Alistair Rowe is a sculptor who has worked predominantly with the medium of glass and the ideas of fluidity and balance. In the prize-winning piece, We Look For Ourselves In Each Other, bronze glass panels, black walnut and eva blocks are brought together and form a warm array of tonal variations.
The glass cuboids are delicately balanced on top of timber stands and timber and glass plinths – the fasteners, timber joinery and support mechanisms that hold the works together are all on display.
“By directing light onto the works a complex series of reflections, shadows and refractions are cast, creating an animated dialogue between materials, works, the area surrounding the works and gallery patrons,” Rowe told The West Australian following his award of the JSP for 2015.