4-sided triangle
Presented by Down Street Studios
Anderson Hunt, Karl Millard, David Murphy & Cameron Robbins


Yarra Sculpture Gallery May 16 - June 3, 2001

The endurance of the daydream through the clamour of existence is the golden thread flowing through our lives. Sometimes it catches the sun and radiates its warmth, taking solid form like the re-emergence of an underground stream; again it retreats, glinting in the open darkness, a steely optic fibre conducting our reveries to the next free moment.


Experiments at Down Street Studios in preparation for their exhibition (Apollo Bay Music Fire) 1998, - Down Street Studios

4-sided triangle is an exhibition which examines the sources and products of inspiration for sculpture through the use of both static and active elements. Work is produced through the exploration of bronze, stainless and mild steel, wind, air and motion systems, and musical devices.

Cameron Robbins, Anderson Hunt, David Murphy and Karl Millard are four artists of considerable experience. They present a show of new sculptural works involving ideas that have been stewing for years combined with responses to present circumstances. All the works are part of a continuity of thought which has endured the necessary disruptions of life.

The languid passing of the river; the monitoring of draughts; strange music produced through the swing of a pendulum; the wringing of metal into shapes like solid music...

The title 4-sided triangle is not intentionally obscure or absurd. Rather, it refers to the dynamics of relationships - business/friendship/personal/family - and the challenges they present. The four-sided triangle is more stable than the usual one, and has the added air of mystery, impossibility, and the extra dimension.

Hunt, Murphy, and Robbins joined forces six years ago to make a partnership for the purposes of undertaking public commissions and projects. What started as, and often still is, a group studio became an enterprise, albeit organic and flexible in nature. The partnership has enjoyed the strengths and weathered the difficulties of self-employment, and seen the realisation of many diverse ideas and projects. Experiencing the compromises and benefits of collaboration has been a valuable insight into creative endeavour.

As a long time associate, Karl Millard has now moved into the workshop in the capacity of free agent, providing creative and technical drive and the fourth corner for stability.

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