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FREE-STANDING SCULPTURE (IN-THE ROUND)

Standing Sunbaker (after Dupain) is an appropriation of Max Dupain’s iconic photograph of 1937. Dupain’s bronzed male figure is lying without care and at one with the beach in dazzling sun. By standing the figure and exposing his face, but maintaining the pose and body language I have introduced uncertainty and perhaps a fragility to the male stereotype. In addition, the use of an expressive technique of direct plaster and colour provides a counterpoint to the monochrome and smooth powerful forms of the Dupain figure. I hope I have created a sunbaker for the ages, one of a sensitive male that exposes himself to the world with thoughtful awareness while still being one with nature.

Standing Sunbaker (after Dupain) Direct plaster (Ceramaplast) on steel armature, acrylic paint. 55x65x18. 8kg

Omen (80x20x20)references a bird crashing to earth as a metaphor for the climate change emergency. The impact of climate change has already resulted in millions of wildlife deaths in bushfires, storms and heatwaves, especially in birds and fish. Personally, I am done with making art addressing environmental issues in a subtle or indirect way. The time is for direct action. Omen is a plea, maybe even a warning, about what could be our future if action is delayed or inadequate. A bird falling from the sky is a dramatic event and picking up and holding a fallen bird and seeing it so transformed from its atmospheric state is incredibly powerful. Omen is carved from a common Cypress Pine that was blown over in a storm.

The Family relates ubiquitous vessels of today to the classic amphora form. This relationship can be interpreted in multiple ways: historically as the development of form and culture over the passage of time; structurally as the common but thoughtfully designed plastic, disposable containers are seen anew; culturally as a reflection on containment changing ideas of value. A family of vessels. Amphoras often contained life essentials in the ancient world: water and olive oil. They also were given to victors and winning athletes. We may reflect on our disposable society today, but common amphoras were usually disposed of just as we dispose of the well-designed but unloved vessels of today.

Hoody. Sandstone

The answer and the question. Paper fibre, acrylic

Environmental Warrior. Sandstone.

Sculpture by John Lynch for sale — ‘Diprotodont Emerging’

Sculpture by John Lynch for sale — ‘Tectonic’. Chillagoe marble, terrazzo.

Sculpture by John Lynch for sale — ‘Barren’. 40x25x25. White beech, steel section, acrylic paint.Barren is an easy sculpture to understand. It uses the juxtapositioning of two contrasting materials, one from the natural world and one from the built world. The bee form is beautiful, but like a ghost. It searches for food on a barren and brutal unnatural object as it instinctively attempts to continue its life purpose.Barren is an easy sculpture to understand. It uses the juxtapositioning of two contrasting materials, one from the natural world and one from the built world. The bee form is beautiful, but like a ghost. It searches for food on a barren and brutal unnatural object as it instinctively attempts to continue its life purpose.

Sculpture by John Lynch for sale — High Country. 35x50x15.Chillagoe marble, steel.High Country is made from Chillagoe marble used sensitively to represent a landscape. It has the format of a landscape painting and uses mark making and texture to represent the country in a similar way to brush strokes. The stacked, shallow perspective builds to the crown of polished marble at the top. In addition, the nature of the material is acknowledged as once being part of the earth in the Atherton Tablelands. It is a mineral. The robust, brutal, rusted steel base provides a strong horizontal and anchors the work. The steel I-beam reminds us that mining is also part of our landscape in Australia and may bring to mind contentious issues around conservation and indigenous land rights.

Three-month Lockdown. Wood, acrylic paint. 75x40x20.

Three-month Lockdown. Wood, acrylic paint. 75x40x20.

Three-month Lockdown. 80x40x35. Wood, acrylic paint.Three Month Lockdown is a record of that time when we all adapted and looked inward. It was also a time when I was able to make more art and spend time with nature … and not get my hair cut. Yes, that’s a Willy Wagtail. When you are working with a mallet and chisels, animals come around.

Cultivator5 is a sculpture by John Lynch — Cultivator 5. Found object and recycled Oregon. 60x40x40

Cultivator 5 is a sculpture by John Lynch — Cultivator 5. 40x50x30. Found object and recycled Oregon. 60x40x40

Here Comes the Sun (2)

Here Comes the Sun (3)

Sculpture by John Lynch — Here Comes the Sun. 55x50x30. Gosford sandstone. 70 x 40 x 45. The title appears to reference the beautifully mellow Beatles song but the sculpture is actually appealing to the audience to take action on climate change. The title acts as a folly to provoke the audience. I have used elements of the Baroque style such as expression, body language, hyperbole, movement and space and appropriated the face of Daphne from Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne to instil drama and create a sense of urgency. The sun is represented as menacing and threatening, just as Apollo is portrayed in Bernini’s masterpiece. Art in the Baroque period was designed to appeal to the human emotions. I am using it for just such a purpose in the 21st century.

Sculpture by John Lynch for sale — ‘Font’. 45x25x20. White Beech. We all know about water, but much of our continent’s fresh water is under the ground. Subterranean. I imagined that environment and created Font. A font is a vessel and a giver of life. Both physical, and for some, spiritual. Water refreshes, cultivates life, heals and cleanses. I like the idea of a subterranean vault feeding back to the surface. I have also been influenced by Istanbul’s mysterious underground cavern of water, Basilica Cistern. An underground cathedral of water with columns and arches supporting the ceiling.

Stargazing. Carrara statuary marble.

Stargazing. 40x35x20. Carrara statuary marble. Stargazing reflects on the stillness and being of laying back and gazing at the night sky. There is a rock formation where I live that inspired me. Stone is of the earth but holds the ancient histories of the universe in its minerals. The veining of the marble somewhat resembles a galaxy or gas clouds. The head is simplified to the point of it being just a large pebble.

‘Dolce Vita’ Carrara statuary marble

Megafauna. Sandstone

Reconciliation-looking-listening-going-forward. Wood

bush-turkey-dreaming. Unique bronze. Collection of Gold Coast Art Gallery

Tortoise Line. Bronze

Bundjalung

Cultivator 5

Megafauna 1

angophramorhosis

Portrait of Patrick White in wood and found objects

Sandstone sculpture by John

John working on sandstone piece ‘Eco Warrior”

Studio crane at work

Lifting a block of sandstone

Wood carving underway

Polishing marble

Hand lettering in stone