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Marc Clark
Marc Clark, May 2016

Marc Clark[1][2] MA (R.C.A, Lon A.R.C.A.) R.B.A. Born: England 23 October 1923, is an English born Australian sculptor, print maker, etcher and artist.

Teaching

After graduation Clark lectured at the Watford College of the Arts, UK, from 1953 to 1962. His first teaching appointment in Australia was with the Caulfield Institute of Technology[3] where he taught basic design. After six months he was appointed Master of Drawing at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School[4] which was later to become the Victorian College of Arts[3]. There, Clark introduced Clay Portraiture and lectured in Human Anatomy[5]. At the time all students were majoring in painting only. The Head of the School was initially John Brack. When the School relocated to its St Kilda Road premisis, and was renamed the "Victorian College of the Arts", the Dean was Lenton Parr. Clark was appointed Senior Lecturer in charge of the of the newly formed Sculpture School[6] that was incorporated into the new College. He often acted as Dean of the Art School. He retired from the College in 1988 but continued as a Visiting Lecturer at Dandenong TAFE, Melbourne University, Harvey Bay Senior College, in Queensland and Deakin University over various periods up until 2007.

Work

"A major preocupation with his art has been with the notion of timelessness, an art which more that commemorate an individual person's ego or freeze an historical event in time ." Dr. Sasha Grishin.[7]

After graduation Clark produced numerous sculptures in the United Kingdon, including author Peter Cheyney's hands and a death mask of the Welsh painter Evan Walters. He has contributed to monumental works in Australian parks and gardens[6]. These include Sculpture of Captain James Cook, now located at Cooks' Cottage[8] within Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1971 he was commissioned by the Tongan Government to provide a statue of Queen Sālote Tupou III. This is located at Nuku’alofa, Tonga[6]. In 1983 Clark contributed a cast of the 'Eternal Flame' to the Rats of Tobruk Memorial[9] located in Canberra.

Edmund Barton[10] located at Bardon House, in Australia's capital city Canberra, was the next major work completed by Clark in 1981. In 1985-87 he was commissioned to provide three bronze sculptures. The first was Matthew Flinders, [11]R.N., which is located at Mornington Park, Mornington, Victoria, Captain William Bligh R.N.[12][13], at Cadmans Cottage, Sydney, NSW, and a sculpture of Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller [14][15] located within the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne.

Clark has made significant contributions to the Australian Federal Parliament House Art Collection. His works in the collection include 'Alpha and Omega', 'Ancient Sites' and 'Monument to a Hero II [16][17]'.

Further Reading

  • Drawings etc. Published in Transatlantic Review (1959–77), USA, 1960.
  • Wrecks and Reputations, Don Charlwood. ISBN: 978-0-207-13065-6, 1978.
  • Encyclopaedia of Australian Art, Volume No. 1, Pages 202, 203, Alan McCulloch, ISBN: 97805228531791984.
  • Works of Art in Canberra A.C.T Volume 2. National Capital Development Committee, ISBN:0642099014, 1985.
  • Sculpture Mildura, by Graham Sturgeon, 1986, ISBN: 0959862196.
  • Autobiography, 'Another Colonial Boy’ by Marc Clark, Copyright Publishing, QLD,[1] ISBN 1 876344 31 8, 2004.

References

  1. ^ Scarlet, Ken (1980). Australian Sculptures. Nelson. pp. 106, 107. ISBN 0170052923.
  2. ^ Germaine, Max (1984). Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand. Boolarong. p. 109. ISBN 0908175876.
  3. ^ a b Pascoe, Joseph. "Creating the Victorian College of the Arts". Macmillan Education AU. p. 95.
  4. ^ Westbrook, Eric (1968). Birth of a Gallery. Macmillan. p. 79.
  5. ^ Sturgeon, Graeme (1978). Development of Australian Sculpture from 1788-1975. Thames & Hudson Australia Pty, Limited. p. 201. ISBN 978-0500271162.
  6. ^ a b c Men of Achievement. International Biographical Centre. 1984. p. 198. ISBN 0 900332 74 3.
  7. ^ Grishin, Sasha (1993). "Catalyst of Forms (26)". Art International: 56–59.
  8. ^ Design, UBC Web. "Captain James Cook | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  9. ^ Design, UBC Web. "Rats of Tobruk Memorial | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  10. ^ Bill, Pedersen,. "Edmund Barton statue outside Barton Offices, corner of Kings Avenue and Macquarie Street, Barton". www.images.act.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Flinders, Mathew (1987). "Snapper Point".
  12. ^ Design, UBC Web. "Captain William Bligh | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  13. ^ Lumley, Ann (1990-01-01). Sydney's Sculpture. Longman Cheshire. ISBN 9780582868205.
  14. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand. "Melbourne Sculptures". Melbourne Sculptures.
  15. ^ Centre, The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. "Search - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  16. ^ Viellers, Renee (December 17, 2009). "Barnaby Joyce blasts Parliament art sculptures". Monument to a Hero II – via Courier Mail, Brisbane.
  17. ^ Expressing Australia, Art in Parliament House. Canberra [A.C.T.] Joint House Department of Parliament House. 1993. pp. 106, 107. ISBN 0642195218.
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