Lot 33

Martin Brown Contemporary, Sydney
Private collection, Melbourne

Set in Bone, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney, 28 June - 22 July 2012

Linde Ivimey takes a sculptural approach in her artistic practice, crafting hauntingly intricate figures from organic and found materials, including animal bones from birds, sheep and fish, skin, hair and fabric. Ivimey keeps the raw materials that she uses to create her works in neatly organised boxes and categorised on shelves, grouping the different types of animal bones, teeth, eggshells, fabrics and gemstones. These materials are highly personal to the artist and deeply connected to her life, as she uses bones from meals she has cooked and from animals she has raised, waxed hair and teeth she has been gifted. Ivimey's sculptures are technically complex and highly detailed and she employs a variety of skills to form the pieces such as welding, cooking, weaving, wood carving and sewing. Whilst her work can be viewed as macabre and confronting, her sculptures carry a deep sense of narrative, often evoking themes of memory, mortality, and spirituality.

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