Norma Redpath

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Treasury Fountain in Canberra

Norma Redpath (born November 20, 1928 in Melbourne , Australia ; † January 12, 2013 there ) is an Australian sculptor and graphic artist .

life and work

Norma Redpath studied graphic design at Swinburne Technical College from 1942 to 1948 , where she was ill for a long time, and sculpture at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology from 1949 to 1951 . She completed her last training in self-study, as studying modern sculpture was not offered in Australia. During the 1950s she traveled to Europe and studied in Italy from 1956 to 1958 at the Università per Stranieri in Perugia and lived in Rome , where she never let go of Italian art. In 1958 she returned to Australia and in 1962 she worked at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan and she commuted regularly from Australia to Italy. From 1974 to 1985 she worked alternately in her Milanese and Australian studio.

She was a member of the Victorian Sculptor Society and made bronze sculptures. In 1953 she met Inge King , Julius Kane and Clifford Last , who were members of the Group of Four , and in 1961 she joined the artist group of the Center Five in Victoria , where u. a. Inge King, Julius Kane, Clifford Last, Lenton Parr , Vincas Jomantas and Teisutis Zikaras were members who organized exhibitions of sculpture.

She received numerous awards, such as the Mildura Prize for Sculpture in 1964 and the Transfield Prize for Sculpture in the same year . From 1972 to 1974 she was awarded the Fellowship in the Creative Arts of the Australian National University in Canberra .

Work (selection)

Extended Column (left: cement column and bronze) in Canberra
  • Bronze reliefs (1964), BP Oil Company , Australia
  • Treasury Fountain - Fountain with two bronze water fountains on rectangular granite blocks (1965–1969), - Treasury Building in Canberra
  • Victoria Coats of Arms - a bronze relief - (1968), Arts Center of Victoria, Melbourne
  • Sculpture Column (1969–1972), Reserve Bank of Australia, Brisbane
  • Facade Relief (1970–1972), Victoria College of Pharmacie, Melbourne
  • Sydney Ribbon Memorial Capital (1970–1973), University of Melbourne
  • Higuchi Sculpture (1971–1972), Manning Building at Monash University in Melbourne
  • Extended Column (1972–1975), Canberra School of Music, Canberra
  • Paesaggio Caryatide (1980–1985), State Bank of Victoria, Melbourne
  • Landscape Caryatide (1980–1985), McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park in Langwarrin

Web links

Commons : Norma Redpath  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ↑ a b Norma Redpath on daao.org.au. Retrieved August 14, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Redpath, Norma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne , Australia
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 2013
Place of death Melbourne , Australia