological species which have been studied by staff and graduates of the University, and they represent each aspect of the animal kingdom. They are significant because they're from Queensland and they're rare."
The fauna series sits below the first carving Ms Hinwood made for the University 23 years ago.
"That grotesque in the middle was the one that won me the contract as University sculptor," Ms Hinwood said.
"It's all come from there."
In her next project Ms Hinwood will carve Queensland fauna species, including the Hercules club whelk and the native bee, on a small arch on the Michie Building.
For more information, contact Rhyl Hinwood (telephone 3378 3808 or facsimile 3878 4132) or visit Rhyl's website.
