1996 Finalist
Gerry KingCrafters, South Australia, Australia
Trepein No. 6
Flameworked, kiln formed and cold worked glass
28 H x 78 W x 38 D cm
This work tells of the endless cycle of nature, of day to nights, summer to winter, of high tide to low. The form described by the hollow ellipse leads the eye from one part of the cycle to another, participated by the patterns of western society backgrounded by dots overcome by the construction lines which form a grid. The intense contrast of the parallel lines make reference to the dynamics of indigenous imagery compacted into but a part of the once held landscape but still impacting upon the total.
Photographer:
All entries as Finalist
2000 Finalist
1996 Finalist
Biography
Gerry King
Crafers, South Australia, Australia
Born
8/12/1945 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Education
- 1993, Doctor of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- 1974, Master of Science (Education), Alfred University, Alfred, New York, United States
- 1965, Diploma (Art Teaching), School of Art, Architecture and Design, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2011, Iconic Memory, Sabbia Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2014, International Glass Art , Glass Museum of Hsinchu City, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Province of China
Public/Private Collections
- Various Private Collections
- National Art Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- State Craft Collection of Victoria, Government of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- State Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Regional Collection, City of Banyule Collection, Banyule, Victoria, Australia
- Latrobe Valley Art Collection, Latrobe Valley Art Collection, Morwell, Victoria, Australia
- The Art Trust, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University Art Collection, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Regional Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- State Collection, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- University Art Collection, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- State Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- State Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Prefecture Collection, Niijima Glass Art Centre, Niijima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Prefecture Collection, Notojima Glass Art Centre, Nanao, Notojima, Japan
- International Glass Art Collection, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
- National Art Collection, Auckland Institute and Museum, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Wustum Collection of International Glass, Racine Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
- International Art Glass Collection, Marinha Grande National Museum, Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
- Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Centre, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
- Private Collection of Sir Elton John
Awards/Grants
- 2011, Honorary Life Membership, Ausglass, The Australian Association of Glass Artists, Sydney, Australia
- 2007, Export Grant, Austrade, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2006, Arts Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 2000, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
- 1996, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
- 1995, Cultural Exchange Grant, Australia / Korea Foundation, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
- 1988, Cultural Exchange Fellowship, Bank of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- 1980, Arts Grant, Arts SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- 1975, Arts Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
