Sulphur Crested Cocky
2m
Bronze, black patina
200 x 60 x 30 cm
On a steel plinth
Limited edition
Also in polychrome; bespoke patina colours by commission
Indoor or outdoor
Price, availability and freight on request. 0451 331 333 · sculpture@artpark.com.au
Delivered and installed in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Australia-wide. Plinths and bases · Commission a size or finish
About the work
Australia’s loudest bird is held still and made monumental. The crest flares in tiers of carved feathers, the beak curves in bare gold bronze, and the head is cut into bands separated by slim bronze wedges, Glassborow’s signature segmented style. In black patina, the plumage reads like a night sky flecked with stars.
Raised on its steel plinth, 2 m high, it commands a foyer, terrace or garden. Limited edition; it can also be made in polychrome, and the patina colour can be chosen by commission.
About Stephen Glassborow
Stephen Glassborow was born in Hammersmith, England and studied sculpture at the Brighton College of Art, before becoming a permanent resident of Australia in 1983. He is now one of Australia’s most successful and important artists, where public sculptures can be found in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and regional Victoria. Glassborow specialises in bronze and draws inspiration from Greco-Roman ruins, art deco forms as well as contemporary abstracts to present human figures in a unique style. In each sculpture, his intention is to capture the figure in a merging of real and abstract, inspired by a pose, an idea a phrase or a context.
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His work sells internationally, in many different countries, and he exhibits regularly in both the United States and the UK as well as all over Australia. Public works by Glassborow can also be found internationally, in cities such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul.
Additional Stephen Glassborow work is available through our sister gallery, SOHO Galleries — view the full collection at https://www.sohogalleries.net/australian-sculptors/stephen-glassborow-sculpture/
Glassborow relies on classical precedent and careful anatomical observation, tempered with a refined elegance; his is sometimes an Art Deco renaissance. Achieving fluidity in the body alongside sharp muscular definition in clay is what drives his exploration of the human form.
In his words, the Art Deco period was the foundation for inspiration, with ideas running in parallel from photographic imagery, fashion and robotics. His horse head Next Level was exhibited in Venice during the 2024 Biennale.
