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Jesse Cox talks to Jason Christopher<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Daily Telegraph Article \u201cSculptor Jason Christopher showcasing works such as Fertility Totem Fetish at Salerno Gallery in Glebe\u201d<\/h2>\n

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SYDNEY ANNUAL \u00a0\u2013\u00a0THE 2011 REPORT \u2013\u00a0ON ACHIEVEMENT & PHILANTHROPY<\/h2>\n

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Wentworth Courier Article \u2013 Jason Sculpts a New Career<\/h2>\n

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Wentworth Courier, Wednesday, August 3, 2011; Page 11<\/div>\n
\u201cJason Sculpts a New Career<\/div>\n
By: KEVIN CHENG<\/div>\n
JASON Christopher quit his job several years ago and is pursuing his dream as a professional sculptor.<\/div>\n
The 41-year-old from Bondi specialises in techbased sculptures, which are not easily labelled as either \u2018\u2018old\u2019\u2019 or \u2018\u2018new\u2019\u2019 art.<\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018I have to reinvent myself sculpture-wise, because I\u2019ve been out of it for so long,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018It is like starting from scratch.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n
Christopher isn\u2019t short of training or experience though.<\/div>\n
One of the highlights of his career so far was working in the movie industry on films including\u00a0Star Wars, Mission Impossible<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Matrix.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018I was doing set-dressing and making props for the movies,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n
Christopher also got to work with\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>creator George Lucas, designin weapons and objects for the movies.<\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018I loved every minute of it.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n
His latest work is an entry to the 2011 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, which is sponsored by the\u00a0Wentworth Courier<\/em>. He won the special commendation prize last year.<\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018The work I\u2019m doing at the moment is quite expensive to produce,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018It has cost me thousands of dollars already, much more than I anticipated.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n
It also takes time for his sculptures to come to life.<\/div>\n
\u2018\u2018My entry to the prize has taken me about four to five months so far,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n
The winner of the 2011 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize will win $10,000.<\/div>\n
Entries close this Friday.<\/div>\n
For more information visit sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Artshub Article \u2013 \u201cJason Christopher wins sculpture award\u201d<\/h2>\n
http:\/\/www.artshub.com.au\/au\/news-article\/news\/visual-arts\/jason-christopher-wins-sculpture-award-184424<\/a>\u201d\u00a0Jason Christopher wins sculpture awardBy\u00a0ArtsHub<\/a><\/strong>ArtsHub<\/strong>\u00a0| Saturday, June 18, 2011This year\u2019s David Harold Tribe Sculpture Award has been won by Sydney based sculptor Jason Christopher for his topical piece \u2018Free Range\u2019.Free Range depicts the providers of our dietary staples, a cow and chickens, as completely mechanised Robocop-like parodies of the creatures that once dwelt on Old MacDonald\u2019s farm. It\u2019s a bleakly humorous view, in which the bovine\u2019s black eyes plead from behind the computer monitors that have replaced its head. Its metal hooves stamp across a field of Astroturf, supporting skeletal steel legs secured with screws while Terminator-chickens peck at the glass cages of their screen-heads.Relating to the automation of the food industry, as well as the lack of awareness and consciousness we have become accustom to, the piece looks to technology for possible future answers. As Jason states, \u201cOverall the work is derived through my dependencies and guilt at partaking in the use and exploitation of living beings for my own consumption.. . the work was never intended to be serious, it serves only to touch on a number of broad topics in a satirical way.\u2019Jason\u2019s purpose with \u2018Free Range\u2019 aligns with the notions of David Tribe, the Sydney philosopher and secularist who has devoted much of his life to the promotion of free thought. The $12,000 prize is awarded to recognise innovative sculptures and to further popularise sculpture as an art form.Sculpture for Jason allows the opportunity to combine a range of different mediums, materials and technologies, which enable him to comment through the processes of production. According to the sculptor, \u20183D object based work also enables me to incorporate sound and video into the works, an area and medium I am keenly interested in utilising.\u2019Jason left the security of a well-paying job to return to university to reignite his sculptural practice undertaking a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) majoring in Sculpture. He has previously won the Special Commendation Award \u2013 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize in 2010 and has exhibited his work at Sculpture by the Sea, West 8 Woolloomooloo, Space Furniture, Louvre Paris and Opera House forecourt just to name a few. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Daily Telegraph Article \u2013 \u201cDavid Harold Tribe Sculpture Award\u201d<\/h2>\n
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