Artist: John Turier
Artwork Name: Aeolian Tree
Medium: fibreglass, terrazzo, conctrete bronze and local stones
Date Created: 2001
Situated among the trees overlooking the lake, Aeolian Tree triumphantly rises and moves like the ebb and flow of the lake. There is a sense of magic in the large and heavy ‘sail’ form balanced on a fine central point, from which it pivots gracefully in the wind as a giant weathervane. Named after Aeolus, the fabled keeper of the winds, the sail form dances between the trees and clouds.
John Turier was born in Sydney in 1954 and graduated from the Hunter Institute of Higher Education, NSW, in 1968 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts, and then again from the University of Newcastle in 1989 with a Diploma in Painting. He completed a Master’s Degree in Fine Art at the University of Newcastle in 1990.
John Turier’s 30-year career is underpinned by more than 19 solo exhibitions since 1989. Turier’s experience as a tradesman has contributed immensely to his ability to adapt illustrations into three-dimensional forms where he creates mechanical and sound sculptures.
Commissioned by Lake Macquarie City Council, 2001. Supported by Arts NSW, 2001