Herbert 'Bert' Flugelman (1923 – 2013) was a prominent Australian visual artist, Sculptor, painter, and mentor who had many of his works publicly displayed. He is known for his stainless steel geometric sculptures.
Flugelman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923 and migrated to Australia in 1938 when he was 15 years old. It was on the eve of World War II. From 1943 to 1946 Flugelman served in the Australian army (non-combative duties) and from 1948 to 1951 he studied at the National Art School in Sydney.
From 1951 to 1955 he traveled to Europe including a visit in 1954 to Spain with his artist friend John Copnall. In 1952 he contracted polio which left him with a mobility disability. However, this did not stop him from holding several successful exhibitions at the Piccadilly Gallery in London and the Barone Gallery in New York before returning to Australia in 1955.
From 1972 to 1983, Flugelman was a lecturer at the South Australian School of Art, and subsequently became head of sculpture. During this period he completed some of his most famous work, in particular, Festival Sculpture 1974, Spheres 1977 and Cones at the National Gallery of Australia in 1982.
From 1984 to 1990, Flugelman was a senior lecturer and fellow at the School of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong. In 1991 he was made a professorial fellow at the University of Wollongong. In 1995, he received an honorary Doctorate of Creative Art (Honoris Causa) and in 1997, he received the Australia Council, Visual Arts/Craft Fund, Emeritus Award.
Flugelman's career has not been without controversy such as when he created the chainsaw carving of Margaret Thatcher and "The Silver Shish Kebab" placed in Martin Place, Sydney which was heavily criticized by Sydney's Lord Mayor Frank Sartor that led to the sculpture being moved to Spring Street.
In 2008, a hard-bound survey of his post-1968 sculptures, primarily his stainless-steel work, was published by The Watermark Press. At the time of his death in February 2013, Flugelman resided at Bowral on the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
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Flugelman was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923 and migrated to Australia in 1938 when he was 15 years old. It was on the eve of World War II. From 1943 to 1946 Flugelman served in the Australian army (non-combative duties) and from 1948 to 1951 he studied at the National Art School in Sydney.
From 1951 to 1955 he traveled to Europe including a visit in 1954 to Spain with his artist friend John Copnall. In 1952 he contracted polio which left him with a mobility disability. However, this did not stop him from holding several successful exhibitions at the Piccadilly Gallery in London and the Barone Gallery in New York before returning to Australia in 1955.
From 1972 to 1983, Flugelman was a lecturer at the South Australian School of Art, and subsequently became head of sculpture. During this period he completed some of his most famous work, in particular, Festival Sculpture 1974, Spheres 1977 and Cones at the National Gallery of Australia in 1982.
From 1984 to 1990, Flugelman was a senior lecturer and fellow at the School of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong. In 1991 he was made a professorial fellow at the University of Wollongong. In 1995, he received an honorary Doctorate of Creative Art (Honoris Causa) and in 1997, he received the Australia Council, Visual Arts/Craft Fund, Emeritus Award.
Flugelman's career has not been without controversy such as when he created the chainsaw carving of Margaret Thatcher and "The Silver Shish Kebab" placed in Martin Place, Sydney which was heavily criticized by Sydney's Lord Mayor Frank Sartor that led to the sculpture being moved to Spring Street.
In 2008, a hard-bound survey of his post-1968 sculptures, primarily his stainless-steel work, was published by The Watermark Press. At the time of his death in February 2013, Flugelman resided at Bowral on the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Herbert Flugelman or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Mr. Herbert Flugelman |
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| 1968, Drawings for Figure |
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| 1970, not titled, preparatory study for Canberra sculpture proposal |
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| 1970's, not titled, preparatory study for Canberra sculpture proposal |
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| 1972, Cube in mesh study |
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| 1972, Pyramid study |
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| 1974, Tetrahedron, Adelaide Festival Centre Triangles |
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| 1974, Tetrahedron |
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| 1974, Tetrahedron |
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| 1977, Spheres (Mall's Balls), Adelaide |
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| 1977, Spheres, Rundle Mall reflections |
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| 1978, Pyramid Tower (Dobell Memorial or Silver Shish Kebab), Sydney |
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| 1978-79, Tumbling Cubes |
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| 1978-79, Tumbling Cubes |
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| 1982, Cones |
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| 1982, Cones |
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| 1982, Cones |
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| 1984, not titled [preparatory study for sculpture] |
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| 1988, Winged Figure (Lawrence Hargrave Memorial) |
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| 2000, Semaphore |
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| 2001, Conversation piece |
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| 2002, 5½ Cones sketch |
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| 2002, Double tetrahedrons sketch |
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| 2006, Ammonite |
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| 2006, Ammonite |
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| 2006, Caryatid Minotaur |
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| 2007, Conversation |
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| 2007, Tetrapus, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi |
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| 2007, Transition Series |
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| 2007, Transition Series |
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| 2008, Double spiral |
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| 2008, Double spiral with graffiti |
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| 2008, Untitled, copper maquette |
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| 2009, Serpent II |
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| 2009, Conversation, At the western entrance of Corbett Plaza, Bowral |
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| 2016, Conversation |
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| Caryatid Minotaur (No date available) |
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| Making Waves (No date available) |
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| Mankind (No date available) |
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| not titled (preparatory study for sculpture) |
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