Hugh McLachlan
My sculpture is a response to changing states, where the sculpture, through the illusion of a highly polished surface, appears to flow, when in reality it is very hard stainless steel. The polished surface of the figure also wears the environment as a second skin, reflecting all the changes of light and sky in a dynamic way; nothing remains static.
The sculptures are a transformation – solid becomes liquid, static begins to flow. Flowing from one state to another, what is the reality? In a quantum physics world both states coexist in parallel realities.
Hugh has had two large form Stainless-Steel sculptures selected for exhibition at the 2024 Venice Biennale
![RONZE-with--TEAL--PATINA[,Free-standing,bronze-outdoor]blazeski-australian-abstract-sculpture](https://artpark.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Regeneration-of-the-Princess-Bronze-194x60x40-SQ-300x300.jpg)
![Bungaree-260x120cm-MILD-STEEL-WITH-PATINA-[stainless-steel,Table-top]-stephen-Coburn-australian-nautical-sculpture](https://artpark.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bungaree-260x120cm-MILD-STEEL-WITH-PATINA-stainless-steelTable-top-stephen-Coburn-australian-nautical-sculpture-300x300.jpg)
![Helix-II--360cm-CORTEN-STEEL-[corten,outdoor,landmark]-david--ball-australian-sculpture](https://artpark.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Helix-II-360cm-CORTEN-STEEL-cortenoutdoorlandmark-david-ball-australian-sculpture-300x300.jpg)
![Dance-190x40x40m--COPPER--SHEET-stainless-steel-coppper-plated-plinth-[free-standing,-outdoor]-mike-baird-australian--sculpture](https://artpark.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dance-190x40x40m-COPPER-SHEET-stainless-steel-coppper-plated-plinth-free-standing-outdoor-mike-baird-australian-sculpture-1-300x300.jpg)
