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Speed Demon
Exhibition: Speed Demon – Museum London Speed Demon July 9th, 2011 to September 25th, 2011 Museum London: Ivey North and Centre Galleries Drawing upon the Italian Futurist manifesto “that the world’s magnificence has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed” this exhibition is inspired by the ever quickening pace of contemporary life. […]
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Read moreIndustrial Revelation
When Walter Benjamin said “[…] the work of art reproduced becomes the work of art designed for reproducibility”, he was referring to the idea that the mechanical reproduction of artworks was changing some aspects of how art was produced and perceived. Notions of authenticity and the “originality” of an art object were drifting. Since Benjamin’s […]
Read moreBurning Rubber – Documentary Film
by Ariella Pahlke – Writer, Director and Producer Burning Rubber is a provocative re-framing of burnouts and rural car culture – a filmaker’s search for meaning in a disregarded and maligned for of self-expression. This film explores issues that relate to art, mark making, rural culture, gender, music, and self-expression. When I leave my house […]
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BIOGRAPHY / CV Steven Laurie is originally from the Oshawa and Whitby Ontario area. He graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design with honors in the disciplines of sculpture/installation, receiving the Seiji Award for Public Installation/Social Sculpture and the George A. Reid Award for Proficiency in Sculpture and Installation. Steven completed his Masters […]
Read moreExploring our Caves of forgotten dreams
Exploring our Caves of forgotten dreams 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. […]
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