91. 'Seed' by Andrew May (Lawson)
MATERIAL: Recycled hardwood
SIZE: 2500 x 1200 x 1200 (mm)
PRICE: N/A
STATEMENT: Produced from hardwood timber that was discarded as at source material, the work sets out to return back into the environment from once it came - the seed -
ARTIST BIO: Australian Painter, Sculptor, Photographer who has exhibited artworks in numerous local and international awards and exhibitions over the last 20 years my works are held in collections in Europe,North America and Asia Pacific region.
92. 'coal' by a n d r e a s b u i s m a n (Wien)
MATERIAL: norite from adelong/NSW
SIZE: 300 x 1400 x 1400 (mm)
PRICE: $25,000 (individual prices: $8,500 $9,000 $10,000)
STATEMENT: “my stones are the whales of the land. cruising australia and other countries i constantly search for them. in the lucky moments they will show their mighty bodies and make themselves visible. polishing the rough skin for hours i reveal their hidden identity - glimpsing the secret of continuance.”
93. 'Dancing Moon's' by François Jaggi (Armidale)
MATERIAL: Stainless steel with mild steel base
SIZE: 1700 x 600 x 800 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: With the current pollution-free skies above, the five stainless steel moons used in this work reflect the full energy our moon holds, with an orbital resonance that creates an ephemeral dance.
ARTIST BIO: "I studied at the School of Arts in Geneva where I completed a diploma in Jewellery. After working in
Switzerland I moved to Australia where I found sculpture more exciting with limitless possibilities. I exhibit my sculpture in Australia and Internationally for the corporate & private sector."
94. 'Old gate by the Spring' by Alison Dent (Gulargambone)
MATERIAL: Red gum burl, scrap metal, glass
SIZE: 600 x 310 x 240 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: When one becomes a farmer’s partner, he/she presumes you know the farm! A request is issued: “take the sheep to the old gate near the spring!” A large paddock, no sign of a spring, several old gates, the muster is disorientating! Where is that old gate near the spring?
ARTIST BIO: I am a farmer and sculpture artist using mainly old and found objects to create sculpture for gardens. I also makes lamps from vintage finds to re-purpose them so they are beautiful and useful.
95. 'Henry the Honey Eater' by Chris Anderson (Melbourne)
MATERIAL: Eucalyptus drop wood
SIZE: 570 x 400 x 300 (mm)
PRICE: $1,200
STATEMENT: Henry the Honey Eater was my first ever attempt at making a bird in flight by mounting onto a steel rod. I was delighted with the result.
ARTIST BIO: After a workplace injury, Chris took to sculpture to help retrain his brain to hand connections and settle the tremors. Chris’s art is inspired by the Australian native animals and he uses reclaimed eucalyptus wood that is sustainably and responsibly sourced from his property in Glenaroua.
96. 'Rooster' by Stuart Taylor (Deniliquin)
MATERIAL: Recycled steel
SIZE: 2000 x 500 x 300 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: With this sculpture, its all about the tail.Ive had these old tools for a while and thought they would be perfect for this sculpture.I also built up the body with machine parts to give a mechanical appearance.
ARTIST BIO: "I am a scrap metal artist living and working in Deniliquin, NSW.
I have been working as a sculptor for the past 10 years.
The main materials that I use have been gathered from farms and workshops in my local area.I work with rusty metal and stainless steel."
97. 'Lyrebird - Ready to Run' by Cameron Bell (Goulburn)
MATERIAL: Steel, new and scrap.
SIZE: 500 x 650 x 900 (mm)
PRICE: $3,200
STATEMENT: "A male lyrebird. Tail down. Wings out. Calm, but Ready to Run.
An iconic bird, featured on our ten-cent-piece. Yet vulnerable, especially now with ongoing catastrophic drought and overlapping bushfire seasons.
This vulnerability illustrated by transparent body and visible skeleton."
ARTIST BIO: Cameron lives and works in Goulburn NSW. He specialises in creating sculpture from scrap and new steel. He has successfully exhibited at Sculpture on Clyde, Lake Light Sculpture, Sculpture Bermagui, Taralga Art Show, Artisans in the Gardens, Crookwell Art Show. He also sells to Australia and US via Etsy.
98. 'Billy the Blue Wren' by Chris Anderson (Melbourne)
MATERIAL: Eucalyptus drop wood
SIZE: 500 x 600 x 500 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: Billy the Blue Wren sits on his perch with his feathers preened and ready to impress. Surely the girls will be along shortly.
ARTIST BIO: After a workplace injury, Chris took to sculpture to help retrain his brain to hand connections and settle the tremors. Chris’s art is inspired by the Australian native animals and he uses reclaimed eucalyptus wood that is sustainably and responsibly sourced from his property in Glenaroua.
99. 'Percy the powerful owl' by Chris Anderson (Melbourne)
MATERIAL: Eucalyptus drop wood
SIZE: 1700 x 600 x 600 (mm)
PRICE: $6,000
STATEMENT: Percy the powerful owl sits on his stump, poised in quiet observation of everything around and ponders the important things, like “where’s lunch?”
ARTIST BIO: After a workplace injury, Chris took to sculpture to help retrain his brain to hand connections and settle the tremors. Chris’s art is inspired by the Australian native animals and he uses reclaimed eucalyptus wood that is sustainably and responsibly sourced from his property in Glenaroua.
100. 'Melany the magpie' by Chris Anderson (Melbourne)
MATERIAL: Eucalyptus drop wood
SIZE: 770 x 300 x 500 (mm)
PRICE: $1,500
STATEMENT: Melany the magpie. Here I have chosen to highlight the natural wood colours by only partially painting the feathers
ARTIST BIO: After a workplace injury, Chris took to sculpture to help retrain his brain to hand connections and settle the tremors. Chris’s art is inspired by the Australian native animals and he uses reclaimed eucalyptus wood that is sustainably and responsibly sourced from his property in Glenaroua.
101. 'Pug' by Jay Sikora (Geelong)
MATERIAL: Corten
SIZE: 400 x 350 x 500 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: A sculpture designed to come into focus depending on your viewpoint. A style that can turn from thin air to something mesmerizing.
ARTIST BIO: Jay Sikora is a Geelong based Metal artist with an eye for detail, a qualified boilermaker by trade, Jay's skills are of the highest quality, Jay is also the managing director of Metal Art & Design where he has refined his metal fabrication skills, with sculpting being his passion.
102. 'Ship Wreck "Trawler"' by Alison Dent (Gulargambone)
MATERIAL: Scrap metal
SIZE: 530 x 500 x 100 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: An old fishing trawler left to decay, still a regular event around the world. It is not so long ago, one was wrecked off the Fraser Coast. Fishermen are brave, facing life threatening challenges on a daily basis, facing drought in fish availability not unlike our rural droughts.
ARTIST BIO: I am a farmer and sculpture artist using mainly old and found objects to create sculpture for gardens. I also makes lamps from vintage finds to re-purpose them so they are beautiful and useful.
103. 'Medieval horse' by Nicole O'Regan (Sodwalls)
MATERIAL: Reclaimed steel
SIZE: 700 x 245 x 160 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: Using cast away steel from the farm, I've created an interpretation of a medieval horses head.
ARTIST BIO: "For almost 7yrs I've been working as an art fabricator.
Participating in the art world has made me realise what art gives to the people and communities. It has inspired me to create my own works. I’ve been creating works, local and regional exhibitions and also represented by GangGang Gallery."
104. 'Small Peacock' by Julie Laurie (Gunnedah)
MATERIAL: Galvanised wire and sand stone
SIZE: 1010 x 450 x 300 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: "Peacocks are known for their amazing tail feathers and proud postures. They are beautiful and fascinating creatures."
ARTIST BIO: I enjoy using wire as a medium. It allows me to create movement and form that can be transformed into something soft even though it is a hard material. I enjoy creating shapes that express emotion and feeling
105. 'Grace - Windswept Series' by Jenny Shea (Orange)
MATERIAL: Recycled Steel
SIZE: 1800 x 600 x 1000 (mm)
PRICE: $11,000
STATEMENT: "The brutalities of time and weather change the usefulness of many steel objects and tools, but these things don't necessarily take away from their splendor or appeal. The first of my Windswept collection - Grace collaborates these objects into a statement of interminable beauty."
ARTIST BIO: I have been welding now for 4 years and am really enjoying the process of creating a variety of sculptures. I particularly love to use recycled steel as I feel it has so much history to share.
106. 'Synergy' by Nicole O'Regan (Sodwalls)
MATERIAL: Stainless steel, mild steel, aluminum, galvanised steel
SIZE: 1060 x 750 x 40 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: Alone the individual pieces may seem uninteresting. The combination of elements united creates a piece intriguing to view.
ARTIST BIO: "For almost 7yrs I've been working as an art fabricator.
Participating in the art world has made me realise what art gives to the people and communities. It has inspired me to create my own works. I’ve been creating works, local and regional exhibitions and also represented by GangGang Gallery."
107. 'Nude Wall Art' by Sue Foldhazy (Rylstone)
MATERIAL: Clay
SIZE: 460 x 270 x 70 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: "Using a slab of clay, the slab has been pushed and pulled to form nude, then defined & smoothed. Dragonflies are then stamped into the clay."
ARTIST BIO: "I am a local Rylstone potter and pottery has always been a great passion of mine. As well as making functional ware, I also enjoy making sculptural pieces, most of which are representative of the female form."
108. 'Retired!' by David Perkins (Gundaroo)
MATERIAL: Metal
SIZE: 600 x 120 x 120 (mm)
PRICE: $800
STATEMENT:
ARTIST BIO: I recycle and re-purpose metal materials and enjoy creating sculptures that transform these materials into both realistic and abstract works of art.
109. 'Life' by Michael Ferris (Mudgee)
MATERIAL: Stone, metal ring, Ironbark plinth
SIZE: 2100 x 1300 x 300 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: This stone piece takes reference from the circle of life, ever beginning ending and everything in between. Using simple methods and materials together with the use of empty space to create a sense of imagination.
ARTIST BIO: My work focuses on simple botanical form, challenging traditional methods to transform ordinary materials into something eye catching whilst revealing an unexpected form in a previously unseen way. I want my creations to look like they could have lived or grown somewhere.
110. 'Symmetry' by Peter Kasper (Emu Swamp)
MATERIAL: Stainless Steel spikes and pipe with ball bearings
SIZE: 4200 x 1700 x 1700 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: Two blades moving gently in the wind.
ARTIST BIO: Peter Kasper lives at Emu Swamp and his background is engineering. He is mainly interested in kinetic sculpture. He has exhibited locally and sold pieces to Sydney, country NSW, Queensland, NZ and Switzerland. One of his sculptures is in Lawson Park, Mudgee.
WINNER: James Loneragan Artistic Merit Acquisition Prize
111. 'Linked In' by Ellenore Griffith (Kirribilli)
MATERIAL: Welded mild steel sand blasted and Powder Coated
SIZE: 700 x 1000 x 500 (mm)
PRICE: $1,300
STATEMENT: The term "Linkedin" is common in our communication vocabulary to-day. This welded mild steel has bridging and linking bars and is powder coated, being suitable for indoors or outdoors.
ARTIST BIO: "Studied Medicine Sydney University
Attended NAS Short term courses or Summer schools 2010-2020
Group exhibitions Sydney and regional NSW.
Solo exhibition Lane Cove Gallery 2018
Commissions Australia and overseas
Represented in private collections."
112. 'Bananas in Pyjamas' by Henryk Topolnicki (Dargan)
MATERIAL: Bushfire burnt log, hand painted mild steel
SIZE: 2000 x 1000 x 450 (mm)
PRICE: $2,500
STATEMENT: The log came from my property in the Blue Mountains which was partially burnt during last year's fires. After an event like that one sits, looks and reflects watching the slow regrowth. Bananas in Pyjamas keep on growing, don't they.
ARTIST BIO: "I am an artist developing works independently in response to private, public, gallery and competition commissions. This has been my occupation for the last 25 years.
Over that period, public art became my main focus with many successful major projects.
These days I am fully committed to private art practice."
113. 'Voices of Summer' by Jen Mallinson (South Pambula)
MATERIAL: 316 Stainless steel, 2 x 8mm steel plate base
SIZE: 1140 x 400 x 350 (mm)
PRICE: $3,300
STATEMENT: This deconstructed forest plays on fragmented memories of summer in the Australian bush.
ARTIST BIO: With a background in graphic design and an eye for detail, Mallinson has developed finely honed skills in creating organic sculptural forms in steel over the past decade. Her work conveys a sensitive aesthetic and abstract vision with two public sculpture commissions in NSW 2016 and 2020.
114. 'Tall Man ' by David Shea (Orange)
MATERIAL: Steel
SIZE: 2000 x 1300 x 800 (mm)
PRICE: $6,500
STATEMENT: Inspired by my grandfather, tall and strong in stature and thoughts, Tall Man holds a scroll for worldly insights & a key to unlock the mind. The eagle represents using perspective and the seed he holds symbolizes the earth: to be nurtured, sustained, protected and treasured.
ARTIST BIO: David has always been a "Mr Fix-it", but has now put his hand up, to "just have a go" at something different.
115. 'Coming Together' by Alan Rose (Sydney)
MATERIAL: Wood
SIZE: 1840 x 1940 x 40 (mm)
PRICE: $6,000
STATEMENT: This work is about the multi-faceted, highly complicated nature of the modern world, but how the individual elements can mesh together and provide the co-operative atmosphere we are searching for.
ARTIST BIO: "Graduated NAS 2009
Held 6 solo exhibitions and appeared in numerous group shows, including Sculpture by the Sea (twice), and Vivid Light (4 times). My practice revolves around geometric 3-dimensional abstract sculpture, enhanced by lighting effects."
116. 'Loveable Rogue' by Mela Cooke (Indooroopilly)
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 300 x 970 x 280 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: The loveable rogue has a character which often amuses, sometimes frustrates, and always charms. He is a stealer of hearts.
ARTIST BIO: I work predominantly in bronze as I find sculpting in clay enables me to get great definition & also subtlety. It is a wonderful challenge to sculpt people and imbuing my sculptures with the character and soul of my subject has become my passion.
117. 'Zoe Daydreamimg' by Mela Cooke (Indooroopilly)
MATERIAL: Bronze
SIZE: 440 x 250 x 340 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: Children have an infinite ability to relax and let their minds wander. If only we adults could do the same!
ARTIST BIO: I work predominantly in bronze as I find sculpting in clay enables me to get great definition & also subtlety. It is a wonderful challenge to sculpt people and imbuing my sculptures with the character and soul of my subject has become my passion.
118. 'Maritime II (carapace)' by Minuella E Chapman (Sydney)
MATERIAL: Galvanised iron/copper wire with metal finish
SIZE: 960 x 900 x 350 (mm)
PRICE: $1,600 (inclusive of plinth)
STATEMENT: "These multimedia artworks, entitled 'Maritime' form the latest series of an interrelated group of sculptures. Inspired by a mythical journey to Byzantium and WB Yeats poems, exploring the poet's thoughts and musings on the complex nature of ephemeral life."
ARTIST BIO: Minuella E Chapman employs a combination of multidisciplinary techniques in her artwork to create poetically assembled sculptures and evocative multi-media installations. Based in Sydney, the artist + designer was awarded The Denis Diderot Grant in 2019 and undertook Artist-in-Residence programs with Chateau d' Orquevaux, France and FaveLAB Athens, Greece.
119. '“Is it knot a torso”' by Grahame Wilson (Teralba)
MATERIAL: Ancient timber, travertine
SIZE: 300 x 250 x 100 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: Resilient found timber whose form did emerge.
ARTIST BIO: An artist of the 3rd Age who enjoys honing his eye, mind and hand skills spitting chips and polishing wood.A subtractionist sculptor who revels in the challenge of “ there is no going back “
120. 'Trooper' by Adam Humphreys (Duri)
MATERIAL: Mild Steel
SIZE: 1850 x 600 x 620 (mm)
PRICE: SOLD
STATEMENT: A fierce statement piece, this horses head is pure defiance to the troubles 2020 has bought on. The spirit is embodied in the work reflective of his name sake the 'Trooper'. He carries on no matter the cost.
ARTIST BIO: Humphreys was born in Wales but has evolved world wide creating sculpture in Africa and NewZealand as well as Australia. Starting his creative path as a chainsaw sculptor he has progressed with his mediums according to his surroundings, from tree limbs, copper wire to a unique take on mild steel.