Ben Foster
“My works are a culmination of the natural and the manmade – a careful balance of form and motion.”
The synthesis of natural and manmade elements is central to the sculpture of Ben Foster. His large-scale cast aluminium pieces combine Minimalist aesthetics with organic forms in work that is motivated by both contemporary art philosophies and structures from the natural environment.
Foster began working with metal casting during his formal art education and his expertise has developed through subsequent work in industrial design and fabrication. With this experience, Foster is able to employ many technically demanding production techniques to create his monumental works. Working from his Kaikoura studio, Foster constructs each piece from aluminium panels which are then welded, polished and sealed, creating confident and balanced forms. [Sanderson Contemporary Art - 2011]
Sculpture
2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts:Nelson Marlborough Institute of
Technology
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Exhibitions
2012
Sculpture and Object: Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
Shapeshifter: Lower Hutt, Wellington
2011
Laisee: Koru Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
Advent: Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
Sculpture on the Peninsula: Loudon Homestead, Banks Peninsula
Art in a Garden: Flaxemere Gardens, Canterbury
Locale: Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
Auckland Art Fair: Viaduct Event Centre, Auckland
12 Walls: Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
Momentum (Solo Show): Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
Sculpture in Central Otago: Rippon, Wanaka
2010
Advent: Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland
NZ Sculpture OnShore: North Shore, Auckland
Art in a Garden: Canterbury
Heartland Sculpture Challenge: Timaru
E-Scape: Sculpture in the Landscape: Waitakaruru Sculpture Park, Hamilton
Ellerslie Sculpture Garden: Ellerslie International Flower Show, Hagley Park, Christchurch
Art in the Woolshed: Tawharanui Regional Park, Auckland
2009
Sculpture in the Park: Waitakaruru Sculpture park, Hamilton
Art in a Garden, Canterbury
Preview (touring exhibition): Webb's Gallery, Auckland. Centre of Contempotrary Art (COCA), Christchurch. Temple Gallery, Dunedin
2008
Art in a Garden, Canterbury
2006
Mac’s Sculpture Symposium: Nelson Arts Festival
Artist in Focus (May): The Suter, Nelson
14th Annual Wallace Trust Art Awards (touring exhibition): Wallace Trust Gallery, Auckland. PATAKA, Museum of Art and Culture, Wellington. Centre of Contemporary Art (COCA), Christchurch
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Graduate Exhibition: The Suter, Nelson
Latitude Magazine “Kinetic Sculptor” October/November 2011
The Artists: 21 Practitioners in New Zealand Contemporary Art c. 2011 – 2013, Auckland: Beatnik Publishing, 2011
Warren Feeney & David Kahn, "Preview 09" November 2009
Art News - "Fresh Blood," Spring 2006, 82.
Member Profile
Ben Foster“My works are a culmination of the natural and the manmade
– a careful balance of form and motion.”The synthesis of natural and manmade elements is central to the sculpture of Ben Foster. His large-scale cast aluminium pieces combine Minimalist aesthetics with organic forms in work that is motivated by both contemporary art philosophies and structures from the natural environment.
Foster began working with metal casting during his formal art education and his expertise has developed through subsequent work in industrial design and fabrication. With this experience, Foster is able to employ many technically demanding production techniques to create his monumental works. Working from his Kaikoura studio, Foster constructs each piece from aluminium panels which are then welded, polished and sealed, creating confident and balanced forms. [Sanderson Contemporary Art - 2011]
Read more about Ben Foster: http://www.benfoster.co.nz/biography.html
