The recipients of the $50,000 Roy Hill Sculpture Prize and the $10,000 Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship were announced last week, during the launch of the 10th anniversary of ‘Sculpture by the Sea, Cottlesoe‘.
Hiroyuki Kita (Japan) was named the recipient of the inaugural Roy Hill Sculpture Prize for his kinetic sculpture titled like a flower swaying in the wind, which is made from stainless steel, steel and ball bearings.
In a first for the exhibition, two WA artists, Kerrie Argent (Lake Grace) and Elaine Clocherty (Cowaramup) were named joint recipients of the Western Australian Sculptor Scholarship, with both artists to receive $5,000 towards travel, study and the advancement of their career.
Kerrie Argent’s work, overconsumption was made using 185,000 cable ties and 80,000 plastic bottle tops to create five great mountains of garbage. Elaine’s work, titled overnight was made from seaweed and shells and recalls the huge seaweed dump in October 2012 that closed Cottesloe Beach. Elaine plans to return her work to the ocean at the end of the exhibition.
“The decision of the Roy Hill Sculpture Prize recipient was unanimous”, said Dr Michael Hill. “Kita’s kinetic work unites far and near views. A beautiful prospect is offered from a distance, with curved and polished stainless steel glinting in the sunlight atop a robust yellow beam. Up close, the sculpture reveals precision crafting and subtle details of colour,” said judge panelist Dr Michael Hill.
In its anniversary year, an estimated 220,000 visitors are expected to flock to Cottesloe to see 74 sculptures from local, national and international artists.
Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe
7 to 27 March, 2014
Perth
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
23 October to 9 November, 2014
Sydney
Hiroyuki Kita, like a flower swaying in the wind. Photo by Clyde Yee
Kerrie Argent, overconsumption. Photo by Clyde Yee
