Wrapped Axe, David Hamilton (#009)

Wrapped Axe
David Hamilton
H14cm x W15cm x D8cm
Silicon Bronze

Check out David's Art: www.davidhamiltonsculpture.com

David Hamilton was born and educated in Hobart, Tasmania. For 30 years until 2002 he was Head of Sculpture at the University of Tasmania in Launceston. He presently works as a full time practicing artist and during 2011 completed a PhD titled Fragments: Beyond the Object. David’s practice includes sculpture, installation, drawing and digital media. His particular area of specialisation is metal casting as well as working in steel and wood, sometimes in combination. Throughout his career David has frequently used his art as a tool for political commentary often related to the loss of Tasmania's native old growth forests. This theme was brought out in an installation constructed from wood chips at Spring Bay Mill as part of 2015 Ten Days Festival. A 2016 residency at the Cité Internationale des Artes in Paris renewed his interest in the object as vector for the narrative.