Veranda Posts - Derby St (NE)

Artist : Charlie Trivers

Material : Ironbark & Tallowood

Year Created : 2007

Special Note : 2007 Shopfont Awning Post Workshop

Artist's Location : Wamberal

Type : Sculpture

2007 SHOPFRONT AWNING POST WORKSHOP

Artists and technicians designed and carved more than thirty posts during a ten-day workshop in Walcha to replace the old awning posts of six shopfronts.

Veranda Posts – old ‘Goodcom’ Shopfont

THE ARTIST:

Charlie Trivers is an Australian sculptor who lives and works on the Central Coast, north of Sydney, NSW. He has a Master of Fine Arts Degree from UNSW College of Fine Arts Sydney. His sculpture practice began in the late 1960's and he is a member of the Sculpture by the Sea Bondi Decade Club.

Trivers was awarded the Kodak Sculpture Prize in 2004 for his sculpture ‘Fishbottle Quartet’. He has exhibited in over 100 group exhibitions, including the 10th Kajima Sculpture Competition in Tokyo and Osaka in 2007, as well as the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale in Hokkaido Japan, 2004. Throughout his career, Trivers has explored various themes and worked with a variety of materials and scales. His art shows a keen interest in the natural coastal environment. He delivers a societal commentary on the impact of humans on the planet, using humor as an unexpected device for communication.