Drago Marin Cherina Explained

Drago Marin Cherina (born 1949) is a Croatian sculpting artist, who was naturalized Australian in the years 1970.

Life and career

Cherina was born in Korčula, Croatia.[1] He moved to England, where he worked as an assistant to Henry Moore.[2] He came to Australia in 1975 to do a bust of Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, and liked the place so much he arranged to be naturalized in Gough's office.[3] He currently lives in Taiwan.[2]

Works

Notable works include The Mathy a bronze statuette awarded to the annual winner of the IFAC Australian Singing Competition[4] and a bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn that is held at the National Library of Australia.[5]

A bronze sculpture of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, by Cherina, was installed at the Kensington Park Community Centre in Kensington, Sydney, in 2018.

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi is installed in Shanghai's New Town Central Park.

A 6 metre high, six tonne abstract artwork depicting prolific sculptor Henry Moore located in Banjo Paterson Bush Park in Yeoval, New South Wales, Australia.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Onona' – yin and yang by another name . china.org.cn . 2015-08-26.
  2. Web site: Huntsdale . Justin . Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism – ABC Central West NSW – Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Abc.net.au . 26 July 2010 . 2015-08-26.
  3. Web site: Face Off: Waterhouse Versus Artist In Fight For Bronze . https://web.archive.org/web/20140127035335/http://www.abstractsculpture.com.au/abstract-sculpture-articles/1997/10/10/face-off-waterhouse-versus-artist-in-fight-for-bronze/ . 27 January 2014 . 10 October 1997 . Hills . Ben . abstractsculpture.com.au.
  4. Web site: Prizes and Opportunities | IFAC Australian Singing Competition . Aussing.org.au . 2015-08-26.
  5. Web site: Bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn / Drago Cherina. [realia] / – Version details – Trove |publisher=Trove.nla.gov.au |date= |accessdate=2015-08-26].
  6. Web site: How did Yeoval, NSW, become home to this striking sculpture of Henry Moore?. Sheil. Donal. 2019-08-18. ABC News. en-AU. 2019-10-20.
  7. Web site: Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism. Huntsdale. Justin. 2010-07-26. www.abc.net.au. en-AU. 2019-10-20.