Al Roberts

I predominately work using oil-based clay and then in bronze once the sculpture is cast; this technique demonstrates my creative and technical abilities, building on the finely detailed and high-quality craftsmanship I have developed over years of refining my skills as a goldsmith jeweller. I am now based in Melbourne and continue to develop my practice and have made the finals of numerous Art Awards and Prizes. I was the winner of the People’s choice award in the 2018 Artentwine Biennial, finalist in the 2018 Tom Bass prize for figurative sculpture, 2018 & 2019 Contemporary Art Award Australia and 2016 Brighton Jetty Prize.

In 2016 I studied human anatomy under world-renown sculptors Andrew Crawse, Randy Bowen and Mark Newman in Nevada, USA. Working closely with artists I have long admired provided a unique opportunity for me to consolidate and build on my skills, and really gain a true appreciation of the intricateness and complexities of the human form. In 2018 I furthered my knowledge of human Anatomy, attending an intensive anatomy sculpture course in Victoria by visiting Florentine sculptor and art historian Jason Arkles; learning invaluable insight into human anatomy, artistic technique and the history attached to it.