Geoffrey Rush

Lifesize portrait in bronze of actor Geoffrey Rush.

In August 2015 I was fortunate enough to produce a bust of Australian actor Geoffrey Rush from which he commissioned a bronze casting for his private collection. 

Winner of the Tom Bass Prize

‘Geoffrey’ won joint winner in the inaugural Tom Bass Prize for Figurative Sculpture in 2016.

Working with Geoffrey Rush

The bust took four separate sittings in the relaxed environment of Geoffrey’s home in Melbourne. The first edition was cast in bronze (with patina) at Coates Studio Foundry by Ewan Coates. At the time Geoffrey had just agreed to play the part of Giacometti in the now released film “Final Portrait” by Stanley Tucci. 

Sitting for me provided Geoffrey with a unique insight into how a sculptor works, and thus became part of his research into playing Giacometti for “Final Portrait”. 

You can hear him speak about the film and experience in an interview on ABC Radio with Jon Faine – See Links..