2011 Carmela McHardy Merit: Rudi Buchanan-Strewe
Horse Power - Steel & Copper
I used to work with engines and always thought the parts were quite beautiful and a waste to just scrap especially the moving parts. For the last 4years I have been making sculpture in my Karekare studio using several different techniques such as blacksmithing, bronze casting using the lost wax process, and I also work with copper.
About Carmela McHardy: Carmela was a staunch West Auckland Community worker and supporter of art and artists, the late Carmela McHardy organised the Secondary Schools Arts Awards some years ago and was a valued member of the Western Districts Community Foundation. We gratefully acknowledge her wonderful contribution by way of the $500 Carmela McHardy Merit award.
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Judges Comments
- Weight of found object against ethereal nature of horses
- Interactive
- Colours beautiful in copper
- Hint of Steam Punk – Jules Verne feel
