Amanda Harrison
1 FORD ST
Sculpture - Bronze & Ceramics
I love exploring the essence of a shape, peeling back the excess and reducing the form to the essential shape and line. While I like creating both abstract and figurative forms, the human figure is my obsession, especially the parent and child.
I also enjoy playing around with surface texture. I find it can both highlight the shape of the piece and give it depth and character. Also for me, texture marks a piece with a 'made-by-hand' stamp, so important in a world saturated with mass-produced goods.
BACKGROUND
I was born in London and grew up in the Blue Mountains and Sydney's North Shore. Sculpture has never been far from my hands, including a major work in my final year of high school and a clay animation film during university studies.
Whilst travelling and working overseas, I completed a Certificate of Sculpture in the evenings at the Kensington and Chelsea College, London. Back in Sydney, I continued to build my sculptural practice through self-education, studio workshops and TAFE courses under the guidance of well-known artists.
Ten years ago, I finally set up my own studio in Greenwich, Sydney, where I now work in clay, wax and marble. I fire my ceramic pieces in my electric kiln (solar-powered) and send my waxes to the foundry to be cast into metal. I’ve begun exploring stone and marble as mediums.
I'm currently on the committee for The Sculptors Society, and have been the convenor of the annual Greenwich Village Arts Trail for 11 years.
insta @amandaharrisonsculptor
