Global exposure for Whanganui sculptor

Global exposure for Whanganui sculptor

Art work by the Head of Sculpture at Whanganui UCOL’s Quay School of the Arts Brit Bunkley is on show in both Basel in Switzerland and in Sydney, a rare achievement for a New Zealand artist.

Brit has a video work in a show called A Light at the End of the Tunnel featured at SCOPE Basel in Switzerland, part of “the most global art show in the world”. SCOPE Basel established its name by curating cutting edge contemporary art from around the world and runs concurrently with the prestigious Art Basel.

A Light at the End of the Tunnel is described by its curators as “an epic video art trilogy about the human condition, including seminal works by 30 international emerging artists chosen based on an open call from over 200 submissions.”

SCOPE Basel, including the video exhibition, runs from 15 – 19 June.

Brit’s work is also featured in a Sydney exhibition called Inside Out, an innovative show of miniature sculptures produced using rapid prototyping technology. He is one of 46 designers from Australia, New Zealand and the Britain to feature work in the exhibition which allowed artists to explore emerging digital design possibilities in resin as a medium.

Brit’s artwork for the Sydney show is a small head created from a 3D digital file with flowers “embossed” on the surface. The piece has been “printed” in resin in Australia specifically for the show which opened on 5 June at Object’s Project Space in Sydney.

Inside Out runs until 25 July in Australia and will then tour the United Kingdom.

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