Opening Reception: July 17, 2014 / 6:30 p.m.
followed by Award Presentation
Canadian Sculpture Centre
The current exhibition at the Canadian Sculpture Centre is the 19th Annual Juried Graduating Sculpture Student Exhibition. Students from schools across Ontario entered their artwork to be chosen for this exhibition with the prospective of winning one of three awards.
The jurors (from left to right): Elaine Whittaker, Flavio Belli and Edward Falkenberg.
The jurors were Flavio Belli, Elaine Whittaker, and Edward Falkenberg. Jonathan Simpson received the Malka Green Sculpture Award, Ash Moniz received the Artcast Sculpture award, and the MST Bronze Ltd Sculpture Award was presented to Elissa Gallander. After spending time with each of the sculptures as well as their creators it is clear why these were selected. Each piece is beautiful and interesting and engages the viewer because of the unique ideas each encapsulates.
Judi Michelle Young, President of Sculptors Society of Canada, presenting Abraham & Malka Green Sculpture Award to Jonathan
Simpson, OCAD University
Eric Knoespel, Owner, Artcast Inc. presenting Artcast Sculpture Award to Ash Moniz,
OCAD University
Richard McNeill, presenting MST Bronze Ltd Sculpture Award to Elissa Gallander
There are some interesting stories attached to the art works. Ash Moniz exhibits some white plaster that looks like a broken sculpture and white dust. He tells us that in one of his travels, before taking up, he went to the airport’s washroom and pooled water over that plaster in a plastic bag. Then he put it into his luggage and opened it only when he arrived home, a day or so later. The final product was that dry, half sculpture, half dust that he shows in the exhibition. His other piece, Alchemy of Context, is a suitcase with a sculture of some crumpled clothes inside.
Ash Moniz with his piece, Alchemy of Context
Matthew Brown’s Gatekeeper cathes the eyes right away. The coat, covered with colored wax drops opens the doors to narratives. It could be Kaffka’s gatekeeper’s coat with all the fleas hiding in it, with layers of memories of long years of waiting for the person to cross. But it is almost too beautiful for that meaning. The drops are like pearls with shining colors – it easily could be Joseph’s technicolor coat. An interesting piece.
Matthew Brown, The Gatekeeper
Glenna Rebick’s Kurly Kate is hugging herself into a ball, rounded for comfort, but the material the artist used is all spiky.
Glenna Rebick, Kurly Kate: Deconstruction/Reconstruction
Congratulations to all the students for their exciting sculptures!
The Canadian Sculpture Centre organized another enjoyable evening for the exhibition’s opening reception with music and snacks and a happy crowd.
Text and photo: Carter Brown
*Exhibition information: July 17 – August 8, 2014, Canadian Sculpture Centre, 500 Church Street. Gallery hours: Tue – Fri: 12 – 6, Sat: 11 – 4 p.m.