'On Creation' Edgar Mansfield & Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition
A decade of looking, a new conversation
A collaborative exhibition presented by Good Form and Föenander Galleries.
Where does sculpture begin? In a line, a drawing, a material, or the space an object occupies?
Bringing together works by New Zealand sculptor Edgar Mansfield and contemporary artists represented by Föenander Galleries, On Creationexplores the expansive language of sculpture and its ability to move across disciplines, materials and generations.
The exhibition features works by Ben Mazey, Vipoo Srivilasa, Robert Jahnke, Natalie Guy, Nick Herd, Monica Rani Rudhar, Gavin Chai and Chauncey Flay, alongside a selection of Mansfield's historic sculptures.
An accomplished sculptor, draughtsman and pioneering bookbinder, Mansfield challenged traditional distinctions between fine art and craft. His practice explored the relationships between line, rhythm, texture and form across multiple disciplines. His celebrated Animism series was photographed by renowned New Zealand photographer Brian Brake, with these photographs now held in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Presented alongside contemporary sculptural practices, Mansfield's work becomes part of an ongoing conversation about material, process and the physical presence of objects. Connections emerge across different approaches and generations, revealing the enduring questions that continue to inform sculpture: how form is constructed, how materials are transformed, and how objects interact with the spaces they inhabit.
Set within the design-led environment of Good Form, On Creation extends this dialogue into the relationship between art and curated design objects. The exhibition offers an opportunity to encounter Mansfield's work in a contemporary context, while considering sculpture not as a fixed category, but as an evolving and interconnected creative language.
Image features work by Edgar Mansfield, Lottie Consalvo and Natalie Guy together with furniture and lighting available from Good Form.
Image features work by Edgar Mansfield and Lottie Consalvo.
Visit the exhibition
Join us to for the opening of this exhibition an afternoon glass of wine.
1–3pm on Saturday, November 28
Exhibition runs until Saturday 12 December
Good Form Gallery
86 Newton Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Exhibition runs from 28 November until 19 December.
To receive a catalogue of works, please email us.
Image features Animism series sculpture in bronze by Edgar Mansfield.
NZ Potter Magazine vol 18.1, Autumn 1976
Edgar Mansfield
Edgar Mansfield (1907–1996) brought an assured modernist vision to bronze. Raised in Hawke’s Bay, he drew inspiration from the driftwood of Napier’s beaches, creating sculptures whose flowing contours and open spaces suggest the energy of living forms. His Animism works balance sculptural strength with a sense of movement, inviting fresh discoveries as the viewer moves around them. These are works with presence: expressive, tactile and compelling from every angle.
An influential figure in modern British bookbinding, Mansfield pursued sculpture alongside a celebrated international career. His bronzes featured in Sculpture International in 1968 and are held in the collection of Te Papa Tongarewa. Appointed an OBE in 1979 for services as a bookbinder and sculptor, he brought the same inventive eye to both disciplines. For collectors drawn to the expressive possibilities of mid-century sculpture, Mansfield’s work offers a distinctive meeting of New Zealand experience and European modernism.
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