{"id":386,"date":"2018-01-17T23:32:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T23:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hispeak.co.nz\/press\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-09-14T02:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:05:22","slug":"sculptures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hispeak.co.nz\/press\/art\/sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike O’Kane lives in New Zealand and graduated with a Fine Arts Degree and the Sculpture Prize in 1997. He has a number of works in private and public collections in New Zealand and Australia.<\/p>\n

All artworks and images Copyright Mike O’Kane<\/p>\n

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Leveret. 1998. Chrome plated steel, stainless steel spring leaf, recycled and fabricated actuating mechanism. From the ‘Dubious Therapeutic Inventions’ series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u00a0Pas De Deux 1997.<\/strong> Chromium plated steel, bicycle inner tubes, bicycle skewers. (Held in private collection.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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D9 E9. 1997. Aluminium, neoprene pads, bicycle straps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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E9 on faux dark marble plinth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Headset. 1997. Piano hammers, anodised aluminium, bicycle cables etc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Headset with face shield fitted- detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Green Swing. 2001. Powder-coated steel, recycled bathroom scale, laminated hollow core plywood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Red Swing. Steel, aluminium, and sprung yellow paddles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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New Weigh swing platform detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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2302AltX. 2014. Sedimentary limestone. [You can make most things with ASCI codes]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peace Pillow. Sedimentary limestone. Text carved into top is an abbreviated list of NZ high achievers. For example- Sheppard, Hillary, TeKaniwa, Mclaren, Blake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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