PATCHWORKED IN CANADA by Dear Human

by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized

Funded by Canada Council for the Arts, Dear Human’s “Patchworked In Canada” is
a two stage project: First, as a mural made from 1200 reworked vintage
Portuguese tiles, exhibited this month at the Toronto Design Offsite Festival’s
hub. Then it takes to the streets as an interactive urban art project. Throughout
select areas of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, the tiles will be tagged as
individual installations, to be found and taken home by lucky and observant
finders.

Dear Human <www.dearhuman.ca> is the creative studio of ceramic, architect, sculpture, design duo Jasna Sokolovic and Noel O’Connell.

A
flower growing in a crack of the concrete. This project is like that;
finding unanticipated beauty in the urban landscape, inviting a moment
of pause and response. The search for these small offerings is an open invitation to explore and play.

See More Here: http://www.dearhuman.ca/?dearhuman_project=patchworked_

Press Releases in French and English: http://www.dearhuman.ca/?page_id=2315&preview_id=2315

High Res Images: Email [email protected]

EVENT
DETAILS

Exhibition

Hosted at the hub of Toronto Design
Offsite Festival at:

Bosley Real
Estate Ltd.

1108 Queen
Street West

Toronto,
Ontario

M6J 1H9

January 20th
to the 26th

Hours of
Operation: Mon-Fri: 3-7pm, Sat: 12-7pm, Sun: 12-5pm

Tagging

Toronto: Queen West area, January 27th-28th

Montreal: Le Plateau – Laurier area,
January 30th-31st

Vancouver: Mount Pleasant – Main Street
area, February 7th-8th

monday morning eye candy: Li Yuduan

by Carole Epp | Jan 27, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

via: http://weiweigallery.com/portfolio/li-yuduan/

emerging artist: Francesca D’Angelo

by Carole Epp | Jan 26, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Artist Statement

My
clay is wobbly

Sliding
swiftly through my fingers

Wobbly
on clay dome. Wobble on

Open.
Pull up. Thin out. Slap around

Sometimes
they make it

Sometimes
they don’t

Toss
it in the bucket

Start
again

Open.
Pull up. Thin out. Slap around

Pinch
it off

Now it
will sit

Sit.
Stiffen up. Be patient

In a
bucket I mix a little of this

A
handful of that

The
mixture is becoming binder. A texture

Score.
Bind. Attach. It looks good there

And
there. I grab another

Score.
Bind. Attach. Step back

The process
is familiar

Working
as a one woman assembly line

Bisque.
Glaze. Fire. Sandblast. Luster

Fire
again

Each
action creating a symbiotic relationship

Bisque.
Glaze. Fire. Sandblast. Luster

Or I toss
it in the bucket

And start
again

emerging artist: Dani Sigler

by Carole Epp | Jan 25, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

With
current US politics attempting to reverse human and women’s rights, I create
art to keep these rights moving forward. Much of my body of work consists of
feminine-inspired forms and objects with strong female content. The colors and
topics are loud but I also work to inject humor into these heavy topics. It is
clear to me that Women’s and Civil Rights have come under heavy fire in the
political realm. I strive to make work that is functional and domestic,
attempting to keep these conversations at the ‘everyday’ level, thereby making
my art more inclusive for multiple audiences, as opposed to limiting it to
specific groups or sites. Clay is
my material of choice because it is a malleable material that encourages
touching. I am interested in seeing how the soft becomes strong, and I am
pleased with the tactile sensations of the finished projects.

www.danisigler.com