CONTEMPORARY ART STOCKROOM Peter Syndicas

Upcoming Exhibitions

Origins

Peter Syndicas’ sculptures are inspired by his fascination with organic shapes in their simplest forms – fractals of nature. Twigs – fragile, precious, shaped by the elements. Delicately carved, the revealed forms are translated on a magnified scale and immortalised in bronze, steel or stone – a stark contrast to their fragile nature.

“I search specifically for twigs that portray a human figure as it gives each sculpture of mine a unique duality. On the one hand they are magnified reproductions of fragile twigs, while at the same time they display these very expressive abstract human forms… I love that my sculptures allow people to see fragments of plant life, as works of art”
Artist Statement

Since beginning his sculptural practice in 1997 Peter Syndicas has shown widely within both curated and award exhibitions. In 2018 he was announced as the Winner of the Sculpture for Sight Award held within the grounds of St Marks College in North Adelaide. He has been a finalist in the Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition (2019, 2018) and the Waterhouse Natural History Prize (2014, 2008, 2007, 2005). He recently participated in the South Australian Living Artists Festival (2021, 2020, 2018) and the Heysen Sculpture Biennial (2019), located at the historic Hans Heysen studio and gardens in the Adelaide Hills.

SYNDICAS' PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

Peter Syndicas' Matador 2019 featured in Belle Oct 2021

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Epiphany 2021
Flinders Ranges Marble
33cm x 19cm x 9cm
$3,400 AUD

Kew 2018
polished bronze
87cm x 40cm x 18cm, edition of 10
In Artist's studio
$2,900 AUD

Striving for Imperfection 2019
polished bronze on dark granite base
30cm x 30cm x 6cm, edition of 10
$3,000 AUD

David 2019
Patinated bronze on granite base
19cm x 15cm x 7cm, edition of 10
$1,900 AUD

Winds of Change 2019
Gold plated bronze on granite base
40cm x 21cm edition of 10
In artist's studio
$3,300 AUD

Matador 2019
Gold plated bronze on stone base
28cm x 19cm edition of 10
In artist's studio
$3,300 AUD

Small Step 2021
patinated bronze
12cm x 15cm edition of 20
$800 AUD