• The Native's Return II, 1984, welded steel
  • Fort Jesus, Mombasa, 1987, paper, pen & ink, gold leaf, sepia tone wash
  • Baobab Tree, 1988, paper, pen & ink, paint, gold leaf, sepia tone wash
  • Letter from Somalia, 1991, paper, pen & ink, paint, gold leaf
  • African Nights, 1993, paper, pen & ink, sepia tone wash
  • The Heavenly Guardians, 2004, paper pen & ink, sepia tone wash
  • Sacred River (details), 2009, mixed media
  • The Drifter, 2010, mixed media on canvas
  • Mangroves (Tufi), 2010, acrylic on canvas
  • Trading Places, Port Moresby harbour, 2010, acrylic on canvas
  • Rain Spirits, 2011, acrylic on canvas
  • Random Selection I, 2017, mixed media (photo: M16 Artspace)
  • Pacific Navigators: Secret Knowledge, 2022, mixed media (photo: Strathnairn Arts)
  • Pacific Navigators: Arrival, 2023, mixed media (photo: Strathnairn Arts)
  • Pacific Navigators: The Human Thread, 2022, mixed media (photo: Strathnairn Arts)
WELCOME TO

John Gould Artist

John's initial training was as a sculptor at the Canberra School of Art (1973-78) where he studied welded steel sculpture with Ron Robertson-Swann.  After graduating, and wanting to define himself as an artist in his own right, he became interested in sculpture having a theme or narrative which involved investigation, research and documentation—in addition to form and aesthetics.
READ MORE

ART WORKS

John Christian Gould is a painter, sculptor and teacher. Born in 1952 in England of British-Icelandic parents, as a child John lived in England, Iceland, Ireland, Germany and Singapore before emigrating to Australia in 1966. The travels of his childhood set the stage for a life of travel and exploration of other cultures. John's art practice is informed by a fascination with how objects and artefacts reveal aspects of the story of a culture and history of place and its people. 
VIEW MORE
John’s first sculptures were squarely in the tradition of the formalist welded steel sculpture of the 1960s. After graduating, and wanting to chart his own path as a sculptor, in 1983 a study of North American Indian culture and functional objects became the point of departure from the tradition in which he was trained.
gouldten@gmail.com 
Copyright 2024 John Gould Artist. All Rights Reserved. Vodien