FURNISHING TRADES UNION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Now part of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union)

FURNISHING TRADES UNION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
(Now part of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union)

 

Artist: Zig Moskwa

Funded by: All Our Working Lives Project and FTU

Produced: 1984-87

 

The union itself had a pretty good idea about what they wanted to portray on their banner. It was my job as an artist to collate their ideas and to find a stimulating visual image that the members of the union would be very proud to march under.

 

We decided to use gum tree flowers which identifies immediately the place of origin of the union. The clusters of flowers and gum nuts and leaves emphasise the idea of the union, of groups of things, people. And of course the gum nuts also symbolise the materials that Furnishing Trades use, the wood – various eucalypts are used in furniture making.  Zig Moskwa

 

Cited in: Modern Trade Union Banners: An exhibition of recently completed SA union banners, Kathie Muir, Union Arts, United Trades & Labor Council of South Australia, August 1987.

 

Loaned by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union South Australia

 

 


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