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Last yearâs winner of the Fieldays No. 8 Wire Art Award was Napier-based artist Asaki Kajima, who created a Salvador Dali-inspired sculptural artwork entitled Space Cow.
The versatility of the country’s most recognisable agricultural supply material will be showcased at the annual Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award on Thursday night.
This year's competition judge, renowned sculptor Virginia King, has shortlisted 24 artworks, from which she will select a winner, who will receive the $7000 top prize.
King employed a “blind” judging process that kept the identities of the artists confidential. Artists from as far afield as Dunedin, Rangiora, Hastings and Waiheke Island are among this year's finalists.