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Caves of forgotten dreams – Review

by R.M. Vaughan Excerpt from article… Laurie, Moores, Vickerd and Hall at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery Meanwhile, down the road at University of Waterloo Art Gallery, two no less investigative (but more laugh-out-loud funny) exhibitions pit everyday materials against the overstimulated imaginations of four very playful artists. In the first gallery, Steven Laurie, […]

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CLUTCH – Installation shot

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Akimblog Preview

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CLUTCH – Akimblog Preview 2012

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Gearheads:

Gearheads: not your father’s machines by Bart Gazzola – The A Word Anyone who has followed my art writing for any amount of time will know there are certain tropes that factor continuously into what I write: I have joked that some writers simply write the same essay over and over again, and I am […]

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Brandon Vickerd – sculpture / installation artist

My take:  Brandon’s sculpture / installation work conveys a compelling and provocative examination of fabrication techniques and visual language.  His works evoke a tension that is created by a transposition of materials and a play of dichotomies (life & death, machine & human, organic and inorganic…etc).  Examples of this material and conceptual tension can be […]

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Chris Down – artist / image maker

Chris Down is an artist, teacher and writer living in Sackville, New Brunswick. He has exhibited his work nationally at the Art Gallery of Calgary, Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art, Museum London, Forest City Gallery, the Owens Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Windsor among others. He has written features, reviews and catalogue essays […]

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Michael Schoner – Boombench

boombench from michael schoner on Vimeo. Excerpt from Michael’s website: The Boombench was a part of an exhibition of urban installations curated by Scott Burnham and organized by Droog Design, NL architects. The bench pieces and accompanying installations were shown for six weeks as a part of the Experimenta Design Amsterdam 2008 (EXDA). Link to […]

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catalogues

  Clutch   Showcase 05   Gearheads • The Fast And The Curious by Tod Emel Art of the Motor • One Piece at a Time by Olexander Wlasenko Jacked! • Machine en Abyme by Kelly Wood • Dragstrip Courage by Chris Down • I’m just here for the gasoline. by Ivan Jurakic • Let It Burn by Suzanne & Wayne […]

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Exhibition…CLUTCH at UWAG

January 12–March 3, 2012 Opening reception: Thursday, January 12 from 5:00–8:00 pm Gallery One Steven Laurie, Zeke Moores, Brandon Vickerd CLUTCH The exhibition bands Steven Laurie, Zeke Moores and Brandon Vickerd together as an artist pit crew with the gallery as their ersatz garage. Using industrial fabrication, bronze casting and kitbashing, the artist’s sculptures reflect […]

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