Entrance of the Virtual Gallery Transformers Wing where you will find the artist's works which belong to the 3 dimensional Transformers series.
These works are constructed from sticks and saplings collected in the wild and dried, together with membranes of fibreglass. 
See the Artist's Running Commentary below for more details. As noted in the General Commentary below these works together with the 2-D Transformers toured a group of galleries in NSW, Perth and Queensland. Essays and other texts relating to these works can be found in the booklet Transformer: Field of Change.
Specific essays can be found in the Library (click button below).

When you are ready you may want to check out one of the other galleries. Just click the appropriate button below.

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image details general commentary artist's running commentary


Transformer: Fields of Change

 

 

 


 

 

Title: Transformer 1 - with Payload

200 x 80 x 80 cm

painted wood, fibreglass, birds head
1988

 

Collection: the artist

 

 

Initiated by the Albury Regional Art Centre (as it was then known) the exhibition toured through a number of regional galleries in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
The tour began in early 1989 and ended in mid-1991.

Exhibiting venues were:
Albury Regional Art Centre, March - May 1989
Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra, June – July 1989
Penrith Regional Art Gallery, July – August 1989
Mildura Regional Gallery, September – October 1989
Noosa Regional Gallery, July – September 1990
Benalla Regional Art Gallery, January – March 1990
Lismore Regional Art Gallery, June – July 1990
Gold Coast Art Gallery, September – October 1990
Tamworth City Gallery, January - March 1991
Dubbo Regional Gallery, March – April 1991

 

 


 

 

 

 

Title: Transformer 2 - Obsolete Machine

200 x 45 x 45 cm

Painted wood and fibreglass
1988

 

Collection: the artist

 


 

 

 

Title: Transformer 3 - Air = Boat

200 x 40 x 75 cm

Painted wood
1988



Collection: the artist

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Transformer 4 - Destabiliser with Fixed Point

300 x 1 70 x 60 cm

Painted wood
1988

 

Collection: the artist

 

 

 

 

Title: Transformer 5 - Self-portrait and Target

200 x 90 x 90 cm

Painted ward and fibreglass
1988

 

Collection: the artist

 

 

 

Title: Grounded Figure

80 x 60 x 60 cm

Painted wood, fibreglass and sand
1987

 

Collection: the artist

 

 


 

 

Title: Flying Figure

180 x 55 x 55 cm

Painted wood and fibreglass
1987

 

Collection: Dubbo Regional Art Gallery

 
       
       
       

 

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