Australian Catholic Liturgical Art
A Work of the National Liturgical Architecture and Art Council
Bronze sculptures (c. 2000)
University of Notre Dame, Freemantle, Western Australia
The 14 Stations of the Cross by Australian sculptor Peter Schipperheyn were commissioned around the year 2000 for the University of Notre Dame, Freemantle, Western Australia. Continue reading “Peter Schipperheyn – Stations of the Cross”
In the aftermath of World War II thousands of displaced persons from Europe sought a new home in Australia. They came bringing a diverse array of talents to the arts thus contributing to a new and unique artistic sensibility in this country. In time, a flourishing of art, literature, drama and music emerged. One of these immigrant artists was the young sculptor Leopoldine Mimovich. Continue reading “Leopoldine Mimovich – Immigrant Artist”
DAPHNE MAYO caused a sensation in 1927 when she sculpted the tympanum of Brisbane’s City Hall. The conservative city fathers were astonished by the sight of this diminutive 32 year old woman wielding a jackhammer in the hot sun high above the streets. The work made her reputation and introduced the most productive decade of her life as a sculptor. Besides the women’s war memorial in Anzac Square and other commissions, she undertook a number of religious works which are an important part of the patrimony of the Australian Church.
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