Melissa Carey
Melissa Carey is an established Contemporary Artist, originally born in Perth WA, and is based in South-East Queensland, Australia. Melissa has been a full-time practicing artist for the last decade, and has successfully been undertaking art commissions and art projects within the community. She has a Visual Arts & Crafts Advanced Diploma, along with a Project Management Diploma.
Her style is intricate, detailed & contemporary in it's various forms of sculpture & installation art, balancing her feminine elements of rope & textiles with her masculine elements of timber & metal, and encompasses themes of connection. She often creates large-scale artworks that create awe, and loves to combine them with immersive experiences and art activations. She has a strong focus on managing all elements of her projects from design concepts, project management, fabrication and installation, and has a hands-on approach to making her artwork.
Spiralling Up
This artwork is a uniquely designed helical spiral shape, hand-welded by Melissa, and is made using solid steel square bar. This the second edition of the small spiral (the first edition was sold to a private art collector and was also featured on the main marketing for the Swell Sculpture Festival in 2021 - shown on the exhibition catalogues, bus stops and posters across Australia).
THE MEANING: "This artwork is about how our energy moves through life, spiraling up and down, through highs and lows, flowing infinitely. Our very own DNA is made with the helical spiral, as is many elements in nature. As we exist in nature, flowing with energy, and as we connect with each other, it creates an infinite flow of energy and unity - the very essence of life itself flowing through us."
Materials. Steel
Size: Approx 600mm height x 600 width x 600mm depth, approx 15kgs in weight
$13,000.00
