You may not know the name Deborah Halpern, but you will certainly recognise her ceramic sculpture with its unique tiling located out the front of the National Gallery of Victoria. Hers is the story of a young ceramic sculptor with no formal training whose public profile has proliferated as the result of an unexpected major commission from one of Australia’s most prestigious art galleries. Deborah Haplpern’s art is inspired by Niki de Phalle, the ‘Art Brut’ movement and the ‘Outsider’ artists of Europe who live and work outside the mainstream gallery system. In this documentary Deborah talks intimately about the influence of these artists on her work and life. It outlines the structure of her sculpture, Angel, as well as the artistic and intellectual processes and motivation behind her work. This is a story of achievement. It is a passionate account of a two year project, the journey of a young artist and her triumphant arrival into the public art forum.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309480
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern
Crafts & Visual Arts → Ceramics
Crafts & Visual Arts → National Gallery of Victoria
Crafts & Visual Arts → Public art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → National Gallery of Victoria
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)