September 1st, 2009 by Benjamin Gilbert

CV-April-09

August 20th, 2009 by Benjamin Gilbert

Contact:   ben@agencyofsculpture.com

Address : 5 Back Creek Rd  Yackandandah    Vic   3749

July 27th, 2009 by Benjamin Gilbert

ben@agencyofsculpture.com

Lumi flying

Lumi the marionette, airbourne above the Icehotel, Sweden.

2005

Part of an unfinished animation with Irya Ahi of Estonia.

ben and the whale

Humpback gunship. First realized in ice.

Salekhard, Siberia.

Mayors prize at the Ice cup of Russia   2007.

icehotel room1

Icehotel room 304. Swedish Lapland 2006. End of season melt.

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A labyrinth of ice to nipple height. 27 tons of Ice.

Animation formed of bubbles for the shorter visitors.

snowflake5

Snowflakes are born upon a particle of dust in the atmosphere.

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Svetlana of Georgia partaking in a precarious photo-shoot.

ice corset

Ice corset, Jelgava Ice festival Latvia. 2005

July 25th, 2009 by Benjamin Gilbert

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Velvet Chaise Longue

Made in Tallinn 2001

Location: Paris

Red Chaise

Red velvet Chaise.

Location : Denmark, private collection.

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Sideboard. 2004

Location : Tallinn

mirror

Mirror.  2004

Location : Tallinn, Estonia.

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Chair. 1 of 2    custom design for Mr David Andrean  2004

Location : Sweden.

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Lounge  for Teet. 2004

Designed with sculptor Mr Kalle Pruuden, Hansanova studios, Tallinn.

July 25th, 2009 by Benjamin Gilbert

Humpback Gunship

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Humpback gunship “cherry blossom”, sold to the Danish government destined for the ARoS contemporary art museum. Aarhus 2009.

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi. NAB Children’s choice Prize 2008.

A sculptural satyr lampooning the killing of whales. Dubious scientific reasoning paves the way for this ridiculous junket of military hardware.

The mythical beast of mid-century warfare washed up on the beaches of Darwin. Faithfully restored by the Agency of Sculpture, Yackandandah. Now providing vital air freight services within the vast ARoS contemporary art gallery Denmark.

photo by Rob Lacey.

Photo by Rob Lacey Wodonga.

Commonwealth games commission 2006.

Made with guest Master artist Rachid Sagadeev of Archangelk, Russia.

Commonwealth games commission

A ducks view.

Commonwealth figure

Photo by Rob Lacey Wodonga.

atlas back image

Atlas, for Atlas specialty metals Wodonga branch.

Made with Guest master Sculptor Kalle Pruuden, Estonia. 2007

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horsham blade

CWA Horsham 1st prize 2006.

Botanic gardens competition. Made from an old saw blade from the Yackandandah Mill.

Johns tower

Myself, Benjamin Gilbert, working on John Pauls obelisk in the tractor shed. 2006.

Coleabally entry statement

Coleambally entry signage, South West NSW. 2007

Coleambally second sign

Rice grass feature with solar up-lights. Stainless steel and Core-ten.

Agency of sculpture

July 25th, 2009 by Benjamin Gilbert

Welcome to our new website…blog.

Based in the beautiful historic village of Yackandandah, Victoria. Australia.
The Agency of Sculpture produces site-specific public sculpture and furniture.
Working in stainless steel, timber and stone.

Humpback Gunship. Bondi 2008

Recently returned from exhibiting in ‘Sculpture by the Sea’, Denmark. The significant contemporary art museum of Aarhus, called ARoS, purchased the large ‘Humpback Gunship’ which won the Childrens choice in Bondi 2008.