Print PageArtist Bert Flugelman, best known for his stainless steel sculptures in both Adelaide and Sydney, has died aged 90.
Flugelman died on Tuesday at his Bowral home in New South Wales.
His work included the iconic Mall's Balls, the two large stainless steel spheres that have stood in Adelaide's Rundle Mall since 1977.
The artistic merit of the balls, which are placed one on top of the other, was sometimes questioned, but they quickly became a popular meeting place in the mall.
Flugelman also attracted controversy with another of his stainless steel works which came to be known as the "silver shish kebab" after it was first installed in Martin Place in Sydney.
Criticism from former Sydney lord mayor Frank Sartor led to the sculpture being moved to Spring Street.
Other works by the artist remain on display at the Festival Theatre in Adelaide, at the National Gallery in Canberra and in Brisbane.
Flugelman was born in Austria and came to Australia as a teenager.
From 1972 to 1983 he was a lecturer at the South Australian School of Art and later became head of sculpture.
From 1984 to 1990 he was senior lecturer and fellow at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong.
