Frank Duyker
Frank started carving wood in his mid-teens and since then has maintained a keen interested in most aspects of the visual and performing arts. After working in the electronics industry for a few years he began teaching electronics at Box Hill Institute. Soon he began studying Industrial design part-time at RMIT, reasoning that it was the ideal way to bridge the gap between sculpture and engineering. By then, his exposure to Aboriginal, Melanesian and Oceanic art had introduced more colour and mixed media into his work. In 2010 he produced his first large work “Tech. Men at the Top”. The piece which is now in the Smorgon family collection, was made of cast cobalt blue concrete studded with gold plated computer CPUs. In 2011 his work “Our World Covered with Crops”, which was made from reclaimed floppy and hard computer disks, received a special commendation at Lorne Sculpture.
View Frank’s Exhibition Catalogue Here
Three Canned Mermaids Jelutong 315 x 275 x 105 $4,500 This work depicts a can of mermaids. The relentless exploitation of the sea may see the extinction of as yet undocumented species, perhaps even mermaids.
Baby Koala Heads in Platypus Sauce Jelutong 315 x 300 x 100 $4,500 This work depicts a can of steamed baby koala heads prepared in a delicious platypus sauce. If not for the protection of wildlife, such products would be possible. If in doubt, consider that in 1927 hundreds of thousands of Koalas were killed in Queensland for the fur trade.
Frank Duyker- Thylacine Looking at Extinct Humans. Huon Pine Carving. 450mm long. $7000.
Frank Duyker - Meet the Crocodile. Wood. 500mm long. $1600.
Shrine To The Once Acceptable Reclaimed timber decking 180 x 50 x 50cm $30,000
The Last Thylacine Hunter Monterey Cypress & Paua Shell 75 x 42 x 20cm $19,500
Danger - Sacred Stingers Carved Huon pine 42 x 21 x 3cm $2,200
I'm Not Talking About My Inner Demons Jelutong 34 x 13 x 11.5cm $2,250
Frank Duyker- Thylacine Looking at Extinct Humans. Huon Pine Carving. 450mm long. $7000.
Frank Duyker- Canned Mermaids, Steel and fibre glass. 1800mm tall. $9,900
Frank Duyker- Egyptian Robot. Wood . 800mm tall. $3200.