carving Chillagoe limestone

SCULPTURES: Stone

The contemporary artist Susan White produces sculptures in bronze, stone, wood, and mixed media assemblage. Her skills in carving, combined with a profound knowledge of the human figure, give her sculpture a depth of expression.

Susan White's subject matter is drawn from many sources, including human rights, the status of women, literature, music, and natural forms. She transforms idioms into three dimensions. Her mixed media sculptures are assemblages of everyday objects and fabrics centered around hands carved in wood. Humor and imagination make her figurative sculptures distinctive.

"Referring to the balance between gender and races, the bold sculpture It Cuts Both Ways suggests that 'any potential movement of either pair of hands would activate both pairs equally'. To realize the piece, she replaced the handles of garden shears with hands carved from salvaged huon pine (which can take up to 3,000 years to grow!) and modified found clothing for the sleeves..."

Sarah Tanguy, Curator, Hechinger Collection, Washington DC (2002)

carving Chillagoe limestone

SCULPTURES

The contemporary artist Susan White produces sculptures in bronze, stone, wood, and mixed media assemblage. Her skills in carving, combined with a profound knowledge of the human figure, give her sculpture a depth of expression.

Susan White's subject matter is drawn from many sources, including human rights, the status of women, literature, music, and natural forms. She transforms idioms into three dimensions. Her mixed media sculptures are assemblages of everyday objects and fabrics centered around hands carved in wood. Humor and imagination make her figurative sculptures distinctive.

"Referring to the balance between gender and races, the bold sculpture It Cuts Both Ways suggests that 'any potential movement of either pair of hands would activate both pairs equally'. To realize the piece, she replaced the handles of garden shears with hands carved from salvaged huon pine (which can take up to 3,000 years to grow!) and modified found clothing for the sleeves..."

Sarah Tanguy, Curator, Hechinger Collection, Washington DC (2002)

MEDIA:Stone 1983–present
Stone
16 Works to view
16 Works to view

  • Centenarian Sunset, Mum at 102, 2022 (2014)
    Angaston marble, vintage cotton reel, needle and thread
    53.5 x 57.5 x 59 cm
  • In the Grip of Caffeine, 2019
    Gosford sandstone, porcelain platter, coffee beans
    42 x 46 x 46 cm
  • Dan Tien Gazing / Navel Gazing, 2010
    Debden sandstone
    100 x 55 x 61 cm
  • Energy Spiral, 2009
    Gosford sandstone
    22 x 24.5 x 20.5 cm
  • Rock Star, 2004
    Gosford sandstone
    24 x 21 x 9 cm
  • Giant Slugs in Love, 1997
    Gosford sandstone
    36.5 x 28.5 x 16.5 cm
  • Head in the Clouds, 1997
    Bungonia limestone
    45 x 33.5 x 58 cm
  • Why Not Lot?, 1994
    Mooney Mooney sandstone
    99 x 42 x 46.5 cm
  • Young Amazon in Training, 1994
    Gosford sandstone
    31 x 45 x 29 cm
  • Beauty and the Beast, 1993
    Mooney Mooney sandstone
    74 x 69 x 59 cm
  • Show of Hands / Gestures, 1992
    Gosford sandstone
    29 x 29 x 25.5 cm
  • Girl Skipping, 1991
    Gosford sandstone
    64 x 46 x 40 cm
  • Slugs in Love / Hug, 1990
    sandstone
    18 x 14 x 13 cm
    Private collection, Germany
  • Woman Oppressed, 1989
    Gosford sandstone
    44 x 30 x 35 cm
  • Interstices, 1988
    Gosford sandstone
    36 x 27 x 24 cm
  • Yin and Yang, 1988
    Gosford sandstone
    25 x 25 x 21 cm

SCULPTURES : Stone 16 Works
SCULPTURES : Stone 16 Works


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