Invitation to the opening of ‘Steel Works’ this Sunday 23 July from 4 – 6pm at Clara Street Gallery

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We invite you to join sculptors and long-term TBSSS students Chris Atichian, Wendy Holz and Christopher Salvemini to celebrate the opening of their group exhibition Steel Works this Sunday 23 July from 4 – 6pm at Clara Street Gallery. 

About the exhibition:

Steel Works showcases sculptures completed in the medium of steel. Over the past few years, the exhibiting artists have produced varied welded steel works as part of the National Art School short courses program. The exhibited works explore both the physicality and versatility of the medium. Mild steel can be cut, heated, bent and re-assembled into myriad forms. We are fortunate to have access to an outstanding workshop with a shared affinity amongst peers and teachers alike for making sculpture in steel.

About the artists:

Chris Atichian commenced his practice at Tom Bass in 2010. In his steel works, the steel is manipulated at high temperatures and subject to extreme pressure. The process by nature is often unpredictable and the resulting forms acquire an element of being partially self-made. Chris seeks to push the materiality of steel and strives to obtain flesh like folds in the completed forms, such that the material acquires a softness not typically associated with steel.

Wendy Holz first came to classes at Tom Bass in 2015 and started welding steel in 2017. Wendy enjoys the physical nature of the work of welding, grinding and bending steel to build abstract constructions. Each piece is generally a mixture of an original idea worked on by chance, experimentation and an attempt to be precise, especially about weight and balance.

Christopher Salvemini has been a student of TBSSS since 2015, since then he has worked in different sculptural media including clay, plaster, wire and stone. His favourite artistic media include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage and mosaics. Christopher’s welded works on display predominantly experiment with line and form in the medium of steel. He enjoys working with the material properties of steel being able to heat, bend, cut and reassemble.

Everyone is welcome to join Chris, Wendy and Christopher on Sunday 23 July from 4 – 6pm.

Steel Works
23 July – 13 August 2023
Clara Street Gallery
1A Clara Street Erskineville
Open Mon – Fri, 10am – 1pm or by appointment. 
clarastreetgallery.com
Ph: 02 9565 4851
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