Sandra Pitkin

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Sandra Pitkin is an Australian sculptor and installation artist .

Life

Pitkin attended the International School of Color and Design in Sydney for three years , from which she graduated in 1990 with a diploma. In the following year, 1991, she took a post-graduate course here . In 1992 she studied in the Australian Environmental Studies Unit at the University of New England . In 1996 she received the Sydney College of the Arts the title Bachelor of Visual Arts (Sculpture & installation) and graduated here in 1997 with honors from. After further studies in Expressive Therapies ( Artistic Therapy ) at the University of Western Sydney , she received her Graduate Diploma here in 2003 .

Works (selection)

Pitkin's interest in nature, science and the reciprocal connections between people and the world around them provide her with the inspiration for her mostly outdoor work. Their interest in dealing with the environment allows them to design their works in such a way that they leave the impression of being a natural part of the space in which they are set up. To do this, she often uses forms that occur in nature, which are intended to induce the viewer to reflect on how we live in the modern world. She often works with materials such as copper and paper, but also with other media.

Pitkin's works are titled:

  • Possibilities , cotton and Kozo paper on polymer-coated copper
  • Silence
  • integration
  • Enfolding time
  • Within
  • Fragility
  • Entroy of Touch
  • Continum
  • Dance
  • Keep safe / keepsake
  • Breath

Exhibitions (selection)

Pitkin participated in the following exhibitions:

  • 1992 - 13 Themes , Mosman Gallery, Sydney
  • 1993 - Ladders , Mosman Gallery, Sydney
  • 1993 - A Passion for Color , Weswal Gallery, Tamworth
  • 1994 - Birds of a Feather , Beattie Street Gallery, Sydney
  • 1994 - Book & Look , Smith Street Gallery, Sydney
  • 1994 - Artists' Books Exhibition , State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
  • 1994 - Mad Hatter's Tea Party , Papermakers of New South Wales Exhibition, Sydney
  • 1994 - Raw , Smith Street Gallery, Sydney
  • 1994 - New Directions , Ben Boyd Gallery, Sydney
  • 1995 - Japan Australia Woodblock Prints Exchange Exhibition , Japan Cultural Center, Sydney
  • 1995 - Eye Level , Hester Gallery, Sydney
  • 1996 - Landed , Sydney College of the Arts Graduates Exhibition, Sydney
  • 1996 - Findings , X Four Headmasters Gallery, Sydney
  • 1996 - For Your Information , Kinesis Gallery, Sydney
  • 1997 - Honors Exhibition , Sydney College of the Arts Sydney
  • 2002 - Totem , Astro Gallery, Sydney
  • 2002 - Sculpture by the Sea , Bondi
  • 2002 - Sampler , B-side Gallery, Sydney
  • 2002 - Sculpture by the Sea , Bondi
  • 2002 - A passion for paper , Mosman Gallery, Sydney
  • 2002 - Elements , Japan Cultural Center, Sydney
  • 2003 - Australianese and Japanalians , Powerhouse Museum , Sydney
  • 2005 - Metamorphosis and Materiality , Sydney
  • 2005 - Sculpture by the Sea , Bondi
  • 2005 - The Year of Physics , Macquarie University Gallery , Sydney
  • 2006 - Casuarina Sculpture Walk , Casuarina Beach
  • 2006 - Change of Nature , Darling Harbor Gallery, Sydney
  • 2011 - Sculpture by the Sea , Bondi
  • 2015 - Sculpture by the Sea , Bondi

Awards (selection)

Sandra Pitkin received the following awards:

  • 2000 - The NEC Site-Specific Award, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
  • 2005 - Honorable Mention, Year of Physics Art Prize
  • 2005 - Society Taskforce Site-Specific Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales , Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi

Web links

Commons : Sandra Pitkin  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sandra Pitkin. Biography. In: NSW Government, Education
  2. ↑ a b c Sandra Pitkin. In: creativeroad.com.au
  3. ↑ a b Joanna Nicholson: Sculpture by the Sea 2015. 'Keep safe / keepsake' by Sandra Pitkin. In: Australian Broadcasting Corporation of October 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sandra Pitkin. Sculpture. In: mayspace.com.au
  5. ↑ Sasha Grishin: Sculpture by the Sea: 19th Annual Exhibition. In: Sydney Morning Herald of October 23, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Pitkin, Sandra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian sculptor and installation artist
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century