Innovative Contemporary Sculpture - UNIQUE SCULPTURE designed as WALL RELIEF ARTWORK
Born New Zealand
1967 Bush man and rural fencer
1975 Moved to Sydney
1979 Designed swag a unique leather tear shaped tote bag still manufactured around the world
1995 Commenced making wood and titanium moulds for wet moulding of leather bags
and coin purses
1998 Introduced to art while working for leading artist Ken Unsworth. This position
required wet moulding and laminating leather over structures such as a grand
piano and a large fiberglass angel.
2000 Completed first relief artwork Game #3
My work is about innovation, beauty and ideas in an abstract form.
Influences are drawn mostly the Sydney environment, its media and topical events in the here and now. Expressing my ideas onto the two dimensional static surfaces was a challenge unmet. Utilising skills learned as a mould maker and leather designer, I cut, shape laminate and paint marine plywood into sensuous and tactile three dimensional forms. These forms give my work depth, movement, and altering light.
I experience satisfaction and excitement each time I succeed in transforming my ideas into the visual realm and share this with my viewers.
