About the Artist: Peter Cramond

Biographical

"...after breaking my neck in 1982, my life changed dramatically; from this crisis I was able to fulfill a childhood dream – to become an artist."

Having studied Graphic Art at Auckland Technical Institute, Peter Cramond's early working years were spent as a graphic artist. The world of advertising was not to his liking and he returned to working in the countryside, an improvement but not the life of an artist, which was his ambition.

Since 1982 Peter has developed his sculpting, drawing and painting. He has had a series of solo shows throughout New Zealand, has received many public and private commissions and won numerous awards. Since 1994 he has visited Europe annually, working in the open air at the Edinburgh International Arts Festival, the Galway International Arts Festival, Paris and Amsterdam.

As a result of this activity, Peter's artworks reside in collections in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, the USA and New Zealand.

About the Sculpture

"The Proud Spiritual Warrior"

Swamp Totara.

In life "man" should try to aspire to a better well being. There are many symbols in this series of work.

The hair symbolizes the feminine side of the human.

The big sideways eye is symbolic of the spiritual side of the human.

The two sided face, at times we show a different side to ourselves.

The physical strength of the body is not physical, but inner strength.

The nipple, a symbol of sensuality.

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