METAMORPHOSIS: THE ART OF TOM MOORE

2016 Glencore Children’s Exhibition

26 AUGUST – 23 OCTOBER 2016

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery

Metamorphosis is the 2016 Glencore Children’s Exhibition, and focuses on the stunning hybrid life-forms of leading Australian glass artist, Tom Moore. Moore’s menagerie of characters combine botanical, zoological, and mechanical elements. Drawing inspiration from “the sharp observational wit of literary absurdists such as Edward Lear and…Dr Seuss” (Slade, 2016), the works are simultaneously humorous and insightful, giving us great joy, while also providing pause for thought about the human impact on the natural world.

Watt’s Triumph [detail] 2016

Hot joined, blown and solid glass, mixed media

Figure: 110 x 33 x 16 cm; Hill: 78 x 106 x 28 cm