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Nick Wirdnam's Portrait of the conquerer

Fourteen tears and a fish

Nick Wirdnam Portrait of the Conquerer hot sculpted glass mixed media 180 x 60 x 30cm

Portrait of the Conqueror is a very personal work, though not a portrait in the traditional scene.

Comprised of nineteen solid glass elements, fourteen tears hang from a board, one of which is a fish. The remaining elements lay on the floor beneath - these are pool shaped and create the impression that tears are falling from the wall, leaving pools on the floor.

Nick Wirdnam Portrait of the Conquerer (detail)

My work involves the use of symbols as sculpture.
The symbols represent time, change, circumstance and memory.
This is a deeply personal and powerful narrative and is a combination of light, composition, symmetry and emotion.

Nick Wirdnam is a glass artist working in Melbourne and teaching at Monash University

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