| Angela Griffiths | Sculptor |
Pocket Rocket, Angela Griffiths
Angela Griffiths recently returned to Tasmania after a productive 10 years working as an artist in Sydney. During her time there she participated in arts programmes and residencies, art commissions, solo and group shows including Sculpture By The Sea, Sculpture in the Vineyards, Kooindah Sculpture Prize (winner), Warringah Art Prize, Manly Art Gallery group shows and workshops. Most recently she worked with Wendy Whiteley at Lavendar Bay, archiving the work of Brett Whiteley.
Griffiths describes her artwork as unplanned. "I rarely set out to build anything specific preferring instead to let my fingers and sculpting wax compose the shapes through intuition. It’s a magical moment when the subconscious takes over and one's hands work in collaboration with one's visual sensibilities and emotional state."
Image: Walk With Me, Angela Griffiths
After a couple of decades of building large-scale, ephemerial sculpture Griffiths decided it was time to take her work in a new direction, concentrating on creating smaller, figurative and abstract sculptures in bronze and stainless steel. "The material has an integrity about it and I decided I wanted to make objects that would last the test of time. Unlike me, who'll be dead, gone and forgotten, I'm hoping my sculptures will live on, to be enjoyed or just looked at and considered".
Image: Tude, Angela Griffiths
"My practice often explores the dichotomy between strength and weakness, the feeling of vulnerability verses inner strength and determination. I try to find a balance in-between which may trigger an emotional response with the viewer. Life is full of contradictions and this is a major influence on my work. When it all comes together, it’s tremendously exciting. No better feeling.”
Call me The Breeze, Angela Griffiths
Angela's work can be seen on Facebook at Angela Griffiths Art or Instagram at Artsangela.