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C hris Bold
REPRESENTED BY 4 CATS GALLERY
the Garden Path
Detail 3 Pairs
Mild Steel, Clay & Wax, 2006
65 x 28 x 10cm
Chris has had a passion for art for as long as he can remember. When
he was very young he was taken for his birthday to the newly opened
National Gallery of Victoria in St Kilda Road, and given ownership of it
by his family…he’s still waiting for the title deed! He has lived in
Melbourne for most of his life, but once left on a one-way ticket only to
return three years later to discover what a wonderful city Melbourne
truly is. Having visited many of the worlds centres of culture, he
believes that Melbourne is one of the most productive and imaginative
centres in the world. ‘Being able to make art and to experience the works
of others is a constant source of joy and inspiration’ he says.
This work is part of an
ongoing project investigating
and responding to a
small body of work
executed by John Brack in
the early to mid 1970s.
John Brack drew deeply
from the European
tradition, and then
adapted it to his own
sensibilities. The GOLDEN
MEAN is traditionally the
measure of perfection; one
can distort, elongate,
simplify and allude to this
time honoured theory and
still represent the beauty of
the human form. A
delicate use of line,
balance and proportion, all
formal qualities that I
have called upon with this
work, are issues that
interest me, however
considering the context
and time, the materials
are important. Clay is a
contradiction to the
delicate and lithe nature
of youth, (feet of clay),
wax provides a soft
translucent protective skin,
steel a strong pliable
framework to build upon.
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