Tom Bass decided to follow the unconventional path in the
second half of the 20th Century - to make sculpture which
has meaning for people and communities, when most of his
contemporaries choose to make sculpture which was self
expressive and determined by a growing gallery system and an
acquisitive art market. Coming from an impoverished
background Bass becomes the most sought after sculptor of
commissioned works in Australia during the 50's and 60's. He
laid the foundations in the post WWII frontier of sculpture
that changed the face of Public Sculpture. He brought
together the possibility of great works of art in a world
isolated from the lively European traditions of monumental
art. At the peak of his professional proficiency, Bass finds
himself in the midst of a serious midlife crisis when his
totemic sculptures seemed no longer to be needed. With
Harris Smart's guiding hand, Tom Bass tells his story like
his mother used to `spin a yarn' - in his own words, through
a series of many vignettes which unfold into the story of a
long life which, with the affect of time, allows some
ultimate resolution.
- ISBN13 9781740971218
- Publish Date 19 July 2006
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Australian Scholarly Publishing
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 191
- Language English