Morgan Shimeld | Standing Cubes Blue
Morgan Shimeld - how to install a Cube Formation sculpture
Standing Cubes Blue
124 x 50 x 50 cm
Mild steel, enamel
$ 1,900
Morgan Shimeld Biography
The work of Blue Mountains based sculptor, Morgan Shimeld, is primarily concerned with the complex arrangement of abstracted minimalist forms. He works intuitively in a creative and meditative process, striving to find a natural sense of strength and balance in his work. His sculptures, characterised by attention to structure and form, hold a powerful presence while maintaining a subtle quality of understated elegance. Shimeld’s work, incorporates cast, welded and fabricated bronze and steel, his work is highly technical and precisely finished. The artist’s aim is to draw the viewer in, creating a relationship between the spectator and the space in between. His practice is informed by the art movements of Minimalism, Formalism and Geometric Abstraction.
Morgan’s work has been sourced and collected by art consultants, architects, interior designers and private collectors in Australia and overseas.
Public Art:
Gateway
2 pac on Aluminium, 4m high
Gipps Park recreational precinct, Claremont Meadows, Western Sydney
This artwork was commissioned by Penrith City Council in collaboration with Art Pharmacy
Solo exhibitions:
2023: Confluence, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney
From The Ground Up, Day Gallery, Blackheath
2020: Passage, Day Fine Art, Blackheath
Passage, May Space, Sydney
2015: Vertex, Gallery 2010, Surry Hills
2011: Converge, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2008: Tracing Constructs, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2006: Architectural Evolution, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
Prizes:
Sculpture by the Sea Bondi, Sydney, 2009, 2014
Montalto Sculpture Prize 2013, Victoria, 2013, 2020
Sculpture at Scenic World, NSW, 2013, 2014, 2021
Highly Commended - Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, 2014
Sculpture At Sawmillers, Sawmillers Reserve, Sydney, 2010, 2014 (winner Mayor’s award), 2022
Deakin Small Sculpture Prize, Melbourne, 2010, 2021
Mt Buller Sculpture Award, Victoria, 2013
Sculpture in the vineyards, 2012, 2014, 2024
Sculpture In The Gardens, Mudgee, 2021
Winner – Janice Reid Emerging Artists Award (UWS Sculpture Award), 2014
Willoughby Sculpture Prize, 2011
UWS Sculpture Award, 2010
Willoughby Sculpture Prize, 2011
KAAF Art Prize, 2023
Commissions and collections:
2024 Gladstone Hotel QLD, multiple wall sculpture sets
2023 Bronze bench, Sarah and Sebastian collaboration
Cube Formation, Leichhardt
Cube Formation, Edgecliff
Cube Formation, Annandale
2022 Passage 3 Large bronze, Woollahra
Bronze stools, Sarah and Sebastian collaboration
Blue Cube Formation, Charter Hall, Sydney
Cube Formation Pink, Honkas Restaurant, Sydney
2020 Cube Formation Large White, Mosman Sydney
2019 Bronze Reception Desk, Living Edge Perth
Suite of bronze sculptures, Austin Texas
Traced Tower, Blue Mountains
2018 Triplex Black, Private collection New York
Vertex Yellow, Private collection, New York
Cube Formation Series, Byron Bay
Commission, Private Collection Melbourne
Cube Formation Series, Law Society of NSW
2017 Triplex Large, Bassam Fellows, New Cannan, Connecticut
Converge Large, Mittagong
2016 Cube Formation, Smart Design Studio, Surry Hills
Wall Sculpture, Louisa Rd, Birchgrove
Triplex Blue, Artbank
2015 Brass Bar, The Office Space, Paramount House
Architectural Façade, Chelsea St House
Traced Triplex, Bates Smart, Nicholson St Melbourne
2012 Gowings state Theatre Hotel, Sydney
2011 Intercontinental Crown Hotels, Melbourne
2010 Smirnoff bottle Smirnoff Black launch
2009 Family sculpture in conjunction with Sam Crawford Architects
2006 Artbank
Published:
Australian Financial Review, October 2023
Grand Designs Australia magazine
Issue # 7.4 pages 66 & 67Art Edit magazine, issue 24
Morgan Shimeld, "The Best Of Minimalism"Belle Magazine May 2020
House and Garden magazine February 2020
