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Australian Chinese Ex-Servicemen Monument

Haymarket, Sydney

Man of Steel assisted the architect to redesign the original semi-circular plinth base which was to be made from concrete - into a 530UB steel beam with profile cut steel brackets to support eight individual raking steel trays to house the granite memorial plaques. The monument was fabricated whole and finished to a very high quality. This was then painted, transported to site and craned into position. A sculptural 12m light tower was also craned into position, complete with all radial arms connected.

Features:

• Architect: Peter McGregor, McGregor Westlake Architects
• Builder: Claus Bredow
• Structural: Steel; Approx. 2,000 KG
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Odyssey

Sculpture by the Sea 2004, Bondi

This sculpture was designed and fabricated by Lee, Bruce and Benita Tunks. The boat like sculpture is made from 32mm plate steel. The oars are profile cut from 75mm plate. All steel edges have been beveled by hand-held acytelyne, on completion of fabrication the sculpture was sandblasted to remove all mill-scale. The finished sculpture weighed approximately 1,600kg. The oars are site welded to the boat once it is in correct position. The sculpture stands approximately 5m high and has a 6 x 10m footprint. This sculpture won the Directors’ Prize and was purchased by a private collector in Victoria.

Amity

Sculpture by the Sea 2005, Bondi

Amity is a sculpture designed and fabricated by Lee, Bruce and Benita Tunks. The sculpture is approximately 6m high, 5m wide with a footprint of 10m. It is made from 32mm plate steel profile cut to various shapes and lengths. A custom built hydraulic press was made by Lee to bend the steel into required shapes. All the edges were beveled by hand-held plasma cutting torches. Text in 5mm plate petal infill was also hand-cut. When completed, the artwork had to be braced for transportation and two large tail sections needed to be cut off and site welded back into place at new location. This sculpture was acquired by the University of Western Sydney and is part of their newly constructed medical faculty.

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Cows

Woolloomooloo, Sydney

Lee Tunks was commissioned by a film production company for the television program, Guerilla Gardeners who required 3 sculptural cows. Lee had 3 days to design, fabricate and deliver the cows. Lee decided by using different styled 44 gallon drums, with varied degrees of weathering and damage each cow could show its own individual personality. The idea is that the sculptures have no protective coating and will age as all of nature does. Design solutions needed to consider potential vandalism and longevity.