Patrick Shirvington

A Testament to the Hawkesbury

28th April - 24th May 2006

Drought, flood & cockatoo, Oil on Canvas, 110 x 134cm

When Shirvington paints plein-air, he has a direct response to the environment around him. There is an intimacy with the surroundings, generated by the experience, not just of the visual, but the stimulus of the other senses as well, by the temperature, wind, light, sounds and movement, for instance.

The artists response to all these stimuli are expressed and represented in these perceptive works, based around the bush, the gullies and creeks of the Hawkesbury and Colo Rivers.

With subtle colour, a strong sense of line and movement, Shirvington entices the viewer to consider, and, have a connection with, the landscape.

Storm reflections, Acrylic on Canvas, 44 x 54cm

Silver dawn, Upper Colo, Mixed Media on Paper, 54 x 60cm

SOLD Angophora morning, Mixed Media on Paper, 26 x 36cm

SOLD Colo rhythms, Mixed Media on Paper, 43 x 46cm

Cloud movement, Mixed Media on Paper, 56 x 75cm

Silently, Mixed Media on Paper, 53 x 72cm

Symphony of light II, Mixed Media on Paper, 55 x 75cm

Evening dreaming, Mixed Media on Paper, 55 x 75cm

Upper Colo, Mixed Media on Paper, 55 x 60cm

SOLD Morning solitude, Pen & Ink / Mixed Media on Paper, 51 x 48cm

Colo Observations, Mixed Media on Paper, 114 x 138cm

Road to Upper Colo, Pen & Ink / Mixed Media on Paper, 56 x 75cm

Spring Feeding, Mixed Media on Paper, 55 x 42cm

Approaching Storm, Colo, Oil on Canvas, 37 x 50cm

Hawkesbury Observations, Mixed Media on Paper, 33 x 38cm

Twilight Colo, Oil on Canvas, 42 x 55cm

Ebenezer Pastoral, Oil on Canvas, 160 x 180cm

 

Stephen Glassborow

A Play on Words

An exhibition of bronze sculptures

Mouthpiece - 2005, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 10/15, 60 x 65cm

Sculpture today has no rules – anything can be used and explained.  Using the figure, however, requires a discipline and a skill that takes years to master.  Being a contemporary sculptor, Stephen likes to extend the boundaries of more traditional sculpture by overlapping the figures with modern aesthetics.  Stephens’ new bronze sculptures push the creative side of what is a very technical process.  He embraces sumptuous colours in patination not usually associated with bronzes.“I am inspired not just by the female form but by the images evoked by language and the ‘play on words’ – I am searching for my own form of beauty.”

Stephen emigrated from England to Australia as a professional sculptor in the early 1980's.  He relies heavily on traditional, classical precedents and careful anatomical observation.  Nevertheless, his figurative sculptures are executed with a refined elegance and beauty.

His work has been commissioned by numerous companies and collections throughout Australia and Asia including: Park Hyatt Hotel, Hyde Park Sydney, Hilton Hotels in Sydney, Adelaide, Shanghai, Seoul, Bangkok; Qantas; KPMG Sydney; Crown Casino, Melbourne; AMP; ANA Hotel, Sydney; Park Grand, Sydney; Park Land, Kuala Lumpur; Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; St George Bank and numerous private collections.

Coming Out - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 10/15

Dress Code - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 1/15, 48 x 15cm

Moon Dancer - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 1/15

Pedestal - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 1/15

Flight to Jupiter - 2005, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 1/15

Rocking Horse - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 1/15

Stairway to Heaven - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 1/15

Roll Model I - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 11/15, 63 x 35 x 13cm

Roll Model II - 2006, Limited Edition Bronze Sculpture 10/15, 65 x 21 x 11cm