- ID
756
75x66x79m, acrylic stained recycled
timber on board, NFS
Second Prize winner Sculpture Section (Class 21) Sydney Royal Art Prize
Artist's collection
This sculpture is made from recycled timber by reusing found
wooden materials.
The old timber venetian blinds and discarded different bits
and pieces are given
a new lease of life by transforming old junk into an
artistic creation.
This environmentally friendly approach results in a green
sculpture.
The overall shape of this sculpture is based on one of the five
Platonic solids, the hexahedron (cube).
To rethink the geometric possibilities
and to introduce a variation on a cube theme,
two corners of the cube have been
truncated, and the cube rotated in space,
stood on its end and finished off with
a pyramid shaped spire on top.
Based on the character of these
materials, a geometric arrangement was a natural choice - easy,
logical and
allowing all elements to fit together like a handmade three dimensional jigsaw
puzzle.
The different wood grains and original textures have been preserved and
further enhanced by the
application of different coloured acrylic paint stains.
The colours are earthy and
in keeping with a naturalistic look, nothing
artificial or pretentious, just playful and uplifting.
Keywords: sculpture, cube, wood, geometric,
artwork, abstract sculpture, geometric
sculpture,
recycled timber, environmentally friendly, three dimensional
