Rob Harle
The
sculptures below were created by me during the period 1980 to 2000. These
pieces were inspired by the “way” of Zen and were intended to be placed in
landscaped outdoor garden settings. The two decades living in relative isolated
rural areas was really a time of Zen contemplation, and the sculptures I
produced then were intended to convey the feeling of contemplation, harmony and
a deep spiritual connection with nature so others might (re) experience this
and regain some respect for, and connection with the natural world.
Zen Mind 1
Plasterstone 50cm dia.
Plasterstone 50cm dia.
Quantum Vision 1
Plaster stone/ bronze
maquette for Hakone Japan 41cm H.
Ocellus
Gosford sandstone - bronze
45cm H.
Sandstone, stainless steel 1.2m H.
“At the still point of
the turning world.
Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered.
Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.” T.S. Eliot
Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered.
Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.” T.S. Eliot
Stoneware ceramic 31cm H.
Plaster-stone 41cm H.
Cosmic Seed
Gosford sandstone 40cm H.
Zen Mind 3
Painted Somersby sandstone
1.1m H.
Gosford sandstone 87cm H.
Cosmic Seed 2
Carrara marble 31cm H.
Somersby sandstone 2.4m H.
