Bob Hawke College
Immediately after the College was formally named in honour of Bob Hawke, Jon Tarry was commissioned to create a bronze bust of the former Prime Minister. Bronze casting is an ancient and time-consuming technology that has been used for centuries in many countries and cultures. To give the portrait a sense of timelessness and lightness […]
Deep Six at Rise Sound Gallery
Jon Tarry’s work Deep Six is part of sonic tour of popular and exclusive WA surfing spots. Interested in the cross-section between sound, video and sculpture, Tarry has turned to investigations of what he has termed ‘spatial power’ in public spaces. Experiences of global encounters—like airports, public squares and the like—are increasingly dominating his practice, but this […]
Cadence at LACDA
Jon Tarry’s “Cadence” is an exhibition of super graphic still and moving image with sonics. Cadence is a form of intonation, modulation, inflection, and tonality. Using code based script to generate sculptural flow, matter in time. Time matters. All the works are data generated augmentation. More information via LACDA
Wave Length City Beach Residential College
Waves breaking and sand shifting across the dunes on CityBeach were the ever-flowing forces of nature that inspired artistJon Tarry to create the dynamic form of his radiant, ultra bluesculpture ‘Wavelength’. Using computer-aided design (CAD) tomodel pencil drawings of these natural phenomena, the sculptureis extruded along a diametric circumference, forming a loopingribbon form.‘Wavelength’ is fabricated […]
Baggage Handler has arrived at Mushroom Music
Jon Tarry is proud to announce that his project with Musician Dom Mariani – “Baggage Handler”, is now a part of the impressive Mushroom Music Song Writer catalogue. On signing his contract with Mushroom Jon said “It is humbling to be listed among great acts like Daddy Cool, The Triffids, Skyhooks, Hunters & Collectors, Models, […]
Baggage Handlers by the WA Art Collective
‘Baggage Handler’ is what happens when two diverse creative practitioners at the top of their game decide to work together. Art Collective WA member Jon Tarry will launch the result of a unique collaboration with musician Dom Mariani – the album Baggage Handler – at The Backlot Perth on Friday 9 August 2019. Click through […]
Baggage Handler
The album Baggage Handler is the outcome of a unique collaboration between musician Dom Mariani and artist Jon Tarry. Recorded at Killerwatt Studios in 2017/18 it is a shared intuitive exploration – of the moments between departure and arrival. Mariani and Tarry construct a sonic framework from the known and an unknown turbulent space. Each track […]
“Thamesin” NoiseMachin 23
See and hear Jon Tarry at Amersham Arms New Cross London Wednesday 20th March 8pm
Exhibition – Datum-A
Datum is a reference point. An example of a datum is the physical marker from which geographic location is calculated. A cast bronze disc (Point Zero) is embedded in stone paving at the intersection of an organised mass of state institutions including the former Treasury, the State Law Courts, Saint George’s Cathedral, the City […]
Yagan Square wins UDIA WA Award
Yagan Square has won the Urban Development Institute of Australia, UDIA WA Awards for Excellence 2018, Urban Renewal Category. Yagan Square was designed by Lyons Architects, iredale pedersen hook architects and Aspect Studio, Jon Tarry and other Artists. Award Information: https://www.udiawa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/UDIA_Award-Winners-Supplement-2018.pdf Read more about Waterline at Yagan Square Image Credit: Sue Whittaker – iManage Professionals