“Creativity is a way of thinking and it influences everything you do”
Tom Bass (1916 - 2010), Australian Sculptor
Spotlight On: Louise Bourgeois
“I need to make things. The physical interaction with the medium has a curative effect. I need the physical acting out. I need to have these objects exist in relation to my body...”
Spotlight On: Constantin Brancusi
“What my work is aiming at is, above all, realism. I pursue the inner, hidden reality, the very essence of objects in their own intrinsic fundamental nature; this is my only deep preoccupation…”
Spotlight On: Ruth Asawa
“A woven mesh not unlike medieval mail. A continuous piece of wire, forms envelop inner forms, yet all forms are visible (transparent). The shadow will reveal an exact image of the object.”
Spotlight On: Podcast - ‘Stuff the British Stole’
“Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. This is a series about the not-so-polite history behind those objects…”
Spotlight On: Isamu Noguchi
Through a lifetime of artistic experimentation, Noguchi created sculptures, gardens, furniture and lighting designs, ceramics, architecture, and set designs. His work, at once subtle and bold, traditional and modern, set a new standard for the reintegration of the arts…
Spotlight On: Alberto Giacometti
Giacometti was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced by artistic styles such as Cubism and Surrealism…
Spotlight On: Margel Hinder
“I like to think of Margel Hinder as Australia’s answer to Barbara Hepworth…”
Spotlight On: Baroque Sculpture
Baroque sculpture sought to capture the dynamic movement of the human figure…
Spotlight On: Bronwyn Oliver
Bronwyn Oliver was one of the most significant Australian sculptors of recent decades…
Spotlight On: Augusta Savage
Augusta was an American sculptor and educator. Throughout her life she battled racism and worked for equal rights…
Spotlight On: Edgar Degas
More prominently known as an Impressionist painter, Degas stands outside the mainstream of public monumental sculpture in the 19th century…