Virginia King
My sculpture celebrates life in the South Pacific. New Zealand is surrounded by the sea - the works inspired by the ocean, the geographic isolation of New Zealand and informed by mythology, history and literature. By magnifying and abstracting the natural scale of life forms I draw attention to their fragility and vulnerability. The works refer to my concerns about ecology and survival and the delicate balance between sustainability and progress.
The vessel form is a recurrent theme of my work and becomes a symbol of migration, a chalice and a container of life, and symbol of life’s journey.
My work is predominantly created from salvaged timbers and cast bronze. Stainless steel works are laser-cut and hand finished.
In 2005 David Bateman Ltd published a book about the past twenty years of my work, Virginia King Sculptor ISBN 1-86953-615-01
Available Works
My sculpture celebrates life in the South Pacific. New Zealand is surrounded by the sea - the works inspired by the ocean, the geographic isolation of New Zealand and informed by mythology, history and literature. By magnifying and abstracting the natural scale of life forms I draw attention to their fragility and vulnerability. The works refer to my concerns about ecology and survival and the delicate balance between sustainability and progress.
The vessel form is a recurrent theme of my work and becomes a symbol of migration, a chalice and a container of life, and symbol of life’s journey.
My work is predominantly created from salvaged timbers and cast bronze. Stainless steel works are laser-cut and hand finished.
In 2005 David Bateman Ltd published a book about the past twenty years of my work, Virginia King Sculptor ISBN 1-86953-615-01
Available Works