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For the New Jersey politician, see Andrew J. Rogers . Andrew Rogers is one of Australia's most distinguished contemporary sculptors with an international reputation. He exhibits internationally and his sculptures are in numerous private and prominent public collections in Australia, S.E. Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States of America. His largest works - stone Geoglyph - are commanding attention around the world (ranging in size up to 100 square metres) which are situated in the Arava Desert, Israel, the Atacama Desert, Chile, the Bolivian Altiplano, Kurunegala Sri Lanka, and Australia. Andrew's works have been presented to leading world figures such as John Howard, Vincent Fox, Efraim Katzir, Richard Butler and Simon Wiesenthal. Rogers’ large outdoor bronzes grace many well-known buildings and have received critical acclaim. Rhythms of Life (see section below), which he began in Israel’s Arava Desert in 1999, is by far his most ambitious project, already extending to seven countries on four continents and commanding worldwide attention. Andrew Rogers lives in Cheshire CT and is a full time artist. RHYTHMS OF LIFE PROJECT , Lara, Australia , by Andrew Rogers. The creature has a wing span of 100 metres and a 1500 tonnes of rock was used to construct it.]] Rogers's Rhythms of Life project is the largest contemporary Land-art undertaking in the world, forming a chain of stone sculptures, or Geoglyph s, around the globe. Monumental geoglyphs have been constructed in seven countries to date: Israel, Chile, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Iceland and China. Future locations will include India, the United States, United Kingdom and Eastern Europe. By completion, the project will have involved over 5,000 people on six continents. The Rhythms of Life sculptures are optimistic metaphors for the eternal cycle of life and regeneration, expressive and suggestive of human striving and introspection. The geoglyphs embrace a wide cultural vision that links memory and various symbols derived from ancient rock carvings, paintings and legends in each region; they punctuate time and extend history into the distant future while delving into the depths of our heritage in pursuit of the spiritual. The exhibition at the Akureyri Art Museum in Iceland is the first general survey of the project. The “Rhythms of Life” project is the largest contemporary land art project in the world – 10 sites – in disparate exotic locations (located below sea level and up to altitudes of 4,300 metres). Up to three Geoglyphs (each up to 660 feet x 660 feet) are located in each site. By completion the project will have involved up to 5000 people (550 people worked in Bolivia, 852 people in Sri Lanka, and 1000 in China. “Rhythms of Life” sites containing large scale geoglyphs (land sculptures) are complete in Bolivia, Israel, Chile, Sri Lanka, Australia, Iceland and China, which are part of a chain of 10 sites created around the world. Outside the City of Melbourne, in Geelong, a “Rhythms of Life” site was commissioned in association with the Commonwealth Games 2006. In China the “Rhythms of Life” walls stretch 2.1 kilometers. Individually and together the Geoglyphs form a unique art work stretching around the world, titled “The Rhythms of Life”. They are optimistic symbols about life and regeneration – connecting people with history and heritage. The title, the “Rhythms of Life” is derived from Rogers’ early bronze sculptures {Link without Title} . Three good examples of 'The Rhythms of Life' are: :1 "The Ancients" This geoglyph is derived from a 6000 year old "pictureglyph" known as "El Señor de los Báculos" located in the Rio Loa area near Calama , Chile . The geoglyph is located at an altitude of 2469 m (8100 ft) above sea level, on the Llano de la Paciencia (Plain of Patience), 13 km from the town of San Pedro De Atacama . :The stone walls forming this geoglyph, constructed from volcanic rock and clay, are 1200 m (3936 ft) in length. :This image forms part of the Pastoral Cosmology . The sun cuts across this "pictureglyph" at the Solstice . :2 "The Rhythms of Life" This geoglyph is located at 2603 m (8500 ft) on the Cordillera De La Sal (Salt Mountains), which rise from the Llano de la Paciencia, and form the head of the Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), a geological formation of lunar appearance, approximately 14 km from the town of San Pedro de Atacama. :3 "Ancient Language" This geoglyph is about 80 m long by 2.8 m high, and is inspired by a 4800 year old petroglyph Iconography , carved into stone in the surrounding area, Yerbas Buenas , 20 km from the Rio Grande . WORKS Solo exhibitions & displays
Selected group exhibitions
Awards - finalist
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