The Bone People
The Bone People exhibition operates as a diorama featuring a herd of imaginary animals – some with riders. The Bone family are onlookers – either seated or standing on the side. Insects are also be included.
These handmade forms provide an intimate experience for the audience serving as portal into an alternative world, where one can interact with exotic marvels and improbable anatomy.
The sculptures are made from fish bones collected at the beach. The bones have been sterilized and bleached and then clay or textiles and glass or shell eyes have been added. They have wire armatures which make them able to stand alone.
On the back wall are a series of digital photographs featuring the sculptures in an appropriate environment or as portraits. This provides opportunities to distort the light and scale in-order to emphasis the mystery and atmosphere of the scene.
The concepts provide an intimate experience for the audience, operating as a portal to an alternative world where one can interact with the figures in strange juxtapositions.
Artworks that are for sale can be purchased in person at Belconnen Arts Centre, or online at shop.belcoarts.com.au.
About Brenda Runnegar
As a Multimedia artist Brenda Runnegar specialises in painting, sculpture, photography and textiles. Her forty-odd year-long practice is characterised by the use of the surreal and dreamlike.
She completed a Master of Fine Arts by research in 2007 and has worked professionally as an Educator, Arts Administrator, Gallery Manager and Project Manager in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Since 1981 she has exhibited in numerous prestigious group exhibitions and has had seventeen solo exhibitions.
Her most recent work has involved re-examining the use of textiles and soft sculptures (art doll making) and digital imaging.
Website: www.brendarunnegar.com.au
Facebook: @Brenda.Runnegar23
Instagram: @brendarunnegar
Dog 2022 200mm x 320mm x 140mm. Bone and clay sculpture on wooden stand. $250 Bird 2022. 220mm x 190mm x 100mm. Bone and clay sculpture, glass eyes on wooden stand $250 Drongo 2023 200mm x 180mm x 80mm. Bone, air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, toy stuffing, paint, wire, doll chair. $250 Bone head animal #1 2023 280mm x 190mm x 920mm. Bone and clay sculpture, glass eyes on wooden stand $250 Bone head animal #2 2023. 270mm x 190mm x 90mm. Turtle bone, clay, textiles, cotton, toy stuffing, paint, wire, glass eyes on wooden stand $250
List of Works
Chums 2023 320mm x 200mm x 240mm.
air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, toy stuffing, paint, wire on two wooden stands $350 Lonely 2023 170mm x 120mm x 80mm.
clay, textiles, leather, cotton, toy stuffing, bones, paint, clay. $250 One Black Figure #1 2023 420mm x 190mm x 90mm. Bones, air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, glass eyes, feathers, paint, wire on wooden stand $250 One Black Figure #2 2023 360mm x 110mm x 90mm. Bones, air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, glass eyes, feathers, paint, wire on wooden stand. $250 One Black Figure #3 2023 410mm x 110mm x 90mm.
air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, glass eyes, feathers, paint, wire on wooden stand $250
Black Figures #1 2023. 470mm x 100mm x 100mm.
air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, glass eyes, paint, wire on wooden stand $350
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Two Black Figures #2 2023 450mm x 210mm x 110mm. Bones, air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, glass eyes, feathers, paint, wire on wooden stand $350 Two White Figures 2023 390mm x 100mm x 90mm. Bones, air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, glass eyes, paint, wire on wooden stand. $350 The Bone Family 2023. 280mm x 240mm x 280mm. Fish and Snake Bones, clay, textiles, leather, polyester and bead stuffing, glue and wire, on wooden stand $350 Black Bull 2023 110mm x 190mm x 90mm. Bones, clay, wire paint. Glass eyes $190 The Old Crone 2023 200mm x 170mm x 100mm. Bones, clay, wire. Paint, textiles buttons glass eyes on wooden stand. $250 One Black Rider #1 2023 320mm x 400mm x 160mm. Bone, clay, textile sculpture, paint, and wire $350
One Black Rider #2 2023 350mm x 320mm x 120mm. Bone, clay, textile sculpture, paint, and wire $350 One Black Rider #3 2023 280mm x 330mm x 820mm. Bone, clay, textile sculpture, paint, and wire $350 One Black Rider #4 2023. 340mm x 420mm x 120mm. Bone and clay sculpture with wire armature. $350 One Black Rider #5 2023 200mm x 280mm x 60mm. Bone and clay sculpture with wire armature $350 Three Black Riders 2023 310mm x 550mm x 120mm. Bone, clay, textile sculpture, paint, and wire $400 Young Animal 2023 150mm x 270mm x 70mm. Bone and clay sculpture with wire armature $250
Trixie 2023 370mm x 110mm x 90mm. Clay, textiles, cotton, paint, wire on wood stand $250 Matriach 2023 450mm x 90mm x 100mm. Textiles, wire, shells, bone, Mongolian fleece, on wooden stand. $250 Honey Ant 2024. 120mm x 220mm x 70mm. Clay, textiles, glass eyes, polystyrene, wire, light bulb, and paint $190 Grey and Blue Mosquito #1 2024 150mm x 310mm x 200mm Bone, textiles, wire, toy stuffing, velcro $190 Grey and Blue Mosquito #2 2024 150mm x 310mm x 200mm Bone, textiles, wire, toy stuffing, velcro $190 Red Mosquito #2 2024 150mm x 310mm x 200mm Bone, textiles, wire, toy stuffing, velcro $190
Black and White Mosquito #1 2024 150mm x 310mm x 200mm Bone, textiles, wire, toy stuffing, velcro $190 Black and White Mosquito #2 2024 150mm x 310mm x 200mm Bone, textiles, wire, toy stuffing, velcro $190 Large Black Spider on wooden stand 2024. 240mm x 460mm x 280mm. Air-dried clay, textiles, cotton, buttons, paint, wire, polystyrene. On wood stand $450 Black Spider with buttons 2024 120mm x 310mm x 190mm Textiles, cotton, buttons, paint, wire, polystyrene $150 Black Spider (small) 2024 100mm x 210mm x 180mm Textiles, wire, toy stuffing, buttons, polystyrene $150
Headland
594mm x 420mm.
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Digital Giclee print on archival paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.1/20 2023. 594mm x 420mm.
Digital Giclee print on archival paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.1/20 2023. 594mm x 420mm.
Digital Giclee print on archival paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.1/20 2023 594mm x 420mm.
Digital Giclee print on archival paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.1/20
594mm x 420mm.
Digital Giclee print on archival paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.1/20 2023 594mm x 420mm.
Digital Giclee print on archival paper. Signed and numbered by the artist.1/20 Professionally printed story books AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE BELCOARTS SHOP $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $25e@
Black Rider Portrait #1 The Forest The
Beechworth Trixie and friend Solitary Rider The Bone People and their Friends 2023
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Images: Portrait (detail) by Brenda Runnegar
The Bone Family (detail) by Brenda Runnegar
