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rosalie gasciogne

Rosalie Gascoigne b. 1943 d. 1999
Assemblage Sculptor

 Born in New Zealand moved to Australia.
 Sculpture in the 80's and 90's.
 Learnt Ikebana Japanese flower arranging, where form and awareness of nature is most important. Tried to find unusual support for the flowers and found the supports more interesting than the arrangements.
 Lives with her assemblages, gradually observing and changing them until she feels they are right.
 Inspiration from Monaro Tablelands and stony slopes of Mt Stromlo (Canberra).
 In her works the relationship between natural and man-made worlds is a matter of perception landscape perceived as natural are often man-made.
 Combines objects so that the original purpose and meaning of them is no longer obvious and they are now seen as something else.
 "My pieces can be looked at in different ways. I try to provide a starting point from which the people can let their imagination wander - w...

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