Doug Anderson

Based: Taupo

 

Doug Anderson is a Taupo born artist, who began sculpting after inheriting several chisels around fifteen years ago, which he tested out on an old fencepost.

Primarily he uses natural recycled and salvaged materials in his work, especially old logs and timber. In recent years, areas of forest were cleared around Lake Taupo to make way for pine plantations or farming and yet the historically-felled matai and totora can still be found, and this is what Doug prefers to sculpt from.

He prefers the native timber as it is durable yet it slowly changes over time due to the effects of sun and rain. He also likes to incorporate natural stone and recycled steel into his works.

 

His sculptural ideas have been influenced by his travels, and he is especially drawn to the beautiful sculptural forms of Bali and design elements from Japan.