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

Cherina sculpture of Jacqueline du Pré at Kensington, Sydney

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]

References

  1. ^ "'Onona' – yin and yang by another name". china.org.cn. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Huntsdale, Justin (26 July 2010). "Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism – ABC Central West NSW – Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ Hills, Ben (10 October 1997). "Face Off: Waterhouse Versus Artist In Fight For Bronze". abstractsculpture.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Prizes and Opportunities | IFAC Australian Singing Competition". Aussing.org.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Bust of Alexander Solzhenitsyn / Drago Cherina. [realia] / – Version details – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ Sheil, Donal (18 August 2019). "How did Yeoval, NSW, become home to this striking sculpture of Henry Moore?". ABC News. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ Huntsdale, Justin (26 July 2010). "Imposing sculpture generates Moore tourism". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

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