of Melbourne, Australia
Work in progress:
Temple Sunrise
September / October 2001
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A new visage sculpture, part of the 'Human Architecture Series', entitled "Temple Sunrise" was undertaken during September and October 2001 and is shown here in stages through to near-completion. This work pursues the theme of transition between realms of consciousness, in this case seeking to capture the moment of waking as right brain functions begin to emerge from the associations and images of dream sleep. The piece depicts a human face at the verge of waking, set upon a neo-classical open temple structure with echoes of Graeco-Roman architecture. The face is carved from English Lime inset with radiating bands of Silver Ash which emanate from the right temple. The floor of the structure below is composed of alternating squares of lime and ash which follow tiered octagonal stairs. The pillared 'temple' structure is made from Sassafras. |
A FEW PICTURES ALONG THE WAY
 Some of the preparatory work - clamping and positioning laminations for later carving. |
 More of the early preparations - fairing a laminated block before beginning shaping. |
 Cleaning up the edges of the 'stairs' (in the floor panel of the temple structure). |
 Initial roughing-out of the features of the carved face to achieve proportions and profile. |
 The forming of features as the lines and contours of the expression are taking shape. |
 A later stage of sculpting the face, with finer definition of the countenance beginning to emerge. |
A PICTURE TAKEN DURING PRE-ASSEMBLY
which indicates what the finished work will be like:
The finished work was among a number of new pieces included in a group
exhibition at Art Affairs Gallery (21 November - 2 December 2001).
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