{"id":1719,"date":"2022-08-19T02:22:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T02:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2022-08-19T02:22:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T02:22:28","slug":"greg-john-australian-1953-sculptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/greg-john-australian-1953-sculptor\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg John (Australian 1953-) (Sculptor)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greg John is a prolific sculptor who has exhibited from the late 1970\u2019s through out Australia, UK, USA,&nbsp; and in many other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has won numerous awards and commissions, and is represented in countless collections in Australia and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a past member of the New York Sculptors&#8217; Guild and International Sculptors&#8217; Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sculptures featured in this post reside at South Melbourne Central\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cSwirling Mandala [Cataclysm]\u201dJohn (Australian 1953-) The McCorry Collection\" class=\"wp-image-1723 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4207-1980x2970.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201c\u201cSwirling Mandala\u201d [Cataclysm] has a strong reference to fire, to which still plays a role in forming our landscape and is a quintessential image in our national psyche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSwirling Mandala \u201d John (Australian 1953-) <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Mandala is a large four meter public art sculpture, made from Corten steel, which ages to many of the colours we see in our landscape, it introduces a sense of the organic to our often rigid inner city environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cPattern\u2013Wavering\u201d  John (Australian 1953-) \" class=\"wp-image-1725 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_4204-1980x2970.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">\u201cPattern-Wavering\u201d is gentler in feel, a flower like motif appears in the centre which contrasts with the fire like image in the centre of \u201cSwirling Mandala\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">\u201cPattern\u2013Wavering\u201d John (Australian 1953-)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>John believes the two sculptures together should engage the public in an interesting\/contemplative experience as the walk or drive past them. The two pieces also change dramatically in a visual manner which should further engage the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gregjohnssculpture.com\/\">https:\/\/www.gregjohnssculpture.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Greg Johns - Amazing Steel Artist\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGoHW1y7IAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/themccorrycollection.com\/tmc\/db\/\" style=\"background-color:#c3a662\">VIEW OUR OTHER POSTS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg John is a prolific sculptor who has exhibited from the late 1970\u2019s through out Australia, UK, USA,&nbsp; and in many other countries. 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