Sculpture705 Lollokiki — Attraction in Tasman

Beautiful, magical, and not to be missed!

Absolutely loved our visit to this fabulous gallery :-) The garden is a beautiful place full of gorgeous art pieces set amongst the trees and plants. It was an uplifting and magical experience to wander through it all.

The studios (inside) are also full of treasures, including paintings, sculptures, and jewellery. A lot of the pieces are made from recycled materials, such as metal and wire, and re-purposed to wonderful effect.

Viewing the upstairs gallery installation was a special experience in itself. The art pieces tell an important story about nature and music and are set to a special music score composed by a NZ musician.

The creators of this artistic wonderland are resident artists Toy and Kas. Such amazingly talented and lovely people! They were so welcoming and really happy to talk about their work.

There's a sense of fun and joy in many of the pieces that felt unique and heart-warming. There are also pieces that tell important stories. We couldn't resist buying one of the gorgeous pieces to take home with us and we'll definitely be...

We went to this gallery on a recommendation of a local because it would be of interest to children. As a former art teacher, my family regularly visit art galleries and the grandchildren absolutely know not to touch anything. As we arrived my daughter noticed a table and chairs at the entrance way so she sat down to give the grandchildren a little something to eat. Kas Muller began by shouting that the exhibition was not suitable for children and never in his 28 years had he have anyone sit at the table to eat. He was cantankerous before we even made it into the sculptures. He raved on and on the whole time we were there. He was reluctant to let us take the children up to his latest exhibition upstairs. You need to realize that children are the customers of the future and a nasty experience like that will put them off looking at and appreciating art. After that incident, I refused to buy the one work that I was interested in. If you don't want people to eat/sit - PUT UP A SIGN IN A CLEALR...

Set within a garden of sub tropicals (bananas, arums, and others) and temperate plants (maples, dogwoods, other deciduous trees and NZ natives) take time to really look around and your sense of perspective will be challenged. If you are into sculpture with recycled materials then it is likely you will find something that appeals. The phone in the trees at the top of the ladder appealed to out sense of humour and experience of the golden bay cell phone coverage! The craftmanship and work is amazing - we are still dreaming of where we would put these pieces...