SCULPTURE
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
Solar Flair. 1994.
Wire mesh, stainless steel.
400 x 200 x 200cm.
Glen Eira Arts Centre.
Caulfield, Victoria.
© Charles Rocco
“The mesh sculptures suggest computer generated imagery and will give the Arts Complex a stronger sense of identity and community focus.”
T. Rollison, Director – Caulfield Arts Complex, 1994
Elemental Flow. (detail). 1997.
Wire mesh, steel rod.
250 x 2000 x 600cm.
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science Centre.
Hobart, Tasmania.
© Charles Rocco
Flight of Fanny. 2000.
Wire mesh, plastic, brass.
250 x 150 x 100cm.
National Australia Bank permanent collection.
© Charles Rocco
People Quadrant. (detail). 2001.
Wire mesh, chicken wire.
180 x 180 x 600cm.
National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
© Charles Rocco
Aeonian Abode. (atrium detail). 1995.
Wire mesh, stainless steel.
500 x 150 x 150cm.
Caulfield, Krivanek & Sugar Architects.
© Charles Rocco
Immanent Infinite. (detail). 1995.
Wire mesh, steel.
1200 x 600 x 200cm.
National Sculpture Forum.
Canberra Central Plaza.
© Charles Rocco
Fish Flurry. (detail). 2000.
Wire mesh.
400 x 250 x 500cm.
Melbourne Aquarium.
© Charles Rocco
Resurrection of Christ. Altarpiece. 2002.
Wire mesh, river stones, copper.
500 x 200 x 150cm.
Catholic Parish, Eltham, Victoria.
© Charles Rocco
“Your crucifix here is the centrepiece of all and is regarded with awe by most parishioners and visitors alike… people remark how poignant is the experience.”
Fanny Squadron. (detail). 2003.
Wire mesh, plastic.
300 x 150 x 120cm.
Tintern Schools, East Ringwood, Victoria.
© Charles Rocco
LISMORE MALL N.S.W.
Food court ceiling, entrance and escalator well. 2004
Lismore Mall, N.S.W.
Avoiding the Buzzards. 2004.
Wire mesh.
100 x 100 x 80cm.
© Charles Rocco
Lismore Mall, N.S.W.
Pinchgut. 2004.
Wire mesh.
200 x 45 x 45cm.
© Charles Rocco
Lismore Mall, N.S.W.
Watering Man. 2004.
Wire mesh, hose, brass.
200 x 100 x 80cm.
© Charles Rocco
Lismore Mall, N.S.W.
Avoiding the Buzzards. 2004.
Wire mesh.
100 x 100 x 80cm.
© Charles Rocco
Lismore Mall, N.S.W.
Huntsman. 2004.
Wire mesh.
80 x 200 x 60cm.
© Charles Rocco
BRAMBUCK ABORIGINAL CULTURAL CENTRE
Halls Gap, Victoria
Brambuck Shields. 2006.
Wire mesh, steel rod.
500 x 500 x 20cm.
FAWKNER CEMETERY
Archangel St. Gabriel Mausoleum 2007.
Archangel St. Gabriel.
Wire mesh, steel rod, stainless steel.
360 x 220 x 140cm.
St. Gabriel Mausoleum,
Fawkner Cemetery,
Victoria.
© Charles Rocco
WIYIM Urban Totem.
(What Is Yours Is Mine).
Painted paper. 12 storey Lend Lease Building
Melbourne International Arts Festival.
© Charles Rocco and Maggie McCormack
Poster displayed on the Metropolitan Melbourne Rail Network carriages for the autumn 2009 “Moving Galleries” Transformation Exhibition in partnership with Creative Spaces.
WIYIM was an expression of our unmitigated dedication to the god we have anointed above all others - MAMMON: a false god of riches, greed and avarice. It was erected on the two facades of the Lend Lease Building in Melbourne to be a direct contrast to the recently completed Crown Casino on the other side of the Yarra River to remind us that the commercial forces aligned to entice us away from our savings are significantly more powerful and adept than we wish to admit. We each hope that we will be the David that defeats this Goliath and return home with our newly won riches rather than an empty wallet.