Aura is constructed from curved sheet copper and textured with bulging copper gauze forms sewn into place. These outer segments look as if they are straining to expand, creating tension against the smoother interior. The form suggests a sealed vessel—something alive or powerful held inside. Its structure is made up of separate, trussed sections that were individually crafted, shaped, and stitched.…

Provenance

Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney; Private collection, Perth, acquired from the above in 2000

Exhibitions

Bronwyn Oliver, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 12 November– 20 December 1997 Bronwyn Oliver: Botanic, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Langwarrin, 13 November 2005–5 February 2006

Literature

Fink, H., Bronwyn Oliver: Strange Things, Piper Press, Sydney, 2017, p. 219 (dated ‘1996’) Related Works: Cocoon, 1995, copper, 185 x 15 x 15 cm, private collection, ibid., p. 219