
Akiho Tata
1
Love Encounter
The tension of the moment when love meets a fossil treasure chest.
- Materials
- granite, paint, gold leaf
- Dimensions
- 34 x 31 x 15 cm
$6,000

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2026
150 works

1
The tension of the moment when love meets a fossil treasure chest.
$6,000

2
Every day, the sun rises. The beauty of ordinary things, the beloved sun.
$6,000

3
Wriggling in summer.
$1,100

4
Wriggling in winter.
$1,100

5
Sold$400
further editions available

6
A giant white hand shatters a pristine concrete slab, exposing the fragile illusion of perfect control.
Sold$3,500
further editions available

7
Pelicans are graceful and impressive birds. Their expressions capture the essence of the whimsical, amusing and quirky nature.
$11,000

8
This sculpture was inspired by the game of peek-a-boo, where we learn that objects and events continue to exist, even when they cannot directly be seen, heard or felt.
$3,850

9
Having never experienced the White Ramping Fumitory plant in real life, the artist has attempted to interpret it through digital images on her computer.
$2,250
10
This artwork reflects the universal human experience of growth, resilience and connection, from moments of uncertainty and struggle to hope, achievement and self-discovery.
Sold$7,000
further editions available
11
Using color as an extension of form has resulted in a work that is resolved, original, and complete, while appearing to be in a continuous state of evolution.
$6,500

12
We love to observe the birds when they open their wings and go high into the sky, when we can dance with them and be happy.
$2,600
13
Every day we get up and move in more or less the same way as yesterday. We move in circles within our own four walls, respecting others spaces around us.
$2,400

14
Paper sculptures defined by repeating patterns of curved folds. Lithicle colonies appear briefly in spring along the coast between Bondi and Tamarama, delighting visitors in this fleeting phenomenon.
$950

15
This work explores humanity's place in geological time, reflecting on how life and matter cycle through the Earth to examine our eventual return to the mineral world.
$7,900

16
This work merges two distinct responses to the Bondi coast, the organic erosion of sandstone tafoni and the fluid energy of automatic drawings made on-site.
$8,500

17
The red sculptures draw on childhood memories, contrasting youthful innocence with adult worldly concerns, stirring nostalgia for innocent childhood.
$4,850

18
This work draws on childhood memories, stirring nostalgia for the innocence of childhood.
Sold$3,150

19
Leaping Koi triumphantly ascending over a 24k gold celestial cloud to bring divine abundance, courage and prosperity.
$13,500

20
Pinnacle is a monument to aspiration. Rising skyward, the illuminated tower embodies humanitys pursuit of progress, success and meaning.
$15,000

21
Blue Swimmer captures the human form melting into the ocean, using distorted perspective to explore how our bodies blend with the weightless depths.
$6,750

22
Fragmented explores the pressure to assimilate and abandon identity. Though scarred by historical injustice, our spirit enduresfractured but resilient, preserving culture, strength, and connection despite adversity.
Sold$4,900
further editions available

23
Eroded reflects the enduring impact of assimilation on culture, identity, and connection to Country. Though knowledge, language, and traditions have been worn away, our spirit remains resilient and unbroken.
$4,900

24
$12,000

25
Stone, created millions of years ago, fashioned by geological forces 'grow' organic recycled metal forms, evoking life's ability to evolve and survive.
$5,500

26
Stone, created millions of years ago, fashioned by geological forces 'grow' organic recycled metal forms, evoking life's ability to evolve and survive.
$5,500

28
Exploring creativity, resilience and hope through the universal symbolism of the horse.
Sold$1,800

29
A woven copper form set with river stones, with a cast bronze casuarina root. The work withholds as much as it reveals, a vessel for the unspoken that is kept and guarded.
Sold$11,900

30
This woven vessel with a section of bronze casuarina root speaks of the stories we weave ourselves from and how they are gathered and held as we make our way through the world.
Sold$2,800

32
This sculpture represents the specialist heavy duty music stand used by a concert conductor to hold musical scores - the baton awaits!
$3,750

33
This work represents the crow's nest platform that is positioned on the mast of tall ships to survey hazards in the distance.
$3,950

34
The figure is separated from and completely unaware of its shadow and reflection.
Sold$2,800

35
Chi is constructed from two circles, each with a single cut following the Chinese Tai Chi symbol and hand sculpted into form. It is a visual poetry of ying-yang interplay.
Sold$2,800

36
A single illuminated Mahjong tile celebrates reunion, shared joy and cultural connection. Inspired by traditions of gathering and play, it carries wishes for prosperity, good fortune and a bright future.
$4,500

37
This work depicts memories of teenage years - dancing, glamour, King or Queen. It also represents fear, rejection, anxiety.
Sold$5,400

38
Memories of collecting wattle grubs for fishing trips.
$2,800

39
This work references rising sea levels and shifting environmental conditions. Reused materials from my earlier work, Home, carry memories of habitation, while the exposed roof suggests preservation and disappearance.
Sold$2,300

41
A concrete poem to remind the world that AI cant dream.
Sold$1,850
further editions available

42
This sculpture pays homage to Marcel Duchamps legacy of transforming ordinary materials into art. A contemplative figure is accompanied by two celestial spheres, creating a quiet meditation on the invisible forces that define our place in the world.
Sold$3,500

43
A Sweetheart memorial inspired by the outdoor graveyard, 'Hes a Good Bloke', suggests that his reputation excuses his violence against her.
$380

44
A Sweetheart memorial inspired by the outdoor graveyard, 'Just a Scratch', suggests that some violence is acceptable.
$380

45
A Sweetheart memorial inspired by the outdoor graveyard, 'She Coulda Left', suggests that women experiencing violence are to blame when the danger is always him.
$380

46
The tradition of caricaturing human activities by substituting insects has a long history in Japan. This Scarab beetle is inspired by a fantasy scene on one of Yabu Meizans earthenware vases (1853-1934).
$5,000

47
Forms interweave with one another, creating a harmony between soft, flowing shapes and sharp, angled edges. From every side, the sculpture reveals surprising and unexpected forms, making the composition feel constantly changing and full of dynamic movement. It stands on four legs, suggesting two bodies standing together, while the forms gradually rise upward and begin to merge.
$21,000

48
A mythologicaly figure within an Australian context.
Sold$3,500
further editions available

49
Kākano is a Māori word that means seed, kernel or pip. Representing seeds from New Zealand and Australian flora, they are a visual representation of the quiet potential that is about to be realised.
$350 (set of 5)

50
This work is from a series inspired by the quote by Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön, 'If you don't know fear you will never know fearlessness'.
$5,750

51
This work is from a series inspired by the quote by Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön, 'If you don't know fear you will never know fearlessness'.
Sold$4,750

52
This sculpture explores how forms support one another to create balance. A sculpture series partly composed of natural stone.
Sold$6,800

53
A kinetic sculpture animated by internal magnets. Through its golden colour it celebrates the beauty of Australian nature.
$6,500

54
This is a sculpture that shakes quietly.
$5,500

55
Death, with faith, is one sweet ride.
Sold$1,300

56
Death, with faith, is one sweet ride.
$1,100

57
Death, with faith, is one sweet ride.
Sold$1,200

58
Exploring the aesthetic potential of the circular form and what can be achieved through the dissection and reconfiguration of radial forms.
$16,000

59
Composition with elements cut from pipe and reflections on the slab at Cape Solander.
Sold$10,000

60
This work continues the artist's exploration of water as phenomena. The form inside can only be perceived when the cylinderical refractions align.
$13,200

61
These characters can be translated as 'flow' in English and describe the concept of acting without conscious effort.
Sold$1,300

62
Reclaimed sleepers are gently manipulated to highlight the surface and form, giving insight into the history of the material.
Sold$4,000

63
Reclaimed sleepers are gently manipulated to highlight the surface and form, giving insight into the history of the material.
$4,000

64
Dunbi the Owl honours an Aboriginal story where cruelty to an owl brings a great flood. The work reminds us that respect for animals and the natural world is essential to living in balance.
Sold$9,500
A/P available

65
Spirit House reflects the belief that birds carry the spirits of departed loved ones, bridging worlds and delivering quiet messages of comfort, guidance, and connection from beyond.
Sold$1,250
further editions available

67
An hourglass form reflecting the way time can sharpen attention, revealing the value of what is already here.
Sold$2,500

68
Flowers for Mum.
$3,900

69
An expression of a palm tree in marble and steel.
$12,000

70
This work invites viewers to reflect on the resilience of young people and recognise the quiet determination and inner strength that enables them to move forward and shape their destinies.
Sold$5,500

71
'From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.' - Dante Alighieri
$1,400

72
In Greek mythology, Atlas was punished by Zeus and forced to bear the weight of the heavens forever.
$1,600

73
This is an application of the Möbius strip design, the work being a small model of the artist's large work in the public collection of Canberra International Airport.
$19,000

74
The artist is most proud of this work among his simplest Möbius strip designs.
Sold$20,000

75
This is a tabletop version of a design being pursued by the artist for many years. Gold accents are used to emphasize the space.
$23,000

76
The Möbius is a reversed loop that seems incompatible with the hardness of the stone, but it symbolizes and skillfully expresses the unity of a contrary nature.
Sold$19,000

77
The sculpture symbolises the universal solidarity required to master specific situations.
Sold$17,500

78
The artist's impression of Bald Rock National Park in the northern tablelands of New South Wales.
$15,000

79
The artist's impression of Bald Rock National Park in the northern tablelands of New South Wales.
$15,000

81
The world of the Camel Country is built on human connections.
$9,000

82
Flowers of the Paper Country bring happiness to people.
Sold$15,000

83
The work is a meditation on the idea of meeting and calmly working to heal distortions from truth and outright lies extant in our current political arena.
$5,000

84
Aeolus, God of the Winds, blows vigorously on a block of stone which takes the shape of a sail.
$10,500

86
She flew into the sky like an elf through layers of gates, seeking the most brilliant radiance in life. The morning light of spring, the sunset of attachment,and the joyful clouds all carried her songs into the distance.
$5,000

87
The deep and vast ocean may be the singing of a goddess through the sound of a cello. Pondering deeply that my world of existence is more beautiful.
$9,000

89
It exists as a quiet trigger, gently evoking a moment of surprise and connection - an 'Oh' - in the encounter of art, environment, and people.
$16,800

90
Dead Igelitka On The Road.
$3,400

91
This work is a continuation of my attempt to use the material to describe the immaterial.
Sold$1,200

92
This work is a continuation of my attempt to use the material to describe the immaterial.
$2,200

93
Following receipt of my Helen Lempriere Scholarship I learned how to cast my own bronze sculptures. This small piece is one of my results.
Sold$1,200

97
1st Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney, NSW.
$1,200

98
The basic inspiration for the artist's sculpture is nature and plant elements, especially fragments of wood, and the spontaneous labyrinths of corridors and tunnels created by insects.
$820

99
Once upon a time in Hill End Community tip I collected numerous materials containing junctions. These material junctions provide endless hours of intuitive sculptural tinkering.
$1,800

100
I used cold forging fabrication techniques to make a single piece of steel into a unique form. I spent a lot of time fighting the re-occurrence of an animal head.
Sold$2,600

101
Vent is a smaller model of a larger work. The glass columns allude to breath rising from the earth, registering subtle atmospheric exchange. The work renders invisible rhythms perceptible, holding a quiet tension between containment and release.
$8,500

102
This work is a smaller work in the artist's ongoing series employing the same formal language and colour scheme.
$1,200

103
A spontaneous maquette exploring relationships for the large outdoor sculpture, Primal Echo.
$7,500

104
Outside the brief but following the rule.
$5,500

105
If you zoom in on humanity as a whole and stop just short of the individual youll find a social group capable of communication and sharing their experiences.
Sold$3,750

107
This sculpture is constructed according to a geometric theorem and consists of four identical forms. Through their arrangement and spatial relationships, I aim to give physical form to concepts of position and topology.
$8,600

108
This sculpture is constructed according to a geometric theorem and consists of four identical forms. Through their arrangement and spatial relationships, I aim to give physical form to concepts of position and topology.
$7,800

109
Sarga represents creation, growth, and nature, embodying the nurturing aspect of the universe, fostering renewal, prosperity and harmonious development in spiritual symbolism.
Sold$6,500

110
Companion is a bronze cast of an angle grinder, a tool that has accompanied the artist throughout fifteen years of fabrication.
$12,500

111
A small curious bronze work with a nod to architecture.
$4,500

112
$18,500

113
A portrait of the sculptor.
$2,850

114
Rooted in a long-term exploration of the Janus archetype, this work examines internal duality. One face contemplates the past while the other looks toward an unfolding future.
$4,500

116
Notation for a Cloud is explores the links of composition between music and sculpture.
$6,600

117
A once-in-a-lifetime chance to own the second-greatest grain of sand in the world. And the third, fourth and fifth. Best buy the near-greats before it's far too late.
$2,995-$6,995

121
Inspired by the smaller residences of Marie Antoinette in the gardens of Versailles.
Sold$8,000

122
This sculpture symbolizes the relationship between two individuals who with a twist of faith they stay lucky in love. It represents the bond in unity and although they appear to be separate, they are united.
$7,800

123
Art Eye-Wash offers assistance to visitors experiencing double-vision caused by prolonged exposure to stimulating sculpture. Simply fill a white basin with clean water and refresh your eyes.
$700

124
$18,500

125
$25,000

126
Exploring the process of forming steel through inflating, the artist breathes life into steel from a flat and unpliable state into a soft and dynamic form.
$5,100

127
Once bound as one, two entities begin their slow departure. Here, connection and separation coexist in a quiet moment where unity stretches into distance and togetherness hovers on the edge of letting go.
$5,400

128
This work incorporates the artist's distinctive self-portrait as a metaphor for himself and the individual, reflecting on our relationship with the modern world.
$8,999

129
This work represents the artist's inner quest, of self, nature, existence and the world.
Sold$8,999

130
Reimagining oceanic memory through a contemporary lens, this fluid, small-scale bronze emerges like a weathered antique relic. Here tactile intervention bridges ancient marine depths with modern sculptural form.
$7,600

131
Reimagining oceanic memory through a contemporary lens, this fluid, small-scale bronze emerges like a weathered antique relic. Here tactile intervention bridges ancient marine depths with modern sculptural form.
$6,600

132
This artwork balances organic forms with hints of myth and imagination.
Sold$2,900
further editions available

133
Constructed from reclaimed wine lids, these looping forms transform line into sculpture. Inspired by ocean currents and drifting seaweed, they explore movement, curiosity and the creative potential of discarded materials.
$1,200

134
Constructed from reclaimed wine lids, these looping forms transform line into sculpture. Inspired by ocean currents and drifting seaweed, they explore movement, curiosity and the creative potential of discarded materials.
$1,200

135
The body as a container.
$3,700

136
A future farmer looking back at the beginning of life on Earth.
Sold$6,000

137
This sculpture is in response to the feeling of ones time and attention being pulled in many directions. I say to the ether: 'Yeah, get in line.'
Sold$3,300

138
In Japan an arrow is a talisman, a symbol of good luck, working to combat evil. My work imagines a shining arrow breaking through darkness.
Sold$7,500

139
The shine of hope is spreading.
$3,600

140
Sold$4,300

141
Based upon a motif of time and space where the Big Bang occurred 15 billion years ago, the sculpture is a Big Bang Symphony consisting of several movements.
$12,600

142
Metal plates of various thicknesses and sizes come together, overlapping each other to form a single mass that floats in the air.
Sold$7,000

143
Metal plates of various thicknesses and sizes come together, overlapping each other to form a single mass that floats in the air.
$7,000

144
This sculpture is based on Storrier's Archibald Prize winning painting titled The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch). The original idea was loosely based on the painting by Hieronymus Bosch, The Wayfarer, from 1510.
$18,000

145
The artist's childhood memories of war time sketches have provided the foundation of this work, exploring the relationships between oneself and the objects that surround them.
$10,000

147
Inspired by the interaction between saltwater and the Hawkesbury sandstone cliffs along the Tamarama coastal walk. Tasmanian Huon Pine captures the honeycomb-like weathering carved by the character of time.
$2,200

148
Firebird unearths the rich heart of salvaged Tasmanian Huon pine. The sense of home and strength ignite into intricate golden wings, soaring through cinder and shadows into its next life.
$4,700

149
I make my works from two points of view - the contour of the piece, and the optical reflection and depth.
$12,500

150
Guardians reflects the mangrove as a living shield - a porous, adaptive system that absorbs force and holds the coastline together through connection, resilience, and quiet intelligence.
$29,000

151
Guardians reflects the mangrove as a living shield - a porous, adaptive system that absorbs force and holds the coastline together through connection, resilience, and quiet intelligence.
Sold$25,000

152
This work has been digitally reconstructed from an excavated skull discovered in a site that is said to be the burial place of Jesus.
$9,000

153
We should simply appreciate what we have, and tune into our environment. The bodies are tall and elegant in the shape of tuning forks with delicate glass heads to represent our fragility on this planet.
$19,500

154
I believe we need more poetry in life. Open up? Take it in?
$3,500

155
I was always inspired by Hokusai's 'Great Wave'. The blue transparency reminds me of my childhood by the sea in Denmark.
Sold$2,800

156
I am fascinated by the shape of apples. Of course, they are beautiful as they are, but I think their charm is enhanced by adding a slightly imperfect or unusual element.
Sold$4,000

157
In wanting to make the beautiful moon more personal, I arrange various moons on a table and continue to enjoy looking at them.
Sold$6,500

158
The shape of a ship evokes relaxation, while its torn cross section represents intense force.
$6,500

159
We search for a place where we can be ourselves. That place is not always found outside but is quietly nurtured within. The memories and love we carry become the roots that support us.
Sold$2,000

160
Even in harsh environments, roots continue to grow. Their quiet strength gives us courage when we feel lost and struggle to find where we belong.
Sold$1,800

161
Cultivated within a bonsai metaphor, this digital Taihu rock reinterprets traditional lattice windows. Through polarisers, hidden horses emerge from the grid, exploring yin-yang dialectics between quiet containment and vital freedom.
$350

162
The blue groper at Clovelly Beach has inspired this creation. I travel regularly from my home in Kurrajong Heights to swim with 'Bluey' the blue groper at Clovelly. I am humbled by Bluey's ability to survive and even thrive in the shallows that are frequented by so many humans. I have captured his friendly and inquisitive disposition in this piece and his legacy lives on.
$13,000

163
Stephanie Quirk’s ephemeral entry in the outdoor Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2026 exhibition, this print captures her skywritten word LOVE on Saturday 17 October 2026. Created in response to the 14 December 2025 Bondi Beach terror attack, the work offers a message of remembrance, compassion and hope.
Unframed $4,100 · Framed $7,900

164
This artwork explores the balance between strength and vulnerability, reflecting the spectrum of human emotions and experiences. It symbolises the dualities of stability and change, the known and the unknown, and the ongoing transformation of life.
$3,700

165
The new space created by expanding wedges of various sizes from inside to outside is the gateway to the future.
$6,800

166
$3,000