Directly inspired by eminent French and Italian sculptors such as Rodin, Houdon, and Michelangelo, his education sensitised him to human anatomy, busts, and portraits.
Freshly graduated, Hugues Scheid decided to try his luck internationally by approaching the film production workshops at Weta Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, where he secured a contract for the movie 'District 9'. In 2009, upon returning to France, he gathered his tools and financial resources for a one-way ticket to Melbourne, where he currently resides.
Since 2021, Hugues Scheid has been dedicated to a unique collection centred around hands, providing a retrospective of his last 15 years of work and resilience through the portrayal of the hand and its strength. Over time and through his creations, H refines both his technical and artistic skills, realising that being an artist is not merely about making a living from one's art but is, above all, an art of living.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.