BIOGRAPHY

Blake Harnett is a New Zealand sculptor and qualified engineer whose work explores human connection, emotion, nature and the ideas that shape our lives.

Based in rural Pukekawa, Blake brings an artist’s perspective together with a strong technical and fabrication background, creating contemporary sculpture with a focus on form, craftsmanship and meaning.

Working primarily with corten, stainless, and powder-coated steel, Blake is drawn to the contrast between materials. His recent work explores relationships, experiences, and ideas that go beyond subject matter, aiming for sculpture with meaning. He combines traditional metalworking with contemporary digital design processes, allowing ambitious concepts to be developed precisely and realised at scale.

His work is held in private collections in New Zealand and overseas, with public pieces exhibited throughout New Zealand. He works collaboratively with private clients, architects, and designers to develop thoughtful works that respond to their setting and purpose.