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SYDNEY, Oct. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jorg Plickat from Germany as the recipient of the $60,000 Macquarie Group Sculpture Prize for his sculpture 'divided planet' at the launch of the 19th annual 'Sculpture by the Sea', Bondi yesterday.

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The $60,000 acquisitive award is the most generous annual sculpture prize in Australia and provides a considerable boost to the artist's career. The award-winning sculpture will be installed at Headland Park, Georges Heights, Mosman for permanent public placement.

Plickat was chosen by this year's judging panel:

  • Geoffrey Edwards - Director, Geelong Gallery and former Senior Curator Sculpture & Glass, National Gallery of Victoria;
  • Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA -Emeritus Professor, Australian National University Canberra, Art Historian, Art Critic, Curator; and
  • Clara Hali -Sculptor & Lecturer in Sculpture, National Art School, Sydney

Jorg Plickat was at Bondi to receive the award for his large scale geometric work fabricated from corten steel and installed on the ridge at Marks Park. Working since 1980, Plickat works predominantely in natural stone, bronze and corten steel. To date, Plickat has participated in more than 350 exhibitions worldwide and created and installed more than 85 public sculptures across four continents.

His awarded work, 'divided planet' is a statement of lament at the wasted energy of political leaders who fail to overcome their differences, rather than uniting to address urgent human and environmental catastrophes such as poverty and global warming.

Macquarie Group Deputy Managing Director, Greg Ward, said: "On behalf of Macquarie Group, I'd like to congratulate Jorg. 'Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi' has become a true institution in Sydney's arts and community calendar and we are proud to support this iconic event which makes the visual arts accessible to all."

"Congratulations to Jorg on a magnificent piece," said Founding Director of Sculpture by the Sea, David Handley, "Each time Jorg has exhibited at 'Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi' his works have stood out. It is wonderful to see a German artist receive the major award for the first time."

"Thank you Macquarie Group for sponsoring this acquisitive prize and gifting it to the people of Sydney."

This year's exhibition of Sculpture by the Sea transforms the breathtaking Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk with 107 sculptures by artists from 19 countries. The exhibition is free to the public and runs from Thursday 22 October until Sunday 8 November 2015.

The media launch took place on 22 October at 10.30am at Marks Park, Tamarama.

ABOUT SCULPTURE BY THE SEA

Sculpture by the Sea is a series of exhibitions presented at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Western Australia from 6 - 23 March, 2014 and Bondi.
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi began in 1997, as a one-day exhibition run by volunteers featuring works by 64 artists and attended by 25,000 visitors. Since then, the event has grown to become the largest annual sculpture exhibition in the world featuring numerous esteemed international artists and enjoyed by an estimated 500,000 visitors over 3 weeks.

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Email: ioni@nixco.com.au


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