Mark Grey-Smith
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Born in 1950 in Darlington, Western Australia.
For five decades, Mark Grey-Smith has been making drawing-sand sculptures that embody his love of nature, science, mathematics, and the ways of knowing our world that is implicit in an understanding of the natural world. He has created a body of works that speak eloquently of the underlying geometry that informs us and teases us with hints of mysteries yet to be revealed.
From his early studies at Chelsea School of Art in the 1970s, working with such luminaries as Eduardo Paolozzi and Nigel Hall, he was inspired to create work that replicated the geometry of nature.
On his return to Perth, he co-foundered PRAXIS. This artist-run space energised a younger generation of artists by challenging them to make art relevant to this place while intently aware of international concerns. It was an ambition at the core of his own practice, which he honed in Perth before departing for Canberra and further study at the Australian National University.
Later he taught at that institution for a decade before returning to Perth and eventually settling in Pemberton and then Busselton.
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