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Decision Arc, 2006

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Decision Arc was installed as one of the inaugural works at the Brick Bay Sculpture Trail in 2006. The seven stainless-steel panels are hand-engraved and attached to an arced frame over the entrance to the bush walkway. The following is an excerpt from the Brick Bay catalogue, by Dr. Robin Woodward (Department of Art History, University of Auckland).

"The concept of Decision Arc is based on the process of making decisions. This is an idea that Jacqueline Aust has been developing over the past two years. It follows her 2005 large-scale public commission Decision Necklace which is displayed in the new, award-winning Warren and Mahoney building, the Whangaparaoa Public Library.

Decision Arc represents the process of decision making. Decisions revolve around information, ideas and actions. They generate change; they are about people. Its is a dynamic process. The basis of the decision is sometimes clearly articulated but sometimes it is only partially formed and understood. Decisions require a variety of perspectives, testing the detail, looking at the impact, exploring different angles, sharing and discussing.

Decision Arc documents all of this. The arc symbolises the sweep of the mind. The etched motifs chart the process and the progress, the lines of enquiry, the backtracking, the introduction of new ideas into the equation. Decisions can be mundane and automatic - or they can be exciting journeys of discovery and learning. As part of the process there is always a point where all the evidence is amassed, all factors are considered. Decision Arc is about capturing that moment. It is a mind map of all the factors.

In its natural setting and in filtered light, Decision Arc explores the interplay between etched shapes and the blurred reflections of the bush canopy. The technique used - engraving stainless steel plates - reflects two principal area of Jacqueline Aust's professional training."


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  • News - Parkin Prize 2020
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    • Inkmasters Print Exhibition
    • MAC National Print Award
    • New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award 2018
    • Sydney Contemporary Art Fair 2018
    • Burnie Print Prize 2019
  • Print Projects
    • Invitation to Printmaking Biennial of Douro 2018
    • Printmaking - Beyond the Frame
    • Print Council Australia Commission
    • Australian Print Triennial Prize
    • 47° South Rakiura: Five artists on Stewart Island
    • News The Art Vault Mildura
    • Exhibition at Fundació Iluro, Mataró, Catalonia
  • Print Series
    • 2020 Displaced
    • 2019 Palimpsest
    • 2017 - Navigating series
    • 2015/16 - Després d'Espanya
    • 2013 - Enshrined
    • 2012 - Still Life
    • 2011 - Towers
    • 2010-2012 - Various
    • 2007 - Decision Series
  • Sculpture
    • Totems
  • Public Sculpture
    • Thought Pattern Diagrams
    • 2007 - Thought Pattern
    • 2006 - Decision Arc
    • 2005 - Decision Necklace
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    • Curriculum Vitae
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    • Catalogues and Research
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