The work of Australian artist and sculptor Anna-Wili Highfield is the focus of the new exhibition “Spirit Faces” at Olsen Gruin gallery in New York City.
Highfield, whose upbringing included a puppeteer parent who also worked as a scenic artist for Opera Australia, creates sculptural forms that draw on the natural world. Her pieces explore the boundaries and connections between human and animal consciousness, merging an elegant sense of power with a playful touch.
On view are works such as “Self as Naturalist,” assembled from brass, stone, shells, cotton rag, watercolors, spray paint and freshwater pearls, and “Falcon,” a sculpture combining brass, velvet, onyx, freshwater pearls, ink and spray paint. The exhibition runs Feb. 6–March 6 and marks Highfield’s first commercial gallery show.
