Terrance K. Plowright | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Artist |
Years active | 30 years |
Known for | Sculptor |
Spouse | Shirley Plowright |
Children | Raina, Natasha, Tristan |
Website | plowright.com.au |
Terrance Kippax Plowright OAM (born 31 March 1949[ citation needed ]) is an Australian sculptor, based in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales [ citation needed ]. His works include contemporary and figurative sculptures. He has designed and created large public sculptural water features and murals, substantial public cenotaphs, commemorative cast bronze sculptures, and a large body of religious and spiritual work that includes stained glass windows, altars, lecterns, baptismal fonts and mosaics. [1]
Plowright was born in Paddington, New South Wales. In 1966, he worked as a copy boy for The Australian Women's Weekly , then trained and worked as a film editor for the ABC. [2] He studied music privately for a short time at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for a number of bands. [1] He developed a keen interest in science, philosophy and music. In 1975, he founded the Awareness Centre in Sydney, and also spent time in the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. [3] He conducted workshops around human potential and spiritual awareness. [1] His works, in the past 30 years, have endeavoured to explore these themes and to reveal the connection between all living things. [1]
In 1981, Plowright pursued his emerging interest in fine art and spent nine months in New Zealand, where he furthered a growing interest in stained glass creation. In 1983, he established his first studio at Wahroonga in New South Wales. [4] [5]
In 1985, he created a large stained glass window for a private client. [6] In the same year, he was selected as one of two Australian artists to represent Australian glass artists at the Sydney Craft Expo. [3] [5] His first major piece, also in 1985, a commissioned stained glass window, was a memorial to the Royal New South Wales Regiment for the Garrison Church, in The Rocks, Sydney. [3] [7] [8] In 1988, Plowright created one of the country's then-largest stained glass windows, installed in Galston Uniting Church. [9] Another significant work was an 11 x 3m stained glass window, commissioned by St Bernadette's in Castle Hill, New South Wales. [10] [11] His large stained glass piece The Gathering of the Most Sacred was created for an exhibition for the World Council of Churches in 1990. [3] This piece and Living Waters were also exhibited at the Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest Glass Show in 1991. [12] [13]
In 1990, he completed a granite, aluminium and beveled glass sculpture, Purity of Spirit, for Neeta City in Fairfield, New South Wales (now in a private collection). [14] He was invited by the World Council of Churches to be the sculptor and artist-in-residence at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in 1991. [8] [15] His works, created during the two-week conference, were televised to over 120 countries. [16] [3] [5] Also in 1991, Plowright was commissioned by the Penrith Returned and Services League to design and create a bronze sculpture, a tribute to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli. [2] [17] [18] [19]
His book, Stained Glass:Inspirations and Designs, [20] [3] [21] was written in 1993, and launched by Hazel Hawke. [5]
Plowright has created many figurative and contemporary works, and water features, from both public and private commissions, including:
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