Michael Snape is a sculptor of national significance, who deftly composes structures using combinations of silhouetted human figures. Snape’s continuing fascination with the literal and metaphysical interconnectedness of people resonates poetically through his captivating and masterfully formed steel sculptures, which range from small to considerably large scale. Snape’s works are derived from laser cutting, which is then radically reworked to allow the artist to leave his worked mark. Aesthetically satisfying curves and familiar human forms blend and connect with a rhythmic flow, leading the viewer to find and make connections both visual and conceptual.
Michael Snape has held solo exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne and New York and has received a number of major public sculpture commissions in locations across Australia including Melbourne, Darling Harbor, Bondi, Kings Cross and Balmain. Snape’s work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Gold Coast City Gallery, Queensland; Macquarie University, Sydney; McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park, Melbourne; Orange Regional Gallery, Orange; the Melbourne Powerhouse Museum and in numerous Private Collections.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
The judge for this year’s HarbourSculpture Award is acclaimed Australian artist and Balmain local, Michael Snape. HarbourSculpture first began in 2014, …
Image: Peter Lundberg, Return to Sea (2013), bronze, edition 1/2 22 October – 8 November 2020 Sculpture by the Sea returns to the Bondi …
Michael Snape, Covert (2006) For a dose of inspiration, follow the daily musings of celebrated sculptor Michael Snape on his …
In her new exhibition, Mayflies & Stars, Kyoko Imazu offers a glimpse into the magical hidden worlds of some of …
Above image: Camie Lyons, Stick Figures (keepers), bronze, in situ. Photograph: Keith Maxwell. Congratulations to Camie Lyons who has been …
Image above: Mary Tonkin Ripples, Kalorama 2020 oil on linen 71 x 80 cm Landscape painter, Mary Tonkin, has recently …
Image above: Martin King Strangerlands #1 2020 graphite on drafting film with watercolour on paper, gouache and metal foil 148 …
Last week, Jimmy Rix’s monumental 18 metre-long sculpture, Road Kill, was installed in Forbes, NSW as part of a major …
Image above: G.W. Bot Other glyphs 2020 linocut 38 x 38 cm – Photography courtesy of Tim Gresham Sue Anderson, …
Image above: Mandy Martin Falling star 5 2012 pigment and oil on linen 76 x 280 cm Mandy Martin’s work …
Image above: Janet Luxton Eye contact 2021 oil on linen canvas 125 x 165 cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton and …
Image above: Michelle Hiscock Menin Gate 2021 oil on linen 61 x 75 cm Congratulations to Michelle Hiscock who has …
Above image: Rodney Pople, Liffy Falls, oil on linen, 141 x 181cm, 2021 A huge congratulations to Rodney Pople …
