UWAG presents Robin Peck | Laura Marotta opening Nov 7, University of Waterloo

[Jurakic, Ivan]

November 7–December 21, 2019
Opening Reception: Thursday November 7, 5–8 pm


GALLERY ONE
Robin Peck
Crania

Crania represents Robin Peck’s on-going series of sculptures of the same title, a project now comprised of over sixty individual pieces. Recalling in scale and shape one of nature’s most basic volumes—the cranium—these works evolve out of a highly personal dialogue with the mundane, yet provocative and sometimes incompatible stuff the artist engages with in his daily studio activity. A single sculpture, for example, might contain a complete collection of such disparate materials as sandstone, plaster, aluminum, burlap, quartz, Hydrocal, rubber, Plexiglas, then more plaster, before being finished with a luminous patina of shellac and carnauba wax. Often working on several sculptures at the same time, he joins, hammers, and rasps his materials into the right form, while other attempts are discarded or temporarily put aside for future consideration. The cerebral rigour of Peck’s process reflects his roots in minimalism and conceptual art, while his insistence on the value of making reminds us that the body is truly our fundamental means of knowledge and discovery. Each unique sculpture tells a story about the artist’s process and presence, and assumes a poignant vulnerability in our seemingly dystopic, post-industrial present.

Artist Presentation: Wednesday, November 6 from 12-1 pm, ECH Room 1219

Crania is co-curated by Doug Kirton and David MacWilliam, and presented in collaboration with the School of Art Gallery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg; Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge; University of Waterloo Art Gallery; and CANADA, New York City. The artist and co-curators wish to gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.


GALLERY TWO
Laura Marotta
New Balance

Laura Marotta generates grid systems that disrupt standard square and rectangular structures. Using modular building blocks, she constructs and assembles forms that zigzag back and forth, shaping volumes that are tilting and asymmetrical. New Balance is a series of painted plywood tetrahedron sculptures that twist and turn and loop through space. These objects invite viewers to interact, to walk around and through compositions where negative space is as vital as the positive material form. While they reference public shelters, outdoor seating, or domestic objects like table tops, they also operate as architectural models; speculative plans and imaginative prompts that invite us to consider the potential of interacting—with each other and each form—on macro and miniature scales.

Artist Presentation: Friday, November 15 from 12-1 pm, ECH Room 1219


Please join us for these thought-provoking exhibitions
Exhibitions and artist talks are free and open to the public

ADMIT EVERYONE
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
East Campus Hall (ECH) Room 1239
519.888.4567 ext. 33575
uwag.uwaterloo.ca <http://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/>
facebook.com/uwag.waterloo <https://www.facebook.com/uwag.waterloo>
instagram.com/uwartgallery <http://instagram.com/uwartgallery>

CONTACT
Ivan Jurakic, Director / Curator
519.888.4567 ext. 36741
ijurakic at uwaterloo.ca <mailto:ijurakic at uwaterloo.ca>

HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday 12:00-5:00 pm
Or by appointment

MOBILITY
Ground floor entrance to gallery
Automated doors available at Fine Arts entrance
Wide pathways
Accessible washrooms on ground level

DRIVING
263 Phillip Street, Waterloo
East Campus Hall (ECH) is located adjacent to Engineering 6 (E6)
uwaterloo.ca/map/ <http://uwaterloo.ca/map/>

PARKING
Visitor + Accessible Parking is available in Lot B beside Engineering 6 (E6) for a flat rate of $5
uwaterloo.ca/map/ <http://uwaterloo.ca/map/>

MAILING
University of Waterloo Art Gallery
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1



Image credits: Robin Peck, Sculpture (Crania 70), Upper section materials from the center: Hydrocal, Styrofoam, lead, cloth and plaster, Styrofoam, Hydrocal, shellac, carnauba wax. Lower section materials from the center: Styrofoam, lead, cloth and plaster, aluminum, iron, burlap and Hydrocal, #1 molding plaster, dental plaster, Ultracal gypsum cement, Hydrocal, shellac, carnauba wax. Size: 23 x 20 x 12 in. Weight: 32 lb. 2016. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography. Laura Marotta, Dazzling Blue, Spring 2014, 2014, Plywood, MDF, particle board, paint, nuts, bolts, washers, thumbscrews and shims, variable dimensions. Permanent Collection of the McMaster Museum of Art. Photo: Jon Evans Photography.


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://artsservices.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/artsannounce/attachments/20191031/1d417593/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: UWAG Nov banner.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 190204 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://artsservices.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/artsannounce/attachments/20191031/1d417593/attachment.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: UniversityOfWaterloo_logo_crop3.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 29343 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://artsservices.uwaterloo.ca/pipermail/artsannounce/attachments/20191031/1d417593/attachment-0001.jpg>