12 May at 7.30 pm: ASV Monthly Meeting: A show and tell meeting where sculptor members each bring a work or 2 done recently, and give a little talk about each piece.
ASV Support Statement for plan to install a new sculpture on Herring Island:
The original scheme which put sculpture on Herring Island was interesting and progressive, giving an extra dimension to a place which, up until that time, had been little known and inaccessible to the public. Appropriately, much of the work generated at that time was environmental, i.e., it was either made a part of the environment or it was derived from the environment.
Since the original sculpture project, there has been no addition to the display and some of the works have deteriorated, become overgrown or largely vanished. While this is in some cases an intended outcome of environmental sculpture, if the charter for Herring Island is to be maintained there should be an ongoing program to introduce new work to replace those which return to the elements and to continue public interest in sculpture on the Island.
Margaret Gunnersen Thomas's piece, 'Eclipse', would be a fitting work to re-establish the sculpture program on Herring Island. It is strong and simple aesthetically and very robust physically, making it suitable for a public position. It deals with a natural phenomenon and it uses basic materials- granite and steel, which will blend into the natural environment. Placed in the right position, it would become a sculptural signpost and a focal point for the Island.
Michael Meszaros, Vice President, Association of Sculptors of Victoria.
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