Bruno Torfs

Bruno Torfs was born in South America, and lived there with his family until the age of fifteen. Bruno's main inspiration for creating paintings and sculptures was his father and a young sculptor. He trained and worked as a signwriter.
In Bruno's Art and Sculpture Garden, there are over one hundred and fifteen sculptures on display.

However, on the 7th of February, bushfires swept through Marysville, including Bruno's sculpture garden. Through the support of family, friends, acquaintances and strangers from all around the world, Bruno and his family were inspired to stay in Marysville and rebuild their beloved home and garden. Helped by friends and volunteers, the process of rebuilding the garden took two months.

The words of Bruno were full of connotations, such as "the fire deeply touched us all in many ways", indicating the devastating effects of the bushfires on many Australians, "people had a heart for each other, that when things really got dark, the best in us comes out", meaning that people would help each other even when disasters were happening, and people would show their good, caring side. When Bruno said "life also provides us opportunities to gain a new vision, lots of new friends and a blank canvas to play", it meant that there are chances to see life in different ways, gain new friends and a fresh start in life. "The green is slowly returning and the rivers are flowing, finding new ways" is his way of saying that Nature is recovering and becoming stronger by itself while humans also recover from the fires.
Bruno's story suggest that when we are faced with something terrible, we will find something good in ourself and become stronger and kinder in order to help ourselves and other people, as well as gaining insight into the world and ourselves.

Despite the obstacles he has faced, Bruno has maintained a positive outlook and is determined to keep sharing his love of art and life with the world.