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Artist Statement
Completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design at TAFE SA Adelaide Centre for the Arts, South Australia in 2006 Sarah Rothe has worked on larger scale architectural commissions and sculptures while an associate in the Metal Design Studio. Awarded the Helpmann Academy Cultural Exchange to China, Sarah completed a two month residency in Jingdezhen, China in September/October 2008. She will be developing new works to exhibit later this year, inspired by her travels.
Drawn to titanium, for its richness and range of colours. Sarah’s bold, simple forms have an industrial aesthetic reinforced by her use of mechanical fixings. Reminiscent of brightly coloured beetles, the movement of a selection of her work, are alike in sound to metallic chatter. The anodised titanium is a demanding metal that Sarah uses for strength and structural qualities. Her collection of work is built upon repetitive components that are rolled, folded, joined and riveted to form weightless, shell like structures.
Executing such pieces using a blue and purple tonal range invokes a nocturnal mood while the composition of fragility and strength reinforce her thematic concept. Qualities, like repetition, form, line and colour are characterised through the us of minimalist sharp lines, bold colours and the choice of material.
www.sarahrothe.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2007-2008 - JamFactory Associate, Adelaide, SA
2004-2006 - Bachelor of Visual Arts & Applied Design [majoring in Jewellery] Adelaide Centre for the Arts, Adelaide, SA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 - New Enterprise Incentive Scheme2008 - Helpmann Academy Cultural Exchange to Jingdezhen, China
2008 - Starvedog Lane Magnum Design Award entrant, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Italian Centre Contemporary Craft and Design Competition entrant, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Public Art Commission: Stowe Green, Salisbury, JamFactory Metal Design Studio
2008 - Public Art Proposal: (Short listed) Cruickshank Reserve: JamFactory Metal Design Studio
2008 - David Sequeira Workshop, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Conference Attendance: ’JMGA jewellery and object making explored in our region today - Australia, Asia and the Pacific, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Professional Development Seminar - Charon Kransen
2007 - Gijs Bakker Workshop, Adelaide, SA
2007 - JMGA Graduate Metal XI Group Curator and Committee Member Volunteer
2007 - Starvedog Lane Magnum Design Award entrant, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
2007 - Public Art Proposal: (Short listed) Ozanam House, JamFactory Metal Design Studio
2007 - Public Art Commission: Design for Adelaide City Council tram stops artwork, JamFactory Metal Design Studio
2007 - Public Art Commission: Design for Legacy memorial, Pennington Gardens Adelaide, JamFactory Metal Design Studio
2006 Conference Attendance: ‘JMGA On Location – making stories: siting, citing, sighting’, Sydney, NSW
2005 Workshop: The Hat Project, Christian Hall, JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Friends of Breathing Colours Part 2 (one year on), Breathing Colours, Balmain, NSW2008 - Concurrent, Gallery 139, Magill, SA
2008 - Zu Christmas, Zu Design jewellery + objects, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Finale, The Space Between, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Flight, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Wing of the Dream – Creative Ceramic Jewellery Exhibition, Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair, Jingdezhen, China
2008 - Hooked, Zu Design jewellery + objects, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Far Out East, Self Preservation, Melbourne, VIC
2008 - Graduate Metal XI, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Display of South Australian Jewellers, Art Gallery of South Australia Shop, Adelaide, SA
2008 - Necklace: JamFactory Alumni, Adelaide Airport, SA
2007 - Biennial, JamFactory Contemporary Craft & Design, Adelaide, SA
2007 - Bright Shiny Things, Zu Design jewellery + objects, Adelaide, SA
2007 - Sixfold, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, NSW
2007 - On The Cuff, Zu Design jewellery + objects, Adelaide, SA
2007 - Mettle, Studio Retail Works Gallery, JamFactory Contemporary Craft & Design, Adelaide, SA
2007 - Catch-on 2, Jewellery Fair COEX Convention and Exhibition Centre, Seoul, Korea
2007 - Dark Elegant Pop, Urban Cow Studio, Adelaide, SA
2007 - Coloured In, FADbar and Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2006 - The Road Less Travelled, AC ARTS Graduation Exhibition, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2006 - Blossom, SALA festival, Broomsticks, Adelaide, SA
2006 - Pink Lemonade, FADbar and Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2005 - Better In Then Out, Foundation Front, Jive, Adelaide, SA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2008 - Helpmann Academy Cultural Exchange to Jingdezhen, China
2006 - Helpmann Academy Grant for The Road Less Travelled, AC ARTS, Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, SA
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