Overture by James Rogers

‍Artist: James Rogers

‍Title: Overture

‍Year: 2024‍

Location: Waitemata Plaza Grass‍

Size: 2500 x 1300 x 1300 mm

Material: Waxed red steel

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About the artwork: 

Ethereal in essence yet solid in materiality, James Rogers is preoccupied with capturing the movements of nature through his twisting steel piping. His ability with a welding gun is akin to a Chinese ink master and his brush. Each form is inherently delicate, accentuated by solid ribbons of metal that anchor the work in space. Rogers juxtaposes the synthesis of nature's rhythms within an implausible material. His vertical steel structures stand perfectly balanced. One work informs the next. His compositional power is built on a sculptor’s universal truth: the fight against gravitational pull.

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About the artist: 

Walcha based artist, James Rogers, is one of Australia's most respected sculptors. He is a nineteen-time finalist in Sculpture by the Sea (NSW), four-time Wynne Prize finalist (AGNSW), and winner of the 2023 Cottesloe Sculpture by the Sea (WA). His practice represents three decades of public commissions and exhibiting history with some of the most respected galleries in the country.