Transient

Exhibition Details

CURATOR/COORDINATOR
Independent Curator
Dr Robyn Taylor
ARTIST
Hans Arkeveld

CATEGORY
A, B
MEDIUM
sculpture, works on paper, mixed media

INSTALLATION
Wall 10 framed works
7 wall mounted sculptures
Approximately 35 - 50 running metres
Floor 7 sculptures, with display plinths
Approximately 40 - 55 square metres
COST SHARE
WA $1,540.00 (inclusive gst)
Interstate tba

DOCUMENTATION
Catalogue
(45 pages illustrated with 8 colour pages)
Gallery Sheets
Poster
Media kit with press release
and digital images

EDUCATION
Educational Packages (includes teachers
notes, catalogue, gallery education sheets)
Didactic panels
Lectures and floor talks upon request
CRATES
5 crates, totalling 7.2 cubic metres

TOUR DURATION
July 2006 - March 2008
Available WA and interstate
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Detail of: Hans Arkeveld, 'Of Two Minds', 1985.

Transient is a journey through the remarkable mind and art of Hans Arkeveld. Hans is one of Western Australia's foremost artists and this timely retrospective exhibition looks at his deeply felt commitment to art as a means of exploring the nature of life and our experience of the world.
Hans has been a practising artist since the early 1960s and has taught in most of the major art institutions in Perth. His art, and that of a handful of others, has been recognised as seminal to the development of a particularly Western Australian narrative aesthetic, especially in the field of sculpture. This aesthetic has developed from many influences, in particular the art of Papua/New Guinea which he experienced first hand during his early travels through that country.
Over the past forty years Hans has held a special position as resident artist in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia. This has enabled him to refine the art of anatomical drawing while pondering the nature of life, its conception, and the development of human consciousness. Through his unique knowledge of the human form and his highly developed skills as a craftsman, Hans has the ability to create artworks of exquisite refinement.
He also has a well-developed sense of fun and whimsy. He is fascinated with the flotsam of modern life (he calls his 'patron saint' St Sulo), and often delights in turning a humble object into both a humorous jest and a poetic statement.

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