Gifts of the Deep
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A$19,700.00
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Artist: Antone Bruinsma
Title: Gifts of the Deep
Year: 2023
Media: Helidon freestone and sandstone
Dimensions: Female shell, 57cm high x 166cm x 55cm, weight 300kg. Male shell, 67cm high x 190cm x 65 cm, weight 350kgs
A series of sculptures inspired by shell-forms and our ancient and ongoing connection with marine life.
It's the continuing story of "our home" and our symbiotic relationship with it.
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Antone Bruinsma is an Australian-based sculptor with more than 35 years of professional experience. He started carving wood at the age of 10, after winning a wood chisel set. A year later, he moved to Australia with his family from Amsterdam, Holland.
After Art College, he held positions on the Warana Festival Committee (Brisbane), the Crafts Council (Queensland) and Society of Sculptors Queensland (president 1983—1985), to promote public art and sculpture in Queensland and Australia.
His primary goal is always to present meaningful sculpture for public display. Antone’s motto is “blossom with the beauty of natural stone”.
He uses archetypal and mythological imagery, related to the environment and the community in which the sculptures will be placed.
Antone’s work is stimulating, iconic and designed to capture the public’s attention and imagination.
After Art College, he held positions on the Warana Festival Committee (Brisbane), the Crafts Council (Queensland) and Society of Sculptors Queensland (president 1983—1985), to promote public art and sculpture in Queensland and Australia.
His primary goal is always to present meaningful sculpture for public display. Antone’s motto is “blossom with the beauty of natural stone”.
He uses archetypal and mythological imagery, related to the environment and the community in which the sculptures will be placed.
Antone’s work is stimulating, iconic and designed to capture the public’s attention and imagination.