Lot 200

Estimate $340-400

In this piece we see Terry Williams taking reference from a small, ordinary, functional object, morphing it into it into a large, loosely stitched, plump, soft form.

Terry Williams is an established artist whose career spans three decades and reflects a diverse exploration of materials and techniques. He is best known for his soft sculpture; a technique popularised in the 1960s by artists such as Claes Oldenburg and Yayoi Kusama. His sculptural work is defined by his deft and obsessive interpretation of figures, animals and objects, both real and imagined. The tactile, pillow-like works constructed with found materials feature exaggerated, conspicuous stitching and are intensely physical and bulging in their form.

Williams has worked at Arts Project Australia since 1989. He has presented numerous solo exhibitions including an international exhibition curated by Ricky Swallow at White Columns, New York in 2015. He has been a finalist in the Victorian Craft Award, Melbourne and the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Woollahra. He has been featured in numerous group exhibitions nationally and internationally. His work is held in the Museum of Everything in London, as well as prominent private collections worldwide.

Condition: Backed and wrapped for protection.

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Represented by Arts Project Australia, Melbourne