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The following sculptures were commissioned for The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame
One and a half life size. Clay portrait of Owen Davidson before being cast into bronze. (2011)
With the commissioned portraits, 95% have been interpreted and achieved from access to a limited selection of photographs.
This has presented challengers regarding the making of a 3D image.
Most records show subjects facing the camera. Seldom are their side angles available and never the back of one's head.
Researching the photographic recordings for the Tennis (hall of Fame) of the early Champions often revealed very little. Even today, most files depict on-court action shots, displaying varying degrees of facial distortion. The best shots are generally obtained from the subject's family or from newspapers, after victorious conclusion and holding trophies, smiling happily at camera.
If the subject is still living I ask for current photos of profiles and then 'age the image back' when making the sculpture. This is done because the Tennis Portraits are required to depict the player during the peak of their careers.
It is also great fun when the unveiling is done by the subject who is delighted to see their image in younger years.
(below) Portraits of Australian Tennis Champions, in the car to be delivered to Melbourne Park
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Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodford 2010
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(above) Clay image's of Woodies, before being cast into bronze.
(below) Unveiling ceremony on Centre Court Melbourne Park. 2010
 Thelma Coyne Long
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 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
 (above) Tony Roche and John Newcombe
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 (above) Pat Cash, Work in progress clay image |
 (above) Pat Rafter, (bronze) |
The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame, houses the most extensive folio of Bronze Portraits in Australia
the total is 32. (2011)
the total is 32. (2011)
Ron Barassi Australian Football Legend
This sculpture is cast in Gypsom. It is the Artist's proof of the bronze Commission
And is available for purchase. Height 560 cm Width 500 cm
This sculpture is cast in Gypsom. It is the Artist's proof of the bronze Commission
And is available for purchase. Height 560 cm Width 500 cm
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Commissioned portraits – 1992 – 2011
Sir Robert Menzies The Hon Mr Justice Harry Chan MP. Darwin Lt-General Paul Gordon Legge (Gallipoli) Albert Nobel (Founder of the Nobel Prize) America Ratu (Chief) Poppi (Fiji) Ratu Eparama (Fiji) Ratu Tevita Navolaca (Fiji) Joe Nasali (Fiji) Rod Laver (City of Rockhampton) Ron Barrassi (Australian Football League) Tony Lockett (Australian Football League) Alan Jones. F1 World Champion Racing Driver Sir Jack Brabham. F1 World Champion Racing Driver Private commissions Australia, America and France The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame Rod Laver Margaret Court Sir Norman Brookes Gerald Patterson Jack Crawford Lew Hoad Adrian Quist John Bromwich Ken Fletcher |
The Australian Tennis Hall of Fame Continued.
Harry Hopman Roy Emerson Thelma Coyne Long Nancye Wynne Bolton Daphne Akhurst Evonne Goolagong Cawley Ken McGregor Ashley Cooper Frank Sedgeman Neal Fraser Lesley Turner Bowrey Ken Rosewell John Newcombe Tony Roche Mervyn Rose Mal Anderson Fred Stolle Brian Tobin Pat Cash Pat Rafter Mark Edmondson Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodford Judy Dalton Owen Davidson |
Additional Commissions
The ‘Women’s Intercollegiate Rowing Trophy/ Wall Plaque’. Melbourne University.
The Molly Award. A custom designed sculpted trophy for outstanding achievements within the Music Industry, presented by Molly Meldrum and Associates ( Edition of 20 )
Prototype for the mass production of the ‘Kenny Doll’ a Collectors item in association with the Australian movie ‘Kenny’ commissioned by Madman Productions
Master Sculptor making the major puppets for the Myer Melbourne, and David Jones ‘Christmas windows’ over a number of years
The Fijian Ratu’s portraits were commissioned by Turtle Island Fiji.
A life-size statue of the female Buddhist Deity ‘Green Tara’ Housed at the Atisha Centre and Monastery for Buddhist Studies. Eagle Hawke, Bendigo, Victoria.
Collections
The National Gallery of Victoria
Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
The University of Melbourne
Australian Embassy, Jakarta
Parliament House, Darwin
Liberal Party Headquarters, Canberra
Burswood Casino, Perth
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
City of Rockhampton, Queensland
The Lew Hoad Tennis Centre, Spain
Department for the Environment, Canberra
National Tennis Centre, Melbourne Park
Australian Tennis Museum, NSW
AFL Docklands, Etihard Stadium, Melbourne
Australian National Film and Sound Achieves Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Exhibition Flair,
a video on fashion based on McLean's floor talk given at Federation Square Melbourne.
Albert Park Lake Sporting and Recreation Park Melbourne, Site of Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Yaqueta Island, Nacula Island, Matacawalevu Island and Turtle Island Fiji
The ‘Women’s Intercollegiate Rowing Trophy/ Wall Plaque’. Melbourne University.
The Molly Award. A custom designed sculpted trophy for outstanding achievements within the Music Industry, presented by Molly Meldrum and Associates ( Edition of 20 )
Prototype for the mass production of the ‘Kenny Doll’ a Collectors item in association with the Australian movie ‘Kenny’ commissioned by Madman Productions
Master Sculptor making the major puppets for the Myer Melbourne, and David Jones ‘Christmas windows’ over a number of years
The Fijian Ratu’s portraits were commissioned by Turtle Island Fiji.
A life-size statue of the female Buddhist Deity ‘Green Tara’ Housed at the Atisha Centre and Monastery for Buddhist Studies. Eagle Hawke, Bendigo, Victoria.
Collections
The National Gallery of Victoria
Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
The University of Melbourne
Australian Embassy, Jakarta
Parliament House, Darwin
Liberal Party Headquarters, Canberra
Burswood Casino, Perth
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
City of Rockhampton, Queensland
The Lew Hoad Tennis Centre, Spain
Department for the Environment, Canberra
National Tennis Centre, Melbourne Park
Australian Tennis Museum, NSW
AFL Docklands, Etihard Stadium, Melbourne
Australian National Film and Sound Achieves Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Exhibition Flair,
a video on fashion based on McLean's floor talk given at Federation Square Melbourne.
Albert Park Lake Sporting and Recreation Park Melbourne, Site of Formula 1 Grand Prix.
Yaqueta Island, Nacula Island, Matacawalevu Island and Turtle Island Fiji
The Fijian Ratu's ( Chiefs) commissioned by Richard Evanson owner of Turtle Island Fiji.
Ratu Popi (below)
The Fijian portraits are to remember and honour the deceased. Their brief was that they be cyclone proof. And the scale is approximately twice life size.
Again for these portraits obtaining reference photos were a problem. However, to my great relief the finished sculptures depicted the essence and image convincingly. A few years back I attended the first unveiling in Fiji of the portrait of the Ratu of the Yaqueta Island and I was overcome by the wonderfully excited reaction of the Islanders. Their recognition was spontaneous and vocally loud, they were totally amazed to see their beloved deceased Ratu in sculpture form and, as they stroked and hugged the installed sculpture they cried tears of joy. At times during the celebration ceremony the family and friends of their late Ratu embraced me, weeping and thanking me by rubbing their nose on my face, arms and hands, many of them at the same time. Their amazing reaction was an incredibly emotional and rewarding experience.
Ratu Eparama
The request for Ratu Eparama came with only one very old, faded, soiled and much valued photograph.
This image is the Artists proof and is cast in Gypsom. It is lightly stained with a watered down acrylic paint.
 Ratu Tevita, clay work in progress |
 Joe Nasali, clay work in progress, 2011 |
The personal Studio Works include the following.
These sculptures are available for purchase. Price on Application.
These sculptures are available for purchase. Price on Application.
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(above) Exultation; Bronze and Cement height 70cm Width 50cm Edition of 10 next available 4/10
Dejuan (below)
Bronze
Edition of 10. Next cast number 4/10
Height 30c
The last cast of this work depicts Dejuan clothed in a g-string, patinated with a gun metal colour and presented on a Black Marble Cube, (dimensions) slightly wider and one third the height of the Sculpture.
$5,000.
Nijinsky
Bronze. Can stand alone, or be on presented on a Marble slab of a selected height.
Edition of 10
Next available cast number -2/10
Height 29cm Width 37cm
Day trip at Whale Beach
Unique image
Materials: Bone, teeth, wood,steel,
poly resins, acrylic paint.
Height 30cm Width 26cm
The Bather
Unique Image
Height; 37cm 35cm
Materials: Animal bone, teeth, steel, wood, poly resins,
shell, acrylic paint.
Madonna and child
Unique Image
Height: Mother 63 cm. Child 36 cm
Materials: Steel, mixed mediums, acrylic paint.
 These two Sculptures are from a folio of Work
that was inspired by 'The Mandlebrot Theory' They are made with multiple materials. ( above) Les Follies, Height 19cm Width 33cm Leda and the Swan, Height 37 cm Width 23cm. ( far right ) |
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Studio Photography by Rob Copping. Below, The prototype for the Kenny Doll,
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