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Cobargo artist gets ephemeral at Sculpture on the Edge

IN the predawn hours of Saturday, March 5, which was the day after the official opening of Sculpture on the Edge, an unofficial artwork/guerrilla art action was initiated by local artist Rhonda Ayliffe.

Hundreds of small paper boats made from pages of discarded encyclopaedias were released into the causeway of the Bermagui harbour.

Released predawn, the flotilla was collected at low tide to be composted and turned into garden food.

“Only a few people noticed, less would have registered that it was an art work in progress – this is integral to the nature of guerrilla artworks,” Rhonda said.

Rhonda also participated as a speaker in this year’s Sculpture on the Edge symposium, where the theme was ‘Ephemeral v/s Monumental – the changing face of sculpture’.

She gave provocative talk at the symposium on the nature and potentials of ephemeral art.

He talk, including a brief run-down of some of the points raised, is covered on her blog: (http://rhondaayliffe.blogspot.co m/2011/03/speaking.html)

In August, Rhonda is taking her book-based artworks and ephemeral art interventions north as she has been invited to the Byron Bay Writers Festival as the festival’s artist-in-residence.

Rhonda currently enrolled in Higher Degree Research program with Monash University, where she is undertaking a studio-based MFA/PhD.
 

The people choose horses at Bermagui’s Sculpture on the Edge

THE votes are in and the people have chosen horses.
The people’s choice award for the large sculptures at this year’s Bermagui’s Sculpture on the Edge event went to the piece entitled “Tribute to a workhorse” by Belinda Villani of Sydney.

The award sponsored by Cursley Financial Services is worth $1000.

For the small sculptures, the people’s choice award went to “Little Horse” by Andy Townsend, Suzie Bleach and Mike McGregor.

The winner of the people’s choice voting prize for a dinner in Bermagui was Caroline Davis of Sydney.
 

WINNING SCULPTURES:
Tanja residents Allan Watt and Penny Amberg at the opening of Bermagui’s Sculpture on the Edge with the people’s choice winner 'Tribute to a workhorse'.
 

Keeping with the horse theme, people's choice winner of the small sculptures was 'Little Horse'.

Sculpture on the Edge at Bermagui overcomes challenges

THE fifth Sculpture on the Edge was not without its challenges with new guidelines banning any digging on the Bermagui headland.
Organiser Jan Ireland said all difficulties were overcome with observers from National Parks and the Bega Valley Shire Council scrutinizing the instillation of the sculptures on Friday.

Only one sculpture, Andy Townsend and Suzy Bleach’s Adaptable Migrant large camel sculpture that won the people’s choice at Bondi’s Sculpture by the Sea, had to be located off the headland near the war memorial as it required deep footings.

The 42 large sculptures on the headland were complimented by another 45 or so small sculptures expertly set up in Bermagui community hall.

The winner of the $5000 Philip Cox Acquisitive Prize was for the second year running Senden Blackwood from Orange, this time with his abstract basalt piece, entitled “Twisted Liquorice”.

World-renowned architect and part-time Bermagui resident Mr Cox himself, joined by artists Marr Grounds, Andy Townsend and Malcolm King, judged the sculptures.

Tanja artist Yuri Wiedenhofer won the Bermagui Country Club emerging artist prize for his fire sculpture, his fourth such sculpture for the event.

This year his fire sculpture was on the headland and was modelled after a koala scat or dropping.

Pambula artist Pambula artist Jen Mallinson was awarded the the Daniel and Adam Iliffe Sculpture Prize for her work “Remnant”, while also receiving the Don Moffatt and Cecilia Ng Sponsorship grant.

And perhaps the best news was that her sculpture has been sold.

“I also met Philip Cox and his partner and he was disappointed to see the sculpture was already sold by the time he got there, so he couldn't acquire it!,” Ms Mallinson said.

The ANU scholarship was awarded to Mike McGregor from Carwoola, and the Triangle Small Sculpture Prize was awarded to Daniel Lafferty.

The symposium on Sunday at Bermagui’s “White House” was also a success with speakers including local artists Andy Townsend, Peter “Beatle” Collins, Rhonda Ayliffe and winner Senden Blackwood.
 

FIRE SCULPTURE: This was the fourth year that Tanja artist Yuri Wiedenhofer created a fire sculpture for the Sculpture on the Edge event and here it’s being checked out by Bermagui youngsters Jaycee, Sharlee and Prem Dharma.

WINNING ARTIST: Pambula artist Jen Mallinson spruces up her
prize-winning sculpture "Remnant" after it was installed on the cliff edge on Friday.

Beatle wins emerging
artist award

LOCAL hero Peter “Beatle” Collins has taken out the Emerging Artist Prize at the inaugural Sculpture at Sawmillers event held on the edge of Sydney Harbour on September 18-19.

His latest stick sculpture "Wave out of Water" was one of many excellent entries in a strong field on display at the beautiful and historic reserve at McMahons Point on Sydney Harbour.

The sculpture was received with tremendous enthusiasm by such luminaries as Stuart Purves of the famous Australian Galleries and sculptor Michael Snape.

Beatle has been selected for the world famous Sculpture by the Sea at Bondi and will be headed for Sydney again at the end of October with his "Bermagui Bombora" sculpture, the winner of a People's Choice Award at this year's Sculpture on the Edge event at Bermagui.

He is also taking with him "Wind on the Wire", which is currently on display at the Bermagui Community Centre.
Beatle would like to thank all the supporters of fundraising efforts for transporting his sculptures to Sydney.

The winners of the “Send Beatle to Sydney” raffle organised by Jan Ireland were:
Jasmine Williams - Il Passagio voucher
Suzette Kendall - Seafood from South Coast Seafood Supplies
Pauleen Harris - Asian Cuisine vouchers
Janine Moran - Meat Tray from Bermagui Meat Supply

Jan on behalf of Sculpture on the Edge said congratulations to all the winners, and a grateful thanks to the generous providers of prizes, as well as a big thank you to all Beatle's supporters who bought tickets.
 

WINNING PIECE 2010:


The inaugural winner of the Philip Cox acquisitive prize Senden Blackwood and his limestone sculpture "ikara" pictured with organiser Jan Ireland and patron Philip Cox.


ART ON FIRE 2010:
Sculptor Jesse Rasmussen, originally from the US and now Sydney, swings his "Going fishing" fire sculpture at the launch with the other fire sculptures in the background.