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Simon Perry

Simon Perry is a British/Australian sculptor and academic, based in Melbourne , Australia. Best known for his large-scale public art works for urban spaces in Australia and over...

Simon Perry is a British/Australian sculptor and academic, based in Melbourne, Australia. Best known for his large-scale public art works for urban spaces in Australia and overseas, Perry's practice incorporates numerous sculptural techniques including casting, carving and fabrication. His works have been created in bronze, concrete, granite, steel, aluminium, wood and stone. Perry's commissioned pieces are predominantly site-specific, and often address elements of environment and public space with a gentle humour.

Early life and education

From the age of seven Perry was regularly taken to the British Museum where he developed an interest in Assyrian and Egyptian sculpture; he cites the smoothness, monumental scale and coolness of the stone as having a profound effect on him.[1]

Between 1981 and 1984 Perry studied at the Chelsea College of Art (now Chelsea College of Art and Design) where he received his Bachelor of Arts with Honours. From 1984 to 1987 he studied to receive his Master of Arts from the Royal Academy, where, in 1987, he won the Royal Academy Gold Medal for Sculpture. In 1987 he also won the prestigious British Prix de Rome for sculpture, a scholarship allowing him to study at the British School in Rome from 1987 to 1989.

Career

In 1987 Perry's public art commission, Undercurrent, went on display at The Economist Building, London, also in 1987, Perry held his first solo exhibition at Nicola Jacobs Gallery in London.

Perry's major public commissions include Threaded Field, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (1999–2000), On Tap, Caroline Springs, Melbourne (2007), and the much loved Public Purse (1994). He has also produced works in consultation with numerous municipal councils, corporations and architectural firms such as Habel Leonard Stent, Stockland Development, Edgewater, Seasons Apartments, and the RACV.

Simon Perry's Public Purse (1994) in the Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne.

In addition to his work in public spaces, Perry has shown work in galleries throughout his career, including solo exhibitions at the Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London (1988), The Linden Gallery, Melbourne (1993), The Mechanic's Institute, Melbourne (1998) and the Jenny Port Gallery, Melbourne (2010).

He currently lectures in Sculpture at RMIT University School of Art.

Major works

Perry ha recibido numerosos encargos públicos tanto en Australia como en el extranjero, y ha declarado: "He estado trabajando en el ámbito público durante mucho tiempo porque me ha interesado y me ha permitido trabajar a una escala y con presupuestos que no habrían sido posibles en el contexto de una galería". [ 2 ]

Tesoro público

Public Purse (a la derecha) es, al menos para los australianos, una de las obras más reconocibles de Perry: ubicada en el Bourke Street Mall, funciona como un asiento único y distintivo. La pieza fue encargada por el ayuntamiento como parte de su programa «Porcentaje para el Arte», en el que el uno por ciento del presupuesto municipal se destinó a financiar obras de arte públicas con el objetivo de integrar el arte en los espacios públicos de la ciudad. Sobre este programa, Perry ha declarado: «Es importante recordar que el modelo del programa "Porcentaje para el Arte" representa una victoria muy conseguida y garantiza la existencia de un programa artístico significativo en Australia». [ 3 ]

También comenta sobre la competencia por la atención que enfrenta el arte público con respecto a la publicidad: "El arte en el dominio público, y me refiero particularmente a la ciudad, siempre compite con una amplia gama de cosas por nuestra atención". [ 4 ] Por lo tanto, el nombre Public Purse es una referencia a su encargo del Programa Porcentaje para el Arte, y también es un comentario sobre las tiendas minoristas y los grandes almacenes que pueblan el sitio.

Campo enhebrado

Parte de la serie Threaded Field de Perry (1999-2000).

Threaded Field (izquierda) es una instalación escultórica integrada a gran escala ubicada en el vestíbulo noroeste del estadio Etihad de Melbourne. Con una apariencia de segmentos, bucles, nudos y agujas que recuerdan a hilos, la escultura une las distintas partes del exterior y el vestíbulo del estadio. Inspirada en la arquitectura del estadio, la escultura está hecha de acero pintado y pulido; resiste el grafiti y, además de usarse como estructura de escalada para niños, también ofrece asientos poco convencionales. Perry, al comentar sobre la "vida útil" de su obra, ha dicho: "Los materiales y procesos que utilizo son robustos porque permiten que una obra sobreviva en un entorno que puede ser muy hostil y que la experimente de primera mano la mayor cantidad de personas posible. Hay algo particular en experimentar físicamente una obra de arte que nunca se puede comunicar mediante la reproducción". [ 5 ]

Discurso público

El sistema de megafonía, una versión a gran escala fabricada con fibra de vidrio, acero y equipos de sonido, funciona de forma muy similar a un megáfono de mano, con la diferencia de que, en lugar de emitir los sonidos de las manifestaciones de protesta, proyecta el sonido de los ronquidos .

Perry's "Public Address" (2005) at its original site in Federation Square, Melbourne.

Public Address, Perry has said, functions as a reprise to his Public Purse (1994)[6] insofar as megaphones are associated with political demonstration, authoritarian instruction and public oration; symbolically they represent a public object and, moreover, language and communication. The irregular breathing emanating from Public Address subverts these traditional notions of the megaphone and represents the voice of a public stupor preventing the vocalisation of objections to a world in crisis. The sound of snoring is indicative of the privacy of unconsciousness, but within the urban context, lying discarded in Federation Square, the giant megaphone appears both comical and pathetic informing to the malaise symptomatic of cultural and political fatigue. Indeed, during a large political rally at Federation Square about workplace agreements, Perry's megaphone had to be turned off so the snoring didn't disrupt the rally. Ironically, John Howard responded to the demands for workplace agreements by stating that he would not be influenced by megaphone politics.[7]

Perry has observed that "[t]here are advantages and disadvantages to having a voice...if you have a voice you have a responsibility and a risk."[8] In this way, Public Address, while dealing with notions of a public voice, also comments on the contested nature of public spaces. When Perry, an artist famous for his large-scale public art, elects to deal with anxieties about individuals expressing themselves as part of a collective in a public space he deliberately implicates himself in that confused nexus of being unable to express something terribly important. This self-consciousness and playfulness informs to a dynamic that is consistent with the vein of irony and scepticism that runs through much of his work.

See also

References

  • 2003 Architectural Review Australia 083, Andrew Mackenzie, "Threaded Field"
  • 2003 Melbourne Magazine issue 013 November " Art in Public"
  • 2004 Angela Melkisethian, Sculpture Magazine USA, ‘Commissions’ Issue No.9 Volume 23 November 2004 pp 28–29
  • 2005 The Age, Domain on Line, Video on Simon Perry's Urban Art Projects. Produced by Tim Mummery. January 2005
  • 2005 Jill Vincent, "Shrine to University" The Mathematical Association of Victoria.
  • 2005 Chris McAuliffe, RACV Collection Catalogue, 2005 pp 38–39
  • 2005 Juliana Engberg – The Unquiet World (Exhibition catalogue essay), Published by The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
  • 2005 The Age, Melbourne "No need to shout, we know its art" (Nov)
  • 2006 Jarrod Rawlins – Arte y Australia 'El mundo inquieto' (reseña) – Vol. 44 Núm. 2 Verano de 2006, págs. 272-277
  • 2006 Age/Herald Sun/Archivo fotográfico, Arte y Australia) Cobertura nacional de radio y televisión
  • 2006 Sally Nolan – ABC Radio National, The Deep End Entrevista con Simon Perry hablando sobre su trabajo en la exposición Idea of ​​the Animal, octubre de 2006
  • 2006 Linda Williams – Arte y la idea del animal en la idea del animal (ensayo de catálogo), Galería de la Universidad RMIT, Melbourne, octubre
  • ISBN 2006 0-9579495-4-5
  • 2006 Leon Van Schaik, 'Design City Melbourne' Wiley, Reino Unido 2006 págs. 81–82
  • 2007 Sarah Tutton – Arte y Australia 'La idea del animal' (reseña) – Vol. 44 N.º 3 Otoño de 2007, pág. 33
  • 2008 Linda Williams, 'Calor': Arte y cambio climático, ensayo para el catálogo de la exposición
  • 2008 ABC TV, "Grades of Difficulty", Chris Mcauliffe Sunday Arts episodio 32, Exposición 'Heat'.
  • 2010 Katherine Harrington – Entrevista «La escultura y los enemigos» con Simon Perry. Número 3, 2010, págs. 18-25

Notas

  1. 2010 Katherine Harrington – Entrevista «La escultura y los enemigos» con Simon Perry. Número 3, 2010, págs. 18-25
  2. 2010 Katherine Harrington – Entrevista «La escultura y los enemigos» con Simon Perry. Número 3, 2010, págs. 18-25
  3. 2003 Architectural Review Australia 083, Andrew Mackenzie, "Threaded Field"
  4. 2003 Architectural Review Australia 083, Andrew Mackenzie, "Threaded Field"
  5. 2003 Architectural Review Australia 083, Andrew Mackenzie, "Threaded Field"
  6. 2010 Katherine Harrington – Entrevista «La escultura y los enemigos» con Simon Perry. Número 3, 2010, págs. 18-25
  7. 2010 Katherine Harrington – Entrevista «La escultura y los enemigos» con Simon Perry. Número 3, 2010, págs. 18-25
  8. 2003 Architectural Review Australia 083, Andrew Mackenzie, "Threaded Field"
  • http://www.jennyportgallery.com.au/artists/sperry.html
  • http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/simonperry