Under 5K – Marion Borgelt
Born: 1954
Price range: $2,000 to $100,000
For nearly four decades Marion Borgelt has forged an illustrious artistic career, creating paintings, sculptures and mixed media constructions for private, public and corporate collections. Starting her artistic life as a painter in the late 70s, her practice has expanded to include installation and large-scale public art ventures.
Over the years, the artist has been commissioned to create ambitious site-specific projects for organisations such as News Limited Sydney (1999), the Australian National University in Canberra (2001), JP. Morgan Chase (2004), 101 Collins Street, Melbourne (2011), Crown Towers building at ‘City of Dreams’ in Macau (2014-16) and most recently the Shangri La Hotel in Burma (2016).
Technically masterful, Borgelt’s elegant minimalist works are usually based on natural forms and the cycles of life; she also draws upon sources as diverse as physics, metaphysics and astronomy. Her work is known for its striking colour palette that often produces optical effects, as well as her wide range of materials – from the organic (wax, felt, wood and stone) to the man-made (stainless steel, glass and perspex).
Her artwork is held in the collections of most State and Regional galleries, as well as in the National Gallery of Australia. Despite her popularity with corporate and public art curators, Borgelt still creates pieces in an affordable price range for private collectors, which is surprising considering her international reputation and breadth of experience.
Works from her wall relief series, ‘Liquid Light’, a series of tondos with radiating geometric patterns and pulsating visual effects, are still priced under $5,000, as are the solid glass spheres from her ‘Tsukimi’ series, based on her time working with Master glass makers on the Venetian island of Murano in 2006. Her Sydney art dealer Dominik Mersch comments that: “Marion Borgelt has a strong international following and her practice is aesthetically impressive and innovative.” The creative ambitions of this multi-faceted artist continue to expand, making her a highly collectible and exciting artist to follow.
Marion Borgelt’s latest exhibition of work will be on display at Dominik Mersch Gallery in Sydney from August 17-September 16, 2017.
Sydney Art writer and editor, Victoria Hynes
