David Hamilton — sculptor, Tasmania

David Hamilton was born and educated in Hobart, Tasmania. For 30 years until 2002 he was Head of Sculpture, University of Tasmania at Launceston. In 2011 he completed a PhD titled Fragments: Beyond the Object and continues to work full time as a practising sculptor.

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Earth Drill, a tall red painted steel spiral standing on grass in front of pine trees at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, by David Hamilton — *Commissions*Earth Drill, 2007

City Reflections, a gold-rimmed bronze boat filled with tangled reed-like forms and tiny buildings along its hull, by David Hamilton — *Paris Boats*City Reflections, 2016

Tanned, a polished bronze star-shaped form pinned flat at its points like a stretched hide, by David Hamilton — *Early Bronzes*Tanned, 1977

Knot, a mottled red-and-black painted steel rod tied into a single overhand knot, by David Hamilton — *Steel Sculptures*Knot, 2004

Wrapped Axe, a glossy gold axe with a criss-cross banded head, raised on two matching gold stands, by David Hamilton — *Axes*Wrapped Axe, 2015

Scorp, two curved blue marbled hook-like horns interlocked to form a rounded, claw-like shape, by David Hamilton — *Artifacts*Scorp, 2015

Medieval Shields, a pen and ink drawing of a jagged, checkerboard-patterned horn form on two stands, by David Hamilton — *Paris Drawings*Medieval Shields, 2016

Buoy, two carved wooden cones joined by a coiled black steel spring, one tipped in black paint, by David Hamilton — *Wood, Steel, Bronze*Buoy, 2003

A broken-ring sculpture in glossy burnt-orange lacquer with a twisted knot at its base, mounted on a stand, by David Hamilton — *Wearables*Bangle 3, 1995

An untitled pen and ink sculpture study drawing showing a boat with a fringed hull hung with wire loops, beside a similar hulled form fringed with hanging blades, by David Hamilton — *Sculpture Drawings*Sculpture Sketch 4, 1980s onwards

Untitled, an abstract long-exposure photographic study showing a soft brown pillar-like glow against black, by David Hamilton — *PhD Investigations*c. 2008–2011

Memorychip, a gallery corridor entirely lined with stacked woodchip-textured columns leading to a lit oval niche, by David Hamilton — *Spring Bay Installation*Memorychip, 2015

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David Hamilton, Sculptor, Tasmania