JON PRYER
PUBLIC ART PRACTITIONER & INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
Turn a handle and watch it move. This is public art with a difference. True engagement with robust sculptural forms that can be climbed on, sat in and – yes – can be made to move by the community it resides amongst. As an experienced industrial designer, Jon can also design and create seating, lighting and other design elements, kinetic or static.
SCULPTURE APPROACH & HIGHLIGHTS
Jon is a sculptor who has been exhibiting and receiving commissions since 1985. He works in a wide range of materials and processes and has a keen interest in the interaction between object and observer. Jon also has an ongoing fascination with anthropomorphism and the form of our relationship with various animals. In 2017 Jon collaborated with chocolatier Dean Gibson to create a world first 180 kilo moving chocolate sculpture titled Bone Shaker at Sydney’s Smooth Festival of Chocolate. Off The Leash was Jon’s major solo exhibition for the reopening of the Maitland Regional Art Gallery in 2009.
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Jon has operated as a successful industrial designer under the name of neoindustrialdesign since 1985. His experience spans across the full range of design responsibilities from identification of design requirements and research, design development and prototyping through to production and production management. His experience covers a diverse range of products from medical and marine equipment to toys, industrial products, vehicles, boats, major exhibitions and special effects. Recent design projects include the BHP Steel Works interactive display for the Newcastle Regional Museum and the Children’s Galley space for the Maitland Regional Art Gallery. Jon’s public art is also directly informed by his work for over a decade in special effects and film props. Jon has won design awards almost annually since 1985.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PROCESS
A lecturer in industrial design, Jon is used to working with student groups to create a quality outcome that is also meaningful to a community. Jon lectured in industrial design at universities in NSW and Victoria for several years, now a lecturer in Industrial Design at TAFE (Newcastle).
INNOVATION ASSESSOR
Jon has also been contracted as an innovation assessor, reviewing and providing advice regarding new innovations and designs for the following clients:
- Australian Innovation Centre
- NSW Department of State & Regional Development
- Hunter Industry Development Centre
QUALIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Jon originally studied sculpture under hologram artist Paula Dawson, prior to studying (and graduating in) a Diploma in Sculpture & Industrial Design at Victoria College, Melbourne (1983). He is a member of Design Institute of Australia and The Australasian Association for Engineering Education.
MAKE CONTACT
Jon Pryer: 0404 687 681
E: jon@neoindustrialdesign.com.au
W: www.neoindustrialdesign.com.au
(website is industrial design work only)
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