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Architectural forms	Figurative Female Form	Stylized Wirework 2003
Lismore Shopping Mall Commission 2004	Sculpture Commissions (General) 1995-1999	Sculpture Commissions (General) 2000-2007

BIOGRAPHY

PERSONAL STATEMENT

The simple philosophy that guides me in life is to maintain my curiosity and awaken it in others.

I have been travelling and living in the Asia/Pacific region since completing my Arts education and teaching qualifications at Kean University in the U.S.A. in 1972.

Formally, my involvement in the Arts has extended to positions in teaching, lecturing, tutoring, curriculum consulting, arts administration, co-editing an education journal, collecting tribal artefacts, curatorial research, and directing government and private art galleries.

My practice of art has encompassed jewellery/silver-smithing, photography, filmmaking, large-scale mixed-media installations, earthworks, Asian kite making, painting/printmaking, writing, illustration, computer graphics and programming and sculpture in various mediums and forms.

I’ve always maintained a belief in the importance of the integration of institutional education with practical workplace experience. As such, I have pursued a balance between my undertakings as an educator, an administrator, and a practising artist. I’ve always endeavoured to see life as an experience to be undertaken with energy and a sense of adventure. This is why I’ve chosen a lifestyle that allows me to interact flexibly within a variety of cultural and social settings. By nature, I’m a problem-solver who relishes meaningful challenges and strives for comprehensive and relevant solutions.

In all that I do I tend to view life as a continually unfolding journey of discovery and achievement.

ARTIST’S RATIONALE

Sculpture

A majority of sculptural work since 1993 is fabricated from galvanised wire mesh fabric. The transparency of material and openness of construction are intended to imply gossamer shells that subtly dissolve into - rather than dominate - the surrounding space.

The armatures whisper their existence.

This technique allows the work to occupy either interior or exterior spaces without massive intrusion. Originally, inspired by the delicacy of spiders’ webs, the works were meant to almost disappear from view from certain angles or in soft lighting conditions, but take on a more dramatic presence as the viewer’s vantage point or light intensity were modified.

Whilst some site-specific pieces have their sense of volume increased by either adding partial outer casings of opaque fibreglass or infusing the cavities with a range of materials, generally the work is meant to remain as transparent as possible. Of additional interest is the optical effect that creates a sense of the work being vertically inverted when lit in a very specific manner.


Charles Rocco

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