"Pietro Giacomo d'Orcelli, sculptor" (Greg James, 1993)
Porcelli est né à Bisceglie, Bari, Italie. Sa famille a émigré en Australie et il a étudié à la New South Wales Academy of Art. Il retournera plus tard à Naples pour étudier la sculpture et le dessin avec D'Orsi, président de l'Académie royale. Sa première œuvre commandée fut le buste grandeur nature de Sir John Forrest, situé à l'entrée principale du Parlement. Il a également créé la statue grandeur nature d'Alexander Forrest, le frère de Sir John Forrest et un grand arpenteur et explorateur. La statue d'Alexander Forrest se dresse à l'entrée des jardins de la Cour suprême. Porcelli a créé de nombreuses statues impressionnantes qui sont encore visibles aujourd'hui dans des endroits importants de l'État. Son chef d'oeuvre est sans doute le Mémorial de la paix à l'atelier ferroviaire de Midland Junction.
Porcelli was born in Bisceglie, Bari, Italy. His family migrated to Australia and Pietro Porcelli studied at the New South Wales Academy of Art. He later returned to Naples to study sculpture and drawing with D’Orsi, the President of the Royal Academy. His first commissioned work was the life-sized bust of Sir John Forrest, situated at the main entrance of Parliament House. He also created the full-sized statue of Alexander Forrest, Sir John Forrest’s brother and a great surveyor and explorer. The Alexander Forrest statue stands at the entrance to the Supreme Court Gardens. Porcelli created many impressive statues which are still seen today in prominent locations around the State. His crowning achievement is considered to be the Peace Memorial at the Midland Junction Railway Workshop. Other commissions have included the C.Y. O’Connor bust at Mundaring Weir and the heroic statue at Fremantle Harbour.
"Pietro Giacomo d'Orcelli, sculptor" (Greg James, 1993)
Porcelli est né à Bisceglie, Bari, Italie. Sa famille a émigré en Australie et il a étudié à la New South Wales Academy of Art. Il retournera plus tard à Naples pour étudier la sculpture et le dessin avec D'Orsi, président de l'Académie royale. Sa première œuvre commandée fut le buste grandeur nature de Sir John Forrest, situé à l'entrée principale du Parlement. Il a également créé la statue grandeur nature d'Alexander Forrest, le frère de Sir John Forrest et un grand arpenteur et explorateur. La statue d'Alexander Forrest se dresse à l'entrée des jardins de la Cour suprême. Porcelli a créé de nombreuses statues impressionnantes qui sont encore visibles aujourd'hui dans des endroits importants de l'État. Son chef d'oeuvre est sans doute le Mémorial de la paix à l'atelier ferroviaire de Midland Junction.
Porcelli was born in Bisceglie, Bari, Italy. His family migrated to Australia and Pietro Porcelli studied at the New South Wales Academy of Art. He later returned to Naples to study sculpture and drawing with D’Orsi, the President of the Royal Academy. His first commissioned work was the life-sized bust of Sir John Forrest, situated at the main entrance of Parliament House. He also created the full-sized statue of Alexander Forrest, Sir John Forrest’s brother and a great surveyor and explorer. The Alexander Forrest statue stands at the entrance to the Supreme Court Gardens. Porcelli created many impressive statues which are still seen today in prominent locations around the State. His crowning achievement is considered to be the Peace Memorial at the Midland Junction Railway Workshop. Other commissions have included the C.Y. O’Connor bust at Mundaring Weir and the heroic statue at Fremantle Harbour.