Simon Perry

Biography

Simon Perry is an awarded and publicly recognised visual artist and academic. He was awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome and the Royal Academy Gold Medal for Sculpture. Simon has a particular interest in Art in Public Space. Over the last 20 years the key focus of his art practice has been the research, design and production of significant and high-profile urban public art in Australia and internationally. His major projects include: Public Address (2005), Federation Square, The John Mockridge Fountain, Melbourne City Square Melbourne (2000), Threaded Field, Docklands Stadium Melbourne (2000) and Public Purse (1994) Bourke Street Mall Melbourne. These projects have involved working collaboratively with large teams of artists, industry partners and multidisciplinary design teams. His more recent interest in the emerging field of art and ecology is demonstrated by his participation in a pioneering international exhibition Heat: Art and Climate Change.

Research Interest

Historical and contemporary relationships between, sculpture, architecture and private/public space