The natural ability Arno has in designing and sculpting is outstanding and his craftsmanship is appreciated both here in Australia and internationally. In his younger years Arno completed his apprenticeship in Karlsruhe, Germany, studying the art of ceramics and sculpture before moving to Australia in the early 1960’s.

Arno sometimes blends his passion for realism with a modern feel, having a natural ability to see each creation before it emerges. Each original work is hand sculptured with detail using mediums such as marble, wood, sandstone etc. With some of these originals Arno is able to allow for details to again emerge in his bronze sculptures – (the lost wax method)

Throughout the years Arno’s creative sculptures and designs have been featured in publications and Television. Arno has also had the pleasure of creating commissioned works for the late Mr. George Harrison

Arno has worked on commissioned art ranging from a 12m hand carved Maori war canoe to a large mural for Hamilton Island Resort depicting the Endeavour sailing past the Whitsunday. He has also sculptured trophies for our surf life saving clubs throughout Queensland which are in wood and gold plated bronze. Another unusual commissioned work Arno had to do urgently was to duplicate a misplaced country’s Olympic Torch for the 2000 games. With marble and inlay work on exclusive yachts to crocodiles for the Australian Film Company, Arno has enjoyed a great variety of work throughout his career.  

1975 – Exhibition held on the Gold Coast with fellow artists including Darcy Doyle,                                Patrick Kilvington and Max Boyd.

1977 – Exhibition held again in Brisbane with the same artists.

1977 - Annual Mayors Welfare Art Exhibition on the Gold Coast.

1994 – Exhibition held in Germany. Not all of Arno’s art work was exhibited.

2002 – First solo exhibition held on the Gold Coast. This successful exhibition attracted well over 2000 people in the nine days of viewing. The largest attraction was Arno’s three hand carved murals each depicting our Australian history.

2007 – Arno has sold another large mural 3.9m x 2.4m to developer and entrepreneur
Keith Williams depicting the Endeavour run aground in North Queensland.
Commissioned work - plaques and trophies which are very unique in design - bronze, gold and wood.
           
2007 - Gold Coast commissioned art work – Two life size Egyptian sculptures for a fire place. Large mural – Rain Forrest scenery – work still in progress.
Decorative interior artworks.

2007 - The Speaker from Parliament House Canberra, Hon David Hawker came to view a large mural 2.5m x 4.1m called ‘THE FIRST LANDING’ which was displayed at Arno’s 2002 exhibition. This brilliant sculpture has created a lot of public interest and for this reason the Federal Member for McPherson on the Gold Coast has been pursuing for this mural to be displayed in Parliament House.  This large sculpture depicts the First Fleet clearing the foreshores of Port Jackson, Sydney and the beginning of our first private enterprise.

 

Arno Schilling working on a fantastic sculpture which depicts brumbies emerging from a fire like background. This completed sculpture is called “The Brumbies”
	These Australian Horses are known for there wild and fierce survival out in the rugged Australian outback. This marble piece has a modern feel as the fire represents the harshness and survival of these magnificent animals.