S H Ervin Gallery Observatory Hill – from 28 January 2014

Employing New Materials
We think of a bridge as a device required for crossing a space.

Mangos don't bring the sense of delight they used to bring.

The title of the blog is The Sydney School of Sculpture. My task was to establish what that was and in so doing reinforce it, in order to make it more real, more understood and perhaps more appreciated.

John Peart was a close friend for thirty years. He died recently. I wanted to present a tribute to him at The National Art School's celebration of his life, but could not quite find the courage  on the day.

These are the lyrics to one of the songs currently under construction with Terrible Music.

The Breach is the last of the bowl sculptures …

Understanding where we are helps us understand who we are. There is no scope for culture without that understanding. These notes were made in relation to the recent fires in The Blue Mountains.

At the Sculpture by The Sea party last Thursday, I encountered the usual difficulty of talking and listening in a room which allows for conversation to be backgrounded by the surrounding commotion.

To the citizens of Cooma
Unpublished Letter to The Cooma-Monaro Express

Let us for now, imagine that the Sydney School of Sculpture is defined by the sculptors who grew out of the National Art School from around 1970 until the present.

Manifesto and Lyrics for Inaugural Performance of Terrible Music at The MCA Friday 26 April 2013

Introductory Remarks Give Rise to The Presence of The Sydney School

My daughter Agatha Gothe-Snape enlisted me to fabricate a sculpture to her specifications for her current show at The Commercial, in Redfern.

Co-Isolated III, by Richard Goodwin and Michael Snape
The Maitland Regional Gallery 23rd February 2013

This talk was given at The Decade Club Dinner for patrons of Sculpture by The Sea 2012. Because of the positive reception to the idea of The Sydney School of Sculpture, I have undertaken this blog. I look forward to the discussion that follows.