Martin George

Tanz

This modernist sculpture stands proudly at the entrance to the Knox Community Arts Centre. Created with corten steel, the sculpture is part of George’s ‘Dance’ series. The Yiddish word for dance, Tanz, captures a moment of charged intimacy between two performers as they turn into one another and begin to move together. With curves that suggest balance and movement, this work considers the inherent beauty of humans in motion. It is a deliberate and sensual narrative, embodied in the ever-rising vertical entanglement of its two curves.

Passing up admission to a major art school to instead undertake trade courses in welding and metalwork Martin threw himself into this new medium. Soon the same buildings that had borne GEORGE’s name were coming alive with sculpture seemingly growing out of brick and steel and concrete. Unlovely and practical structures were given new form with sculpted bricks that appeared to melt down the walls or sprout roots or even fly away.

Tanz, part of Martin’s ‘Dance’ series takes a new direction again, moving away from the contrast between the built and natural world to consider the inherent beauty of humans in motion. The vision of Tanz was born while watching a modern dance rehearsal. The performers would continuously repeat the same specific set of movements as they tried to perfect each small section. This idea of human movement and fluidity trapped in time became the starting point for the exploration of the Dance series. Tanz captures a moment of charged intimacy between two performers as they turn into one another and begin to move together. It is a deliberate and sensual narrative, embodied in the ever rising vertical entanglement between its extrusions.

 

Medium Description:

Modernist Sculpture, -Painted Corten Steel

-Manufactured to ISO 9001:2008 quality assurance

-Engineered footings and wind loading to AS/NZS1170.2

-Footings designed in accordance with AS2870, rated for “class A sandy or rocky site with minimal ground movement”

-structural steel to AS/NZS 3679.1:2010

-Welded/Fabricated to AS 1554 SP

-25 year warranty for defective workmanship, underwritten by Buden Industries Pty Ltd.

Location Information:

Exterior, near front doors of Knox Community Arts Centre

Gps Latitude:

-37.83971615

Gps Longitude:

145.26981702

Date Of Work:

2014