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Laurent Rivory
I’m an emerging artist with a sculpture practice beginning as recently as 2019. Since, I have been mostly experimenting with several styles of steel sculpture using found/recycled steel, largely with waxed and oxidised finishes.
My works are largely abstracted-figurative or abstract. My major influences include David Smith (early works in particular), Anthony Caro and Julio Gonzalez. My works represent a collision between Cubist leanings, a sensitivity to the provenance and innate aesthetics of the steel, a soupçon of humour and his commitment to an environmentally sustainable art practice.
Exhibitions and Prizes
2019. Sculpture on the Farm (Dungog, NSW) – Selfie Girl (2019)
2019. Sculptures in the Garden (Mudgee, NSW) – Femme a la Guitare (2019), Femme au Bain (2019)
2019-2020. Georges River Art Prize (Hurstville, NSW) – Reclining Figure (2019) – Finalist
2020. “Ferrophilia”, Braemar Gallery (Springwood, NSW) – 12 works shown
2020. Sculpture in the Vineyards (Wollombi, NSW) – Scrub Bull (2020)
2020. Urunga Small Art Prize (Urunga, NSW) – Washing Day Flotilla (2020)
2020. Sculptures in the Garden (Mudgee, NSW) – Toro (2020), Mowgee and Mullian (2020), Love Dove (2020), Nue d’Armory (2019)
2021. Sculpture Bermagui (Bermagui, NSW) – Chimera (2021)
2021. “Ex Machina”, Braemar Gallery (Springwood, NSW) – 10 works shown
2021. Sculpture in the Vineyards (Wollombi, NSW) – Chimera (2021) and Tango (2021)
2022. Public Sculpture Program, Braemar Gallery (Springwood, NSW) – Terrae Omniae (2022)
2022. Sculpture in the Vineyards (Wollombi, NSW) – Standing Figure (Redhead) (2022)
2022. Greenway Art Prize (Leichardt, NSW) 2022 – The Mills (2022) – Finalist
2022. Hunters Hill Art Prize (Hunters Hill, NSW) 2022 – Nautica (2022) – Finalist
2022. Blue Mountains Art Prize (Wentworth Falls, NSW) – Votive Figure (2022)
2023. Bowral Sculpture Prize (Bowral, NSW) – Learning to Fly (2023)
2023. “Abstraction and Ambiguity”, Braemar Gallery (Springwood, NSW) 2023 – 10 works shown
2023. Sculptures at Scratchley (Newcastle, NSW) – The Defiant (2023)
2023. Sculpture in Focus, NSW Sculptor Society (Willoughby, NSW) – Glyph (2021), Odona (2021)
2023. Urunga Small Sculpture Prize (Urunga, NSW) – Marina Luna (2021) – Finalist
2023. Sculpture at the Farm (Dungog, NSW) – The Defiant (2023), Learning to Fly (2023), Tumbling Eagle (2023)
2023. Mounted ARI “Luft” (Springwood, NSW) – Flugel (2023)
2024. Face to Form (Millers Point, NSW) – “Nautica” (2022)
2024. Sculpture on the Mall (Chatswood, NSW) – “Reliquary to Wisdom” (2024) and “The Gift” (2024)
2024. Public Sculpture Program, Braemar Gallery (Springwood, NSW) – Tumbling Eagle (2023) and The Defiant (2023)
2025. Bowral Sculpture Prize – “Stargazer” (2024) and “Minitaur” (2024)
2025. St Columbas Art Prize – Finalist “Plexus” 2024.