About the exhibition

Precarious is a collection of artworks inspired by Stonehenge and the craft of ancient builders and artists. Highly detailed graphite drawings capture imagined rock forms, in precarious balance to suggest stylised human figures.

The works express the primeval power and majesty of rock whilst their precarious balance hints at the vulnerability that lends such a human aspect to these figures.

About Simon

Simon Harris had a long career as an illustrator and lecturer before commencing his fine art practice. A Covid epiphany led him to combine two of his passions—the prehistoric art and structures of the Stone Age and the contemporary art of drawing on paper. He quickly discovered a fascination for balanced rock forms drawn in painstaking detail with graphite on watercolour paper.

His drawings have been finalists in several art prizes including the North Sydney Prize and the prestigious Dobell Prize for Drawing in 2023.

His curiosity for these 2D rock forms led him to experience the real thing at Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, where he discovered the challenges and delights of carving marble. Since then Simon has created sculptures in clay, alabaster, limestone, bronze, and sculpting cement, although drawing on paper remains his first love.