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sculptures by: Kirsten Abrahamson, Jeff de Boer, Kim Bruce, Jadwiga
Byszewski, Adrian Cooke, Dallas Diamond, Honsun Chu, Ron Kostyniuk,
Walter May and Catherine Paleczny.
The
works of the 10 sculptors selected for this show prove to us how
unmistakably powerful sculptures can be even if they are created
on a small scale.
Sculptors
have often envisioned their creations in terms of a direct proportion
between scale and integrity: the more space the work occupies, the
more accessible it becomes to the observer.
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miniARTure:
10 x 10 x 10 x 10
 Miniature
sculptures by: Kirsten Abrahamson, Jeff de Boer, Kim Bruce, Jadwiga
Byszewski, Adrian Cooke, Dallas Diamond, Honsun Chu, Ron Kostyniuk,
Walter May and Catherine Paleczny
The
fact that this exhibition has materialized once again shows that
sculpture is not the prodigal son within the family that is art.
 For
a long time, painting was considered the highest form of art, but
with the attack on illusionism, generations old by now, sculpture
has become understood as an art with greater, more unforced natural
realism - in the sense that the three-dimensional object is real
and does not need to overcome or disguise the treachery of illusionistic
depth (in the way a painting is forced to do).
The
works of the 10 sculptors selected for this show prove to us how
unmistakably powerful sculptures can be even if they are created
on a small scale.
miniARTure
presents an amazing variety of ideas in many images, materials and
forms, offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary art today
- with its many voices, pressing debates and ever-shifting boundaries
 sized
no larger than 10x10x10 inches. The artists are from across Canada:
Kirsten Abrahamson (Kitchener, Ont.), Jeff de Boer (Calgary), Kim
Bruce (Calgary), Jadwiga Byszewski (Markham, Ont.), Honsun Chu (Calgary),
Adrian Cooke (Lethbridge), Dallas Diamond (Calgary), Ron Kostyniuk
(Calgary), Walter May (Calgary), and Catherine Paleczny (Waterloo,
Ont.). They are not linked by any style, theme or iconography. The
commonality among  the
artists is that they are working within the same practical horizon
- the realm of miniature sculpture.
Sculptors
have often envisioned their creations in terms of a direct proportion
between scale and integrity: the more space the work occupies, the
more accessible it becomes to the observer. The 10 artists that
represent their work  in
miniARTure approach this philosophy from the opposite side of the
spectrum, in which the deepest meanings surface and expand over
the tiniest amount of space.
I
would like to invite you to move in closer, to step right up.
Reinhard
Skoracki
Curator
Images:
- Kirsten
Abrahamson - Blue-Horse-Power-Dance,
2003; ceramic; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Jeff
de Boer - Short Range Rocket Mouse,
1997; steel, brass, mixed media; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Kim
Bruce - Putting On H-airs,
2002; false hair, wire mesh, beeswax, pewter powder, pins, glass
beads, bobby pins, oil paint; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Jadwiga
Byszewski - Ghost,
2002; onyx; photo courtesy of the artist.
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Honsun Chu - Cubes Study,
2003; ceramic sculpture; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Adrian
Cooke - Parrish,
2003; cedar and enamel; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Dallas
Diamond - Content/Content,
1998; low fire white earthenware; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Ron
Kostyniuk - Prairie Sentinel III (model) from Saskatchewan Road
Map Series,
2001; enamel on MDF
- Walter
May - Snail Act Series: Divider,
2003; measuring device; snail shell; photo courtesy of the artist.
- Catherine
Paleczny - Nudibranch,
2003; porcelain; photo courtesy of the artist.
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