Campus Public Art Tour - Focus on Howard Taylor

Acknowledged as one of the most significant Australian artists of the 20th century, painter and sculptor Howard Taylor (1918-2001) was influenced by the Western Australian landscape, particularly the coastal forests of his home in Northcliffe.

Visit and learn about our significant collection of public artworks by Howard Taylor, guided by Campus Public Art Coordinator and artist Mikaela Miller. Works to be explored include:

Way Through (1977-78) was the first major sculpture to have been commissioned by Curtin University (then WAIT) expressly for an outdoor setting. 

Cyclops (1965) and its partner work, Untitled, Brass Relief (1965) were added to the collection as a gift from the ANZ Bank with the demolition of their former CBD headquarters in 1989.  

Tree Forms (1971) was originally commissioned for the Library building in 1971, and has been moved several times across the campus, but we can now celebrate its return to its home in the newly refurbished Library building. 

What participants can bring: comfortable walking shoes, sun protection and water bottle.

Walking is along relatively well-maintained paths, some hills, but mostly flat, some stairs. Suitable for families. 
If weather conditions are predicted to be too extreme, this event may be rescheduled.
Duration: Approx. 1hr.

Image: Howard Taylor, Tree Forms, 1971, enamel on jarrah, karri and wandoo
Commissioned 1971. Curtin University Art Collection