Robert Bridgewater

2020 ‘Sculpture’

Robert Bridgewater — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:08:12 +0000

Magdalene Tree, 2019 wood 28 x 11 x 9cm

Vanishing Point, 2019 wood 32 x 19 x 8cm

Untitled, 2018 wood 9 x 34 x 5cm

Magdalene Tree, 2018 painted wood (Cypress) 162 x 52 x 40cm

Allotment, 2019 stained wood (Elm) 61 x 48 x 4cm

Kneeling Magdalene, 2020 painted wood (Sycamore) 21 x 10 x 10cm

Allotment II, 2019 stained wood (Elm) 30 x 119 x 3cm

2019 Sydney Contemporary

Robert Bridgewater — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 02:18:38 +0000

Magdalene Tree, 2018 painted wood (cypress) 162 x 52 x 40cm

Vanishing Point, 2018 wood

Magdalene Tree, 2019 wood 28 x 11 x 9cm

Fields, 2018 wood (blackwood) 30 x 90 x 1.5cm overall

Untitled, 2018 wood

Tall Grass, 2018 wood

2015 ‘All Homes Are Left So’

Robert Bridgewater — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 06:25:50 +0000

Cassone 1 (The Fall), 2015 stained wood (elm)
65 x 147 x 63cm

Installation view ‘All Homes Are Left So’ March 2015, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

Cassone 1 (The Fall) End detail 2015 Stained wood (elm) 65 x 147 x 63cm

Cassone 1 (The Fall) 2015 Stained wood (elm) 65 x 147 x 63cm

Cassone 1 (The Fall) Verso 2015 Stained wood (elm) 65 x 147 x 63cm

Cassone 1 (The Fall) 2015 Stained wood (elm) 65 x 147 x 63cm

Cassone 1 (The Fall) detail 2015 Stained wood (elm) 65 x 147 x 63cm

Cassone 1 (The Fall) Detail 2015 Stained wood (elm) 65 x 147 x 63cm

Unfinished Portrait 1 (Edie at 2 years) 2007/2015 bronze 18 x14 x 17cm

Unfinished Portrait 2 (Thomas at 4 years) 2014 bronze 26x18x22cm
Collection of the Artist

Unfinished Portrait 3 (Jim at 7 years) 2014 Bronze 25 x 19 x 22cm Collection of the artist

Unfinished Portrait 4 (Edie at 9 years) 2015 Bronze 27 x 19 x 26cm Collection of the artist

Grieving chair, 2014 stained wood (casuarina) 106 x 42 x 42cm

Love spoon 9 (Agnes) 2014 Wood 63 x 8 x 2.2cm Private collection

Love spoon 9 (Agnes) detail

Love Spoon 8 (Grace) 2014 Wood 22 x 5 x 1cm Collection of the artist

Love Spoon 7 (Esther) 2014 Wood 22 x 2.5 x 2.5cm Private collection

Love Spoon 6 (Nancy) 2014 wood (pear) 18x8x1.5cm Collection of the artist

Love Spoon 5 (Milly) 2014 Wood 16.5 x 6 x 1cm Collection of Monash University

Love Spoon 4 (Estella) 2014 wood 17.5 x 6 x 1cm

Love Spoon 3 (Florence) 2014 Wood 16 x 5.5 x 1cm Private Collection

Love Spoon 1 (Katherine) 2009 Wood 11.5 x 2 x 1cm Private Collection

Love Spoon 2 (Mary) 2013 Wood 16 x 6.5 x 1.5cm Private Collection

2008 Grand Hyatt, Melbourne

Robert Bridgewater — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 03:29:43 +0000

Robert Bridgewater Wind Ball 2009 stained cypress

2007 ‘Little Light of Mine’

Robert Bridgewater — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:38:26 +0000

Waking child, 2007 painted pearwood 11 x 18 x 4cm

Man in black, 2007 stained elm 330 x 530 x 25cm

Man in black, 2007 (detail) stained elm 330 x 530 x 25cm

The word spoken quietly, 2007 holly wood 4.5 x 24 x 4.5cm

The ideas man, 2007 painted elm 39 x 25 x 29cm

Profile

Rachel — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 03:19:02 +0000

Robert Bridgewater’s carved and incised wooden sculptures can be monumental, or delicate in scale; requiring from the artist brute force and strength, but also patience and care. Whether timber, or bronze, the surfaces of Bridgewater’s sculptures proudly display the methodical marks of the artist’s hand, retaining their link to the labour of production and more broadly to historical traditions of object making. He transforms patterns from a wide range of cultural sources into repeated motifs, affording his work an archetypal quality, one that is immediately engaging.

Born in country Victoria in 1971, Robert Bridgewater completed a Bachelor of Fine Art at Monash University, Melbourne in 1992 and a Graduate Diploma of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne in 1995. He has been the recipient of a number of awards including the National Gallery of Victoria Trustees Award (1992); a Post Graduate Encouragement Award (1994) and the Kangaroo Sculpture Award (1995). He has been a finalist in the Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award (2011); the McClelland Sculpture Survey and Awards (2010); and the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award (2005, 2003 & 2000). He has completed residencies in London, through the Australia Council; and France, through the Ernst Mach Foundation.

Robert Bridgewater has completed a series of commissions, including works for The Westin, Perth (2018); Banksia Apartments, New Quay (2018); Park Hyatt, Sydney (2014); Point Leo Sculpture Park, Merricks (2011); RMIT University, Melbourne (2010); RACV, Melbourne (2010); Grand Hyatt, Melbourne (2008); Burswood Casino, Perth (2006); and Edgewater Estate, Melbourne (2002). His work is held in a number of public and private collections including Monash University Art Collection, Melbourne; Artbank, Sydney; and Victoria University, Melbourne. Robert Bridgewater currently lives and works in Melbourne.

2004 Robert Bridgewater

Robert Bridgewater — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:57:36 +0000

Red hand III, 2003 painted European cherry wood 17.5 x 8.5 x 3cm

Cloister, 2003 painted European cherry wood 5 pieces, each: 12.5 x 8.5 x 3.5cm