Artist
Sculptor
Maker
About Richard
Richard Moffatt has spent his life working with metal. His sculptural career began twenty years ago and he now resides and works near Bega on the far south coast of NSW.
Richard Moffatt on creating the sculpture for Australia's national apology to victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.http://abc.net.au/Fac...
“Sculpture is my work. I love the time in my workshop and am continually excited and inspired by endless possibilities and ideas that flow. There is an intimate relationship between artist and material, an intuitive feeling, a touching of boundaries that can then be expanded”
Richard’s sculpture has been collected extensively, both privately and by numerous public institutions nationwide.
Some of his installations include:
Healing Tree sculpture - Parliament House, Canberra ACT
Eagle & Nest - National Arboretum, Canberra ACT
The Giving Tree - Main Street, Eden NSW
Snowy Sphere - Snowy Mountains Highway, Cooma NSW
Pelicans - Currumbin Creek, Currumbin QLD
Surfboard installation - Billabong Surf Co, Burleigh Heads QLD
Tuna Fish installation - Southport Broadwater, Southport QLD