East Gippsland artist, Paul Gennings, has just unveiled his latest creation, Aperture, which will be showcased at Mudgee’s Sculptures in the Garden
exhibition.
This marks Paul’s second entry into this prestigious event, and he’s thrilled to be among Australia’s top sculptors.
Standing at over three metres tall and crafted from mild steel with a painted finish, Aperture has been designed specifically for this exhibition.
Paul, who relocated from Queensland to East Gippsland more than 15 years ago has since established the Firetail Design Studio in Fernbank, where he creates sculptural works for both public and private spaces.
The Sculptures in the Garden exhibition, which runs from October 12 to 27, attracts more than 450,000 visitors each year.
Paul sees this as a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow creatives from across Australia and showcase his work on a grand scale.
Paul has been practicing art for the past decade. He has been involved in solo, group and selected exhibitions and exhibited internationally.
Paul’s work explores the use of mixed media. He combines ceramics and materials such as steel and timber. The ceramics component involves alternative firing techniques such as infusing re-cycled oil into the ceramic pieces to produce black-ware, creating oil lustres.
He undergoes raku and naked raku firings and experiments with both process and material to create his work.
As part of this experimental aspect, he plasma cuts, welds and hand forges recycled steel to give it new life and meaning.
Paul connected with fellow local artist Malcolm Boyd through the Bairnsdale Ceramic Group and purchased the house next door. Along with Wendy Reeve, they exhibit regularly at the Fernbank Hall for Open Studio Weekends.
Paul has a flare for design and beauty which he grounds in both his outdoor sculptural works that are popping up around Gippsland and his small ceramic pieces.
