“Everything a person passes is affected by that passing
The world is all sensors and response.
That is the physical system which we are part of.
These works find shapes and forms through my response to the world I am in.”
Oliver’s work is poetic in the exploration of the scientific, and scientific in the creation of the poetic. Creating sculptures which are moving without mechanism, his pieces explore life and living movement. Free of the diktats of utility or purpose, he creates expressive form through precision and active geometry, playing with the artistic choices which can bring an accurate mechanism slightly out of balance, forever in search of its equilibrium.
Drawing on the wildness of his Aotearoa/NZ childhood, the solace and solitude to be found in the natural world where nothing is ever without movement, however long the timescale, ‘nature’ is an ever-present touchpoint for his kinetic sculptures.
The experience of the complex social, political and historic context of Aotearoa, along with the sense of a landscape that is profoundly alive, challenge and shape Oliver’s self and creative practice as an artist, now living and working in London. His studio’s door is always open, welcoming all to spark a conversation.
The world is all sensors and response.
That is the physical system which we are part of.
These works find shapes and forms through my response to the world I am in.”
Oliver’s work is poetic in the exploration of the scientific, and scientific in the creation of the poetic. Creating sculptures which are moving without mechanism, his pieces explore life and living movement. Free of the diktats of utility or purpose, he creates expressive form through precision and active geometry, playing with the artistic choices which can bring an accurate mechanism slightly out of balance, forever in search of its equilibrium.
Drawing on the wildness of his Aotearoa/NZ childhood, the solace and solitude to be found in the natural world where nothing is ever without movement, however long the timescale, ‘nature’ is an ever-present touchpoint for his kinetic sculptures.
The experience of the complex social, political and historic context of Aotearoa, along with the sense of a landscape that is profoundly alive, challenge and shape Oliver’s self and creative practice as an artist, now living and working in London. His studio’s door is always open, welcoming all to spark a conversation.
Recent Exhibitions
Ingrid Pollard - Carbon Slowly Turning
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, March - May 2022
Collaboration with Ingrid Pollard on kinetic art works.
Imago - A dragonfly in motion
Circus Gallery, London, May - November 2019
Solo Exhibition
Circus is 21
Circus Gallery, London, February - April 2019
Group Exhibition
Flight is a Waltz - Curio
Design Miami/Basel, Basel, June 2017
Collaboration with Dominic Harris
Presented by Priveekollektie
Flight is a Waltz
PAD London, October 2016
Collaboration with Dominic Harris
Presented by Priveekollektie
Ingrid Pollard - Carbon Slowly Turning
MK Gallery, Milton Keynes, March - May 2022
Collaboration with Ingrid Pollard on kinetic art works.
Imago - A dragonfly in motion
Circus Gallery, London, May - November 2019
Solo Exhibition
Circus is 21
Circus Gallery, London, February - April 2019
Group Exhibition
Flight is a Waltz - Curio
Design Miami/Basel, Basel, June 2017
Collaboration with Dominic Harris
Presented by Priveekollektie
Flight is a Waltz
PAD London, October 2016
Collaboration with Dominic Harris
Presented by Priveekollektie