Jocelyn Reid: Half Grown @ the Stride Gallery
The exhibition Half-Grown talks about the unnamed space between adulthood and childhood. This melange of drawings with incorporated ceramic components refers to the parts of youth that are always held on to, and asks when exactly we decided to trade out our playthings for the grown-up world. Distorted versions of household objects are instigators for the recognition of things seen and touched every day, while simultaneously bringing up memories of long-lost toys. This exhibition glorifies the significance of the quiet objects that we are forever surrounding ourselves with, and addresses that, in a way, everyone is still waiting to grow up.
Half-Grown is in Stride Gallery’s +15 Space in Calgary, Alberta. The exhibition is up for April and May of 2013, with a reception on May 15th from 6-7 PM.
Jocelyn Reid is a ceramic and mixed media artist based out of Calgary, Alberta. In the Spring of 2013 she received her BFA with Distinction from the Alberta College of Art + Design. Reid hopes to continue expanding her career over Canada and the USA, and is an upcoming Summer Resident at the Archie Bray Foundation.
call for entry: Reclaimed: Installation, Performance and Site-Specific Works Exhibition
Application deadline: May 18, 2014
Entry Fee: $15
Show Date: July 1, 2014-July 1, 2015
Open to: the use of clay must be included in the works in some amount, whether through material, imagery, or concept.
Contact details:
One Wall Gallery
[email protected]
www.one-wall-gallery.com
emerging artist: Nina Kawar
Within my studio
practice I am exploring the self and mechanisms we use to protect ourselves. My
research of defense mechanisms and self-presentations within psychology has led
me to examine human emotional responses and how they work within social-interactions.
I am investigating the unique layers of our identity and how we project
fragments of the self to others through behavior or impulses. One way I have
chosen to execute this concept is through a barrier or shield. The forms allow
the viewer to experience multiple perspectives that are present in human
relations when instinctive behavior patterns come in to play. This continues to
address my interest in human’s need for order and control because the ego is
trying to organize behavior within social environments.
practice I am exploring the self and mechanisms we use to protect ourselves. My
research of defense mechanisms and self-presentations within psychology has led
me to examine human emotional responses and how they work within social-interactions.
I am investigating the unique layers of our identity and how we project
fragments of the self to others through behavior or impulses. One way I have
chosen to execute this concept is through a barrier or shield. The forms allow
the viewer to experience multiple perspectives that are present in human
relations when instinctive behavior patterns come in to play. This continues to
address my interest in human’s need for order and control because the ego is
trying to organize behavior within social environments.
The delicate
nature of the ceramic forms highlights the sometimes-fragile fragments of our
ego. Some elements imply a softness or approachability while others suggest
precaution. Repetition of these forms is also signifying habitual patterns and
reoccurrences in our everyday experiences.
nature of the ceramic forms highlights the sometimes-fragile fragments of our
ego. Some elements imply a softness or approachability while others suggest
precaution. Repetition of these forms is also signifying habitual patterns and
reoccurrences in our everyday experiences.
In addition to
psychology, architecture has been a significant influence in my work. Both
mashrabiyyas and muqarnas have been pertinent in my understanding of decorative
motifs and their functions within architecture. I believe there is a strong
interest in these structures because I have associated them to the body and I
continuing to contemplate how they can function as a psychological state.
psychology, architecture has been a significant influence in my work. Both
mashrabiyyas and muqarnas have been pertinent in my understanding of decorative
motifs and their functions within architecture. I believe there is a strong
interest in these structures because I have associated them to the body and I
continuing to contemplate how they can function as a psychological state.
– Nina Kawar
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