Fine Arts gets “Insink”

The latest work of art is welcomed to Caulfield campus by Associate Professor Robert Nelson, Department of Theory of Art and Design; Professor Robert Willis, Director of Caulfield and Clayton Campuses and artist Sherrie Knipe.

The unveilling of the sculpture, 'In Sink' located on Level 2, Building B, was welcomed by more than 100 staff and students.

The wall sculpture is cast in aluminium and to achieve the result, the artist enlisted the expertise of an established metal casting and engineering firm on the outskirts of Melbourne.

Dan Wollmering, Course Coordinator MVA/BFA/BVA and Studio Coordinator Sculpture, said the work should prove to be very popular.

”It highlights a common object, that we all encounter daily basis; the humble sink drain. But the simple drain has been trasnformed into a massive stretched and distorted floating object,” Mr Wollmering said.

“Referencing Pop Art and Surrealism, Sherrie Knipe adds a contemporary twist - by installing them in a fabricated false wall, thus enabling the three works to form part of the built environment - questioning our understanding of object, site and function." 

Mr Wollmering said Sherrie Knipe was a real asset to the studio, for undergrads and post grads alike.