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Alex Seton

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Alex Seton is a Sydney artist known for carving contemporary subjects in marble. His practice uses the visual language of classical monuments to examine present-day social questions. Commissioned work includes folded-flag sculptures and a memorial addressing suffering from military service.

Location
Australia
Discipline
Sculpture · Memorials
Material
Marble
Services
Memorials · Public monuments · Sculptural objects
Website
Artist's biography at the Australian War Memorial

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Selected work

White marble droplet forms spread across a lawn in the Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden.
For Every Drop Shed in AnguishAustralian pearl marble · Australian War Memorial Sculpture Garden, CanberraSculpture: Alex Seton. Photograph: Shkuru Afshar. Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.
A large marble sculpture carved to resemble a tightly wrapped parcel, with fragile labels and cord inlays.
Sculpture No 23 (The Parcel)Green and white marble with resin inlay · West Row and Alinga Street, CanberraSculpture: Alex Seton. Photograph: Shkuru Afshar. Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.
More work
  • As of today…2011–2022 · Marble folded-flag sculptures · Australian War Memorial collectionWork: Alex Seton. View the original portfolio at the source.

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Sources

First-party artist biography · Commissioned work record · For Every Drop Shed in Anguish — project record · Sculpture No 23 (The Parcel) — project record
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