Biography
Anton Hasell is a sculptor living in Central Victoria exploring the use of both traditional and digital tools in the design of bells, interactive public-space installation, sculpture and printmaking. He is best known for the creation of the Federation Bells Carillon in Melbourne and for other public-space artworks in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
Anton has recently completed the design, casting and tuning of ten 'difference-tone' bells for the Longnow 10,000 year Clock project in Texas USA.
Through his practice Anton seeks insights into the mysterious and subliminal truths of the Australian landscape whose rhythms operate as a resonant and binding experience linking each of us to our country and to one another.
He creates new forms that seek to tune into the resonant frequencies of the Australian landscape and to manifest its ambient sonorities. Inventing new forms, new sounds and joyful public sites to encourage communal playfulness and shared creativity has resulted in a body of work promising, in each next iteration, to be the clearest and most succinct yet. Anton lives and works in Mia Mia with his partner Georgina in a bluestone house they built themselves.
CURRICULUM VITAE Dr Anton Hasell, Adjunct Professor, SIAL, RMIT University (antonhasell.com)
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy, R.M.I.T University - Architecture and Design, 2003
Master of Fine Arts, (Sculpture) Victorian College of the Arts, 1996
Post Graduate Diploma, (Sculpture, Distinction) Victorian College of the Arts, 1985
Bachelor of Fine Arts, (Sculpture, Distinction) R.M.I.T, 1982
RECENT EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
“Living Forms” Experimenta Triennial National Touring (3 years) exhibition, Hobart opening April 2021.
“JCU 50 Treasures exhibition” (NQHeritage@JCU) Investigator maquette cast bronze Townsville Oct 2020
“How it plays: Innovations in tuned percussion” Percy Grainger Museum Melbourne University May 19-Dec 20
"Lorne Sculpture Trail" 'Prayer wheel' sculpture and black Cockatoo HMS Beagle bell, Lorne October 2011 & 2018
“Warrnambool” Storeroom Gallery Kyneton (brass relief panels & sculpture) November 2013
“Inland Sea” Storeroom Gallery Kyneton (brass relief panels & sculpture) March 2012
"Leichhardt's bell" Woodbine Art, Malmsbury, (painting, bell & prints) April 2011
“The Maps of Leichhardt” Access Gallery, La Trobe University 121 View St Bendigo, November 2010
“Darwin 200” Mad Gallery, Lancefield Victoria (Prints & Sculpture) November 2009
“Views on the landscape” Mad Gallery, Lancefield Victoria (Prints & Painting) August 2009
“Deakin University Small Sculpture Exhibition” Deakin University Gallery Burwood, November 2009
“Double Vision” Artist exchange exhibitions in Onkapringa, Mt Gambia SA & Bendigo, May 2007
“Robert Jacks drawing Prize” Bendigo Gallery 2005 & 2006
PRIZES AND GRANTS:
World Craft Council delegate Anxi China Nov 2019, Synapse Residency, CSIRO Lab 22 2017, Artist in Residence,
James Cook University, Townsville 1994. Visual Arts Board Grant, Paretaio Studio, Italy, 1988
PUBLIC SPACE COMMISSIONS: (selected)
“Twist Bell” Yarra River pathway, 3m high bronze bell, Stonnington Council 2019
“Tubular Twist bell” ‘Binding to one” , 3m, Saxon Gardens Sydney Rd, Moreland Council 2019
“LongNow Clock” design and make bells for this 10,000 Yr Clock Project, Danny Hillis & Brian Eno, USA 2014-17
“ Montrose Sounding Columns” Yarra Ranges Commission. Bronze 4m columns by 2, ArchitctureMatters, 2016
"Epworth light box installation" commissioned Epworth Hospital 8m by 6m illuminated wall artwork, August 2013
“Daylesford Black Saturday Memorial Tree” Stainless steel tree sculpture 4 m high Nov 2012
"The Community Ring" Commissioned Melton Council, steel sculpture 3metre April-June 2011
" Federation Bell Tree" Pakenham Library Commission 5.5 m steel tree with Federation Bells, Mar 2011.
“Bendigo Firetree Memorial’ 5m steel tree. Part of the Bushfire Memorial to Black Saturday. Feb 2011
“ Wadhurst Wall Sculpture” Commissioned as part of ‘Artist at Melbourne Grammar’ project, April 2010
“Port Fairy Stone Seats” Stainless laser cut panels for Bamstone bluestone seats, Port Fairy October 2009
“HMS Beagle Ship’s Bell Chime” Commission. City of Darwin for Charles Darwin’s 200 birthday 2008-2009.
“Post office Bell Campanile” Commission to return old iron bell to Horsham’s public-space. March 2009
“Sound of speed” Nao bell interactive (video analysis) with T. McDermott, Laneway Commissions, 2008-9.
“Chime Conservatory” Nao bell installation in Chinatown, purchased City of Darwin Mar 2008.
“Kyneton Streetscape Project” Commissioned 2 bluestone tree-sculptures and laser-cut wall panel, 2007.
“Gross Temple Bell” Commissioned temple bell 500 kg, Long Lakes, New York, USA. July 2006
"Father Moutafis Memorial" Commissioned City of Monash, bronze and stone memorial, June 2005
“The Eureka Circle” Commissioned Ballarat, 150th Interpretive Eureka sculpture in plasma-cut steel 2004
"Water shiver", 5.25m Cast bronze fountain, Multiplex 209 Kingsway, Melbourne, Nov 2002.
"Bute Utes" , Regional Arts Victoria project for Melbourne Festival, Kyneton Kopper Ute, October 2002
“Victoria Police Memorial Installation”, with Marcus Ward. Bluestone memorial, St Kilda Road. June 2002
SisterCity Gisborne New Zealand for installation in their botanical gardens, December 1999
“Federation Bell Installation”, 39 bell carillon. A Melbourne Festival commission for Federation Centenary 2001,
with Dr N.McLachlan, including 24 bell Harmonic Chime for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and 2001
Harmonic Handbells in 75 2-octave sets on loan to the public and on display at Melbourne Museum.1998-2002.
Academic papers presented at conferences
Hasell ‘Making Futures’ ‘Analogue: Digital craft transition’ British Craft Council, Cebu Philippines Mar 20
Hasell & East SPECTRA Conference Art/ science, ‘The Acoustics of 3d printed metal bells’ Adelaide, Oct 2018
Hasell Art in Public-space as Multi-sensory sites of experience Symposium ‘Uses of Art in Public Space’ RMIT University, Mar 2013
Hasell Multi-sensory public-space installation, Monash Sculpture Symposium, Oct 2006
Hasell & McLachlan, The secular bell WFAE Conference, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne Victoria, March 2003
Hasell, Image, text & sound (what is the object?) RMIT University, Victoria, October 2002
Hasell & McLachlan, The design of Harmonic and Polytonal bells. Eurocarillon, Brugge, Belgium, September 2002