This year’s $100,000 Sculpture By The Sea winner has been a finalist on eleven occasions.
Twenty-five years after being part of the very first Sculpture By The Sea and then being accepted into the event a further 11 times, Sydney-based sculptor John Petrie has finally scooped the $100,000 first prize., is a monumental 2.6 m high abstract stone work. Made from two huge pieces of basalt sourced from the Brindabella Range on the ACT/NSW border it weighs 5.5 tonnes and took six months and some complex engineering to realise. The title is a reference to the angle of the Earth’s axis.
“This award … means these monumental boulders from Australia, the oldest continent on Earth, have found a place in sculpture. Art is a serious business and speaks of optimism and possibility. It shows confidence in the world.” Sculpture By The Sea CEO and artistic director David Handley said he was “delighted” Petrie had won in the anniversary year.“He’s been in since year one,” he says. “I’ve seen John’s practice and himself evolve over those years. This is a major, major work. “It’s been great having John on the journey with us since he first exhibited in the first exhibition. We could not be happier for him.”
Already on launch day, crowds were building and visitors queuing up for selfies in front of some of the most photogenic works. Handley said social media, particularly Instagram, had become an increasingly important part of Sculpture By The Sea.
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