Private Commissions

Sentimentalia. 1993.
Mixed media.
80 x 30 x 30cm.
Temporary installation.
© Charles Rocco

Primordial Shields. (detail). 1994.
Wire mesh, mixed media.
100 x 120 x 40cm.
Temporary installation.
© Charles Rocco

Rainforest. (detail). 1995.
Wire mesh, mixed media.
400 x 300 x 300cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Birdcatchers. (detail). 1995.
Wire mesh, mixed media.
200 x 200 x 600cm.
Temporary installation.
© Charles Rocco

Nun at Table. 1995.
Wire mesh, mixed media.
180 x 180 x 100cm.
Private Collection
© Charles Rocco

Flybaby. 1995.
Wire mesh, mixed media.
100 x 150 x 100cm.
Private Collection.
“Rocco doesn’t deconstruct the conventions of portraiture. In some works, the connection with portraiture is evasive, but it’s the sculpture that conveys the presence of an identity.”
Robert Nelson, THE AGE, September 6, 1995.

God Sucks Those He Loves Up to Heaven. 1997.
Wire mesh, copper wire.
220 x 120 x 120.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

No Going Back. 1997.
Timber, wire, plastic, glass.
200 x 30 x 30cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Co-opted. 1999.
Wire mesh.
200 x 40 x 50cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Open Hatch with Ballast. 1999.
Wire mesh, river stones.
200 x 60 x 40cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Checkmate. (detail from Antigone stage set). 1999.
Wire mesh.
186 x 40 x 40cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Miranda. 2000.
Wire mesh.
150 x 100 x 100cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Ruby. 2000.
Wire mesh.
150 x 100 x 70cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Amethyst. 2000.
Wire mesh.
150 x 70 x 70cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Full Up. 2000.
Wire mesh, river stones.
220 x 60 x 50cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Dirigible. 2000.
Wire mesh, copper wire, silver.
210 x 60 x 60cm.
Private collection.
© Charles Rocco

Libby Dee Breeding the People. 2000.
Wire mesh, plastic, found objects.
80 x 100 x 30cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Nya nya. 2000.
Wire mesh.
200 x 50 x 30cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco
“… sculpture of amazing lightness described as spiders’ webs and computer-enhanced robots… lifelike forms that many artists would regard as armatures ready to receive wax or clay for the next stage of their fabrication. Intriguing.”
Jeff Makin, Herald Sun Arts Review, May 22, 2000.

Tabletop Dancer. 2000.
Wire mesh, glass.
170 x 70 x 120cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Nescient at the Precipice. 2000.
Wire mesh, copper wire, stone, clay.
30 x 30 x 30cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Incensed Blowhards. 2000.
(Environment Box).
Wire mesh, copper, glass, plastic, clay.
120 x 100 x 100cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

The Welcome. 2000.
Wire mesh, plastic.
180 x 200 x 100cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Scarecrows. (detail). 2000.
Wire mesh, steel, concrete.
500 x 400 x 400cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Bird Slam. (detail). 2001.
Copper, glass, hebel stone, feathers.
120 x 30 x 30cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Nest. 2001.
(Environment Box).
Wire mesh, copper, Perspex, found objects.
250 x 220 x 30cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Shell. 2000.
(Environment Box).
Wire mesh, river stones.
120 x 200 x 100cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Takeaways. 2001.
Wire mesh, plastic, found objects.
150 x 200 x 100cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco
TOTEMS
BROKEN WHOLE SERIES

Girl with Cats. 2004.
Wire mesh, chicken wire, river stones.
190 x 160 x 40cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Coming Out. 2004.
Wire mesh, river stones.
210 x 40 x 40cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Downstream. 2004.
Wire mesh, river stones.
150 x 90 x 100cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Woman with Pig. 2004.
Wire mesh, river stones.
200 x 80 x 70cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Misery Man. 2004.
Wire mesh, chain, river stones.
185 x 75 x 50cm.
Private collection.
© Charles Rocco

Tough Love. 2004.
Wire mesh, barbed wire, river stones.
210 x 100 x 80cm.
Private collection
© Charles Rocco

Rio. 2004.
Wire mesh, wire, river stones.
200 x 130 x 40cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Sumo. 2004.
Wire mesh, river stones.
130 x 150 x 80cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Reclining Nude. 2004.
Wire mesh, river stones.
160 x 100 x 60cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

The Divers. 2004.
Wire mesh, river stones.
160 x 160 x 60cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

The Supplicant. 2004.
Wire mesh, concrete, red gum, plastic, steel.
120 x 210 x 50cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

The French Kiss. 2004.
Wire mesh, steel, red gum, river stones.
200 x 150 x 20cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

The Jester and the Clown. 2004.
Wire mesh, lead.
140 x 180 x 100cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

The Stare. 2004.
Wire mesh, red gum.
80 x 15 x 15cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Emu. 2004.
Wire mesh, wire, glass.
130 x 20 x 20cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

The Warped Mandolin. 2004.
Wire mesh, copper, red gum.
130 x 20 x 15cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Mother and Child. 2004.
Wire mesh, copper.
100 x 30 x 25cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Declining Nude. 2004.
Wire mesh.
160 x 160 x 60cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Taken. 2005.
Wire mesh.
160 x 60 x 40cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Jelly Belly. 2005.
Wire mesh.
160 x 90 x 50cm.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco

Aloha Girl. 2005.
Wire mesh.
170 x 90 x 50cm.
Private Collection.
© Charles Rocco

Divers in Stages. 2008.
(Indoor pool setting)
Wire mesh.
200 x 400 x 150cm.
Private Commission.
© Charles Rocco

On site installation.

Equus. (Head pieces for stage play). 2009.
Wire mesh.
Owned by the artist.
© Charles Rocco