
Sculptor Norma Redpath (1928–2013) talks about the inspiration she derives from Australia's 'vast spaces and unique forms'. We see her creating works including the fountain for the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra, which was modelled and cast at her studio in Milan, Italy. Redpath worked primarily with bronze and wood. The NFSA's YouTube Channel has the whole film Sculpture Australia 69 in full.
Other artists featured include: George Baldessin, Steven Walker, Lyndon Dadswell, Matcham Skipper, David Tolley, Margel Hinder, Colin Lanceley, Ron Robertson-Swan, Michael Kitching, Ken Reinhard, Tim Berryman, Asher Bilu, Robert Klippel, Clement Meadmore and Vincent Jomantis.
Excerpt from Sculpture Australia 69, 1969 - Film Australia Collection © National Film and Sound Archive.
Notes by Beth Taylor
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.