2013 Finalist
Paddy RobinsonSofala, New South Wales, Australia
Just "Not Cricket"
Knitted fibreglass (unfired), glass rod and float glass - intermittent projection of camouflage over sweater
60 H x 32 W x 32 D cm
This knitted glass cricket sweater is deceptively soft and sensual but it is still glass - not altogether safe - camouflage heightens the sense of even more danger - Just "Not Cricket"
Photographer: Bruce Alexander
All entries as Finalist
2014 Finalist
Biography
Paddy Robinson
Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
Born
29/1/1944 Mullaghglass, County Armagh, Ireland
Education
- 1986, Private Apprenticeship, Anne Dybka's Studio, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 1965, Art Teacher's Diploma, Belfast College of Art, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom
- 1964, College Diploma (Glass), Belfast College of Art, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2006, Contained, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2013, Focus, Glass Artists' Gallery, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Various Private Collections
- Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Glass Museum, Kamenický Šenov, ?eská Lípa, Liberic, Czech Republic
- University of Western Sydney, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Awards/Grants
- 2013, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2012, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 1974, Visual Arts Board Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia