New Members (from left to right): Art DiLella (Toronto, ON), Jonathan Edwin Simpson (Toronto, ON), Paul Duval (Saint-Georges, QC) and Marie-Josée Roy (Trois-Rivères, QC)
The Sculptors Society of Canada welcomed four new members. Each of the new additions brought interesting and unique perspectives along with them. Works by three new members focus on the human body. By incorporating various media – their visual statements are extremely diverse – yet rejoice in the human spirit. The fourth new member presents a more cerebral approach: human thoughts hand-stamped on natural elements.
Art DiLella’s work focuses on anatomy; the evolution of portraiture from classical to contemporary in order to depict the true identity of his models in a super realistic way – sometimes even delving into satire or parody.
Art DiLella, Anon #1, silicone, hair, mixed-media
Art DiLella, Anon #2, silicone, hair, mixed-media
Integrating recycled materials and paper pulp, Duval’s “body narrations” are transitions from fantasy to reality – witnessing human daily lives.
Paul Duval, Orange Break, pulp, metal
Paul Duval, Broken Man with Blue Eyes, pulp, metal, wood
As Roy acknowledges – her expression is “physical”. Inspired by the fusional properties of metal and human resilience, her forged steel, bronze and aluminum castings imbue feminine poetic intensity.
Marie-Josée Roy, Structure identitaire 3, steel
Marie-Josée Roy, L’integrale de chemin, bronze, steel
Simpson’s “dendron/tree parts” – transforms forgotten thought patterns with embedded text: letter by letter – paradoxically forming a fictional narrative within the reality of their recollected dream imagery.
Jonathan Edwin Simpson, Origami Cosmos, wood, marble
Jonathan Edwin Simpson, Scope, mixed-media
The exhibition is worth a look as each of the new members bring with them their own individual voices, communicated through various mediums.
Images are courtesy of Sculptors Society of Canada
*Exhibition information: February 9 – March 3, 2017, Canadian Sculpture Centre, 500 Church Street. Gallery hours: Tue – Fri: 12 – 6, Sat: 11 – 4 p.m.