MURRAY SPARROW - Sculpture

'Wild Oak'
Murray Sparrow
Copper wall sculpture
370mm x 270mm
$225

'Wild Oak'

​'Arcadia'
Murray Sparrow
Copper wall sculpture
280mm x 120mm
$155

​​'Arcadia'

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​'Ribbonwood'
Murray Sparrow
Copper wall sculpture
120mm x 270mm

​​​​​​SOLD 🔴
​'Vine Leaf'
Murray Sparrow
Copper wall sculpture
180mm x 270mm

'Autumn Fire'
Murray Sparrow
Aluminium wall sculpture
550mm x 510mm
$550

​'Autumn Fire'

​​​​SOLD 🔴
​'Skyshine'
​Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture 
​180mm x 780mm

​​​​SOLD 🔴
​'Skypath'
Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture
220mm x 920mm

​​​​​​SOLD 🔴
​'Pelagia'
​Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture 
300mm x 1000mm​​

​​'Blue Finned Boar Fish'
Murray Sparrow
Aluminium Wall Sculpture
500mm x 810mm
$550

SOLD 🔴
​'Flight Line'
Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture 
900mm x 280mm

​​​SOLD 🔴
'Arcus'
Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture
150mm x 530mm

​​​​​SOLD 🔴
'Flytetime'
​Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture 
200mm x 800mm

​​​SOLD 🔴
​'Avaria'
​Murray Sparrow
Stainless Steel Feather Wall Sculpture
200mm x 620mm

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ARTIST'S BIO:

MURRAY SPARROW

For me the magic of sculpture is the developing of an idea that starts out as a drawing and ends up as an object in the real world.

I had taken woodwork, metalwork, technical drawing, and practical art at high school but it wasn't until I had done an introduction to sculpture design at Canterbury University that I saw the possibilities of bringing these all together.

I joined the art department of the World of Wearable Art in 1998 to make props for the awards show and around this time I also designed features for the dance party event, The Gathering.  Over the next few years I began working on a diverse range of Nelson events for the City Council, such as Opera in the park, The Mask Carnival, Hooked on Seafood, and the Lantern Spectacular. 
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My first solo exhibition of paintings and graphic works was at Zippies Café. I also exhibited in group shows with other Nelson artists at a number of venues including The Sealevel Sculpture Gallery and the Depot in Auckland.  I participated in the 2003 Mac’s Sculpture Symposium and helped establish The Refinery Gallery and Artspace.  I worked on set making for Peter Jackson’s film King Kong and when the Wearable Art show moved to the Wellington Events Centre, I became a costume technician in the Wardrobe Department.  In Wellington I also exhibited at Thistle Hall, The New Zealand Art Show, and the Scape Sculpture Park in Otaki.

Since moving to Picton/Waitohi I have set up a work space in York Street and have been making metal wall sculptures and freestanding mixed media pieces. I exhibit my work primarily at Raukura Gallery, Picton.

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