UWS Sculpture Award 2008 Invitation (PDF, 2.23 MB) - Art Gallery ...

Michael SibelArtist StatementThis work is based on images of carousels andfairgrounds and is inspired by the wheel as ametaphor for life. The work starts from the image ofa wheel as an amusement ride and shows the ridersat different stages of their journey on that wheel.Sited in a park setting evokes memories of comingto a fairground and experiencing such a ride. In thiscase though, the ride is more than a three minutethrill. It is a larger symbol of a never-ending journey.Artist BiographyMichael Sibel has been making and exhibitingsculpture for the past fifteen years. In early 2007Michael became a resident artist of Gasworks ArtsPark. He is currently producing sculpture there andis involved in community projects and education.His solo exhibitions include FoldOut, fortyfivedownstairs,New Sculpture, Australian Art Resources, LostBody, Yarra Sculpture Space, New Work, DickersonGallery, Nothingness to Whole, Span Galleries, A Bellis a Cup, Lyall Burton Gallery, Floating Form, LyallBurton Gallery.He has also exhibited widely in group exhibitionsand represented in various public and privatecollections.42