Hamilton sculptor Marti Wong has taken the phrase "bull-headed" to a new level with his Fieldays No8 Wire National Art Award entry.
The bull's head, made almost completely of the ubiquitous fencing wire, symbolises the "condition of humanity", Wong says.
"Humans are stubborn. And the No8 wire is about fenced-in
thoughts and ideals which make people stubborn. It's about fencing in the brain, keeping in old ideas and keeping out new ideas."
Entitled Bull Headed, the sculpture is one of 17 finalists in the Fieldays award which will be judged tomorrow night at the ArtsPost gallery in Hamilton where the works are also being exhibited.
It is the first time Wong, 40, has entered the awards, which coincide each year with the National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton.
