Transparent Sea
West Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle
Situated prominently on the Western Australian Maritime Museum’s balcony looking out to the Indian Ocean, the magnificent glass whale shark sculpture from Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2013 exhibition Transparent Sea has found its permanent home.
The Vaughn Bisschops sculpture was generously donated by Andrew and Nicola Forrest through the Minderoo Foundation. Andrew and Nicola Forrest are generous and enthusiastic supporters of the work of the Museum and the Western Australian Museum is grateful to them once again for this magnificent gesture.
The three metre whale shark sculpture was designed to play with light that constantly flickers and interacts with the glass to create a piece that changes with the conditions and the environment. As the marine emblem of Western Australia, the whale shark symbolises much about WA – its magnificent coast, its biodiversity and its burgeoning environmental tourism industry. The whale shark also epitomises the work of the WA Museum, particularly in the realms of biodiversity research, and in understanding and interpreting the marine environment.
Vogue Australia
Vogue Australia recently featured Perth interior designer Alana John. The article showcased many windows produced by Bisschops Glass.
Alana John Design | Photography Jack Lovel.
Copyright Vogue Australia.
Vaughn was recently interviewed by UK stained glass magazine The Glazier.
Exhibitions
2019 Woolahra Small Scultpure Prize (pending)
2019 Castaways - Rockingham
2019 Zig Zag Gallery – ‘Gen Alpha’ - Kalamunda
2016 Angelo Street Festival ‘Iron Man’ – South Perth
2015 Sculpture at Bathers -Fremantle
2014 Castaways – Rockingham
2013 Sculpture by the Sea – Cottesloe 2nd – Peoples’ Choice
2004 WAAGG Exhibition – Maylands
2003 AusGlass Exhibition – Fremantle
2002 Subiaco Stained Glass Festival – First Prize
2001 Spring in the Valley Exhibition St Mary’s – Second Prize
2000 Subiaco Stained Glass Festival – Second Prize
1999 Spring in the Valley Exhibition St Mary’s – Second Prize
1998 Subiaco Stained Glass Festival – Second Prize
Transparent Sea, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe WA
Transparent Sea, Maritime Museum, Fremantle WA
Transparent Sea, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe WA
Transparent Sea, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe WA
Bisschops Glass - Zig Zag (wax moulds)
The Halfway Tree, Claremont Council Building, Claremont WA
The Halfway Tree, Claremont Council Building, Claremont WA
Attuned, Castaways, Rockingham WA
Attuned, Castaways, Rockingham WA
Attuned, Castaways, Rockingham WA
Bisschops Glass - Torso submission
Bisschops Glass - Zig Zag
Self Reflection, Bathers Beach, Fremantle WA
Self Reflection, Bathers Beach, Fremantle WA
