Deakin University Contemporary small Sculpture Award
30 October – 13 December 2014
1. The Stalker, 2013, 35x29x14cm, mechanical assemblage
2. The Stalker, detail 1
3. The Stalker, detail 2
4. The Stalker, detail 3
5. The Stalker, detail 4
6. The Tryst, 2013, 35x29x14cm, mechanical assemblage
7. The Tryst, detail 1
8. The Tryst, detail 2
9. The Tryst, detail 3
10. The Tryst, detail 4
The assemblages in this exhibition are kinetic. On winding the work, shadows of figures move past the window blinds. The work was made for the Suburban Noir exhibition at the Museum of Sydney, curated by author and historian Peter Doyle, in response to a series of police forensic photographs of Greater Sydney from the 50′s and 60′s. Also participating in the exhibition were Vanessa Berry, Dallas Bray, Rhett Brewer, Charles Cooper, Theresa Darmody, Bruce Latimer, Michael Lewy, Frank Littler, Reg Mombassa, Peter O’Doherty, Ken Searle, Susannah Thorne and Anne Wallace.
This exhibition, Keepsake, was curated by Rilka Oakley and plays with the parallels found between the artist collecting for creative inspiration and the tourist collecting souvenirs as a reminder of place.
1. View from a Room, 2008, kinetic assemblage, 16x89x19cm,
2. View from a Room, detail 1
3. View from a Room, detail 2
4. View from a Room, detail 3
5. View from a Room, detail 4
6. View from a Room, detail 5
7. View from a Room, detail 6
8. View from a Room, detail 7
9. The Greatest Show on Earth, 2012, kinetic assemblage, 56x36x22cm
10. The Greatest Show on Earth, detail
11. Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), 2008, assemblage, 13x31x12cm
12. Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), detail
13. Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), detail
14. Squibb’s Lullaby, 2011, kinetic assemblage, 22x15x11cm
15. Abduction of Europa (after Rembrandt), 2010, kinetic assemblage, 19x20x13cm
16. Abduction of Europa (after Rembrandt), detail
17. Fly Me to the Moon, 2010, kinetic assemblage, 33x30x15cm
18. Fly Me to the Moon, detail
19. The Wave (after Hokusai), 2008, kinetic assemblage, 7x17x8cm
20. Just For Fun, 2012, kinetic assemblage, 20x29x17xcm