“My creative process is fluid and organic. If I am carving stone, it starts with the choice of the raw stone and from there I simplify and if it’s too ‘simple’ I complicate. It’s a very hard thing to articulate as my carving process is more like an inner conversation, between me and the stone where we both speak to each other, listen, and adjust as required…”

Limestone is a fascinating material with many uses in the world of the arts as well as in lots of industrial, agricultural and construction areas…

Unlike other forms of rock, soapstone can be found all over the world, and can be mined either industrially or by hand. It has a long history, and was carved by Indigenous peoples all over the world, to make all sorts of things…

“Restrictions and fears provided a fertile soil for me to meditate on our fragile existence and I have created several sculptures and painting to express that. But for the same reason I couldn’t travel to my students and they couldn’t come to my studio especially during the last two European winters…”

“The best subjects come from observing fleeting moments in the people near me, or from cinema or TV. These can be caught by camera or most often by sketching afterwards.”

“I like to believe that the cultural and artistic atmosphere in my family had a big effect on me and on how my life later evolved…”

“Art tells a story. It tells a story of hope, of suffering, of sadness, of happiness. All my art tells a story. The beauty of art is that it lives on long after you die…”

When The University of Sydney commissioned ‘The Student’ from Tom Bass in 1953, it became the university’s earliest modernist public artwork…