Al Knox

Intro： Alexander Knox is a Melbourne-based artist working principally in the public art sphere while also creating exhibitions in public and private galleries and museums. Knox’s interests lie in engaging with multilayered ideas of community and place through an exploration of a sites (often competing) histories, uses and social meanings. Knox public practice is highly diverse in form and conceptual approach, covering large free standing sculpture, architecturally integrated sculpture, major kinetic light works, interactive video projection, kinetic sculpture, play sculpture and sound works. His works often look at ecology and natural science, social history, indigenous lore, pre and alternative histories and deep time. Knox looks for stories of place that include myth, diverse belief systems and speculative narrative exploring perception, identity and subjectivity within the public realm. Knox commissions include the 14 metre “Creature” at Melbournes Royal Children’s Hospital, A large scale kinetic sculpture “Ode to Joan” for the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital, The facade lighting artistic content for AMMI Park Stadium, a large play sculpture “Ladybird” for the Burwood Brickworks, a suspended optical sculpture “Joy to mortals” for Hickory Headquarters, a performative kinetic sculpture “Johnny and Mehmet” for the National Maritime Museum in Sydney and “Maxim's of Behaviour” a ten story kinetic light work for Melbourne City Council that won the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture. His sculpture “Death of a white good” won the Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award. His work is held in numerous private and public collections including Heide Museum of modern art, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne City Council and Ten Cubed.