Lisa Hodgkinson: Vanitas

Venue / Location:
UAS +15 Window Gallery - 205 8 Avenue SE (EPCOR Centre)

Repeats every day until Fri Jun 01 2012 .
8 Apr 2012 (All day)

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Ticket Price:
FREE

Event Description:

Exhibition Runs: April 8 to May 31, 2012
Closing Reception: May 17, 7 - 8pm

Vanitas is a sculptural landscape. A decaying horizon. The individual woven prisms are constructed by wrapping hay wire around a cardboard form. The paper is then burnt away leaving only the skeletal wire frame. A process of emptying. The prisms are then left in the elements to rust and weather over weeks. Viewed from a distance, the sculpture is a single object, a body in space. Approaching the piece reveals a lesson in the complexities of closer acquaintance and a demonstration of the power of a gathering. As in the masters’ still-life paintings of centuries past, Vanitas is a consideration of the passing of time in our landscape and of our individual role in that passing time.

Artist Bio:
I am an artist born and raised in Calgary. A devotee of the city, my sculptures have always been inspired by materials and by my environment. I am interested in finding beauty in unlikely sources. My work is heavily influenced by textile and craft traditions as well as minimalist sculpture. A graduate of the Alberta College of Art + Design Sculpture class of 2011, I now continue to live and work as an artist from my home studio in Calgary.

+15 Window Gallery Hours:
The Window space is located at 205 8 Avenue SE, Calgary, and is available for viewing during the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts regular building hours.