[Bcma-l] Robert Murray at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan
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NEWS RELEASE
For immediate release
April 24th, 2007
Contact: Paul Crawford, Director/Curator
Art Gallery of the South Okanagan
Phone: (250) 493-2928
E-mail: agso_curator@shawbiz.ca
Internationally renowned Canadian sculptor Robert Murray, CM, RCA to talk=20
at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan on Saturday May 5th starting at=20
1:00 pm
The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, located in Penticton, B.C., is proud=
=20
to present an unique opportunity hear the internationally renowned Canadian=
=20
Sculptor Robert Murray talk about his work and give an intimate tour of his=
=20
current exhibition =93Working Models=94 at the Art Gallery of the South=20
Okanagan, 199 Marina Way, Penticton, B.C. on Saturday May 5th starting at=20
1:00 pm. Admission is by donation and is open to the public.
Robert=92s talk and the accompanying exhibition will provide an intimate=
look=20
at the working process of the sculptor, featuring the artists own working=20
models. The exhibition consist of 18 models for larger completed and=20
installed pieces of sculpture providing a unique and rare opportunity to=20
see the breadth of his work as the models can travel, whereas the large=20
pieces they represent cannot. Each model in the exhibition is an exact=20
scale version including the same color and finish as the larger works they=
=20
represent. This exhibit was most recently displayed in Canada at the=20
National Gallery of Canada as part of his 1999 retrospective.
Robert Murray was born in Vancouver in 1936 and attended the sessions of=20
the Emma Lake Workshops where he met and began a life long friendship with=
=20
the American painter and sculptor Barnet Newman. Beginning in 1959 with his=
=20
is first public commission, a fountain sculpture for Saskatoon's City Hall;=
=20
Robert Murray is today considered one of the most significant Canadian=20
sculptors of his generation.
During much of the 1960=92s, Murray along with fellow Canadian, and=
Vancouver=20
born sculptor, Ronald Bladen dominated the New York art scene, helping to=20
define the iconic vocabulary of the Minimalist Movement. Since then his=20
work has continued to develop taking on a more lyrical vocabulary, one=20
which has increasing become uniquely his own, using industrial fabrication=
=20
methods to achieve both curved and folded forms.
Robert Murray=92s monumental sculptures are fabricated by Donald Lippincott=
=20
which has resulted into a unique 30 year partnership with the artist. By=20
employing industrial materials and methods Murray is able to achieve what=20
was once thought impossible creating a sense of weightlessness and airiness=
=20
out of a material known for its heft and strength. The sculptures are then=
=20
completed using richly coloured industrial finishes. His work has been=20
widely recognized for its lyricism, flexibility, austere directness which=20
reaches out into its environment at uncomfortable and often precarious=20
angles, which upon the surface can seem deceptively simple. The complex and=
=20
dynamic relationships he creates between the forms result in an engaging=20
and challenging visual treat which animate the environments in which they=20
are located.
These models featured in this exhibition were designed to provide both the=
=20
artist and the fabricator Donald Lippincott the ability to work out the=20
concept and design on a manageable scale and acted as a guide during the=20
lengthy and complex fabrication process. The models also served as concept=
=20
pieces which were presented to architects and clients looking for works to=
=20
be installed as part of a commission or proposal.
For more information about this exhibition, please call the Art Gallery of=
=20
the South Okanagan at (250) 493-2928. For more information on Robert Murray=
=20
and his career please visit Neil Marshall=92s exhaustive essay about the=20
artist on his gallery=92s website:
www.neilmarshall.com/murray.shtml
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<b>NEWS RELEASE<br>
For immediate release<br><br>
April 24th, 2007<br><br>
Contact: Paul Crawford, Director/Curator<br>
</b>
Art Gallery of the South Okanagan<br>
Phone: (250) 493-2928<br>
E-mail: agso_curator@shawbiz.ca<br><br>
<b> <br><br>
Internationally renowned Canadian sculptor Robert Murray, CM, RCA to talk
at the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan on Saturday May 5<sup>th</sup>
starting at 1:00 pm<br><br>
<br>
</b>The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, located in Penticton, B.C., is
proud to present an unique opportunity hear the internationally renowned
Canadian Sculptor Robert Murray talk about his work and give an intimate
tour of his current exhibition =93Working Models=94 at the Art Gallery of th=
e
South Okanagan, 199 Marina Way, Penticton, B.C. on Saturday May
5<sup>th</sup> starting at 1:00 pm. Admission is by donation and is open
to the public. <br><br>
Robert=92s talk and the accompanying exhibition will provide an intimate
look at the working process of the sculptor, featuring the artists own
working models. The exhibition consist of 18 models for larger completed
and installed pieces of sculpture providing a unique and rare opportunity
to see the breadth of his work as the models can travel, whereas the
large pieces they represent cannot. Each model in the exhibition is an
exact scale version including the same color and finish as the larger
works they represent. This exhibit was most recently displayed in Canada
at the National Gallery of Canada as part of his 1999
retrospective.<br><br>
Robert Murray was born in Vancouver in 1936 and attended the sessions of
the Emma Lake Workshops where he met and began a life long friendship
with the American painter and sculptor Barnet Newman. Beginning in 1959
with his is first public commission, a fountain sculpture for Saskatoon's
City Hall; Robert Murray is today considered one of the most significant
Canadian sculptors of his generation. <br><br>
During much of the 1960=92s, Murray along with fellow Canadian, and
Vancouver born sculptor, Ronald Bladen dominated the New York art scene,
helping to define the iconic vocabulary of the Minimalist Movement. Since
then his work has continued to develop taking on a more lyrical
vocabulary, one which has increasing become uniquely his own, using
industrial fabrication methods to achieve both curved and folded
forms.<br><br>
Robert Murray=92s monumental sculptures are fabricated by Donald Lippincott
which has resulted into a unique 30 year partnership with the artist. By
employing industrial materials and methods Murray is able to achieve what
was once thought impossible creating a sense of weightlessness and
airiness out of a material known for its heft and strength. The
sculptures are then completed using richly coloured industrial finishes.
His work has been widely recognized for its lyricism, flexibility,
austere directness which reaches out into its environment at
uncomfortable and often precarious angles, which upon the surface can
seem deceptively simple. The complex and dynamic relationships he creates
between the forms result in an engaging and challenging visual treat
which animate the environments in which they are located. <br><br>
These models featured in this exhibition were designed to provide both
the artist and the fabricator Donald Lippincott the ability to work out
the concept and design on a manageable scale and acted as a guide during
the lengthy and complex fabrication process. The models also served as
concept pieces which were presented to architects and clients looking for
works to be installed as part of a commission or proposal.<br><br>
For more information about this exhibition, please call the Art Gallery
of the South Okanagan at (250) 493-2928. For more information on Robert
Murray and his career please visit Neil Marshall=92s exhaustive essay about
the artist on his gallery=92s website: <br><br>
<div align=3D"center"><a href=3D"http://www.neilmarshall.com/murray.shtml"=
eudora=3D"autourl">www.neilmarshall.com/murray.shtml<br><br>
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