Work of the Week, Greg Johns, Transfigure, 2006

Greg Johns
Transfigure
2006
Corten steel
240 x 57 x 40 cm
94 x 22 ½ x 15 ½ in.
Edition 1 of 5

Born in Adelaide in 1953, Greg Johns was educated at the South Australian School of Art, and has had solo exhibitions in Australia, Asia, New York and the UK.

In 2001, Johns purchased 400 acres of land in Palmer, a small town two hours drive from Adelaide. It is a landscape of bare hills, sparse vegetation, rocks, boulders, steep escarpments and an enveloping sky of distant horizons. In the years since, Johns has placed the totemic forms of his sculpture in juxtaposition with this harsh, elemental countryside. The rust-red profiles of his preferred medium, Corten steel, speak of the ranges, the deserts, and the shores which visually define so much of Australia, and allow for striking colour, material, and form, to emerge from the landscape.

It was here, in collaboration with Gavin Malone, that the concept of the Palmer Project was born. The 12th Palmer Sculpture Biennial opened on the 14th March, 2026; an exhibition in the Palmer Landscape, Australia, it celebrates contemporary sculpture within this ancient and mystical terrain. For more works by Greg Johns, please enquire below: