[Bcma-l] Media Release: New Exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery - February 22-March 22/08

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Elusive Containment

February 22^nd - March 22^nd 2008

Reception: Friday, February 22^nd 7:00 pm -9:00 pm

The Nanaimo Art Gallery is proud to present /elusive containment,/ an 
exhibition of ceramic-based work by accomplished artist Samantha Dickie. 
This exhibition displays over fifty ceramic objects of varying shapes 
and sizes. Dickie creates these extraordinary vessels and structures by 
hand, using the techniques of coiling and slab work. Her process of 
stone firing each piece, instead of using traditional glazes, produces 
beautiful and spontaneous marks, colours and textures and creates a 
natural, almost ancient aesthetic.

These organic works seem to reflect past civilizations and use simple 
universal forms as metaphors for the human body. Dickie places 
particular emphasis on the notion of containment as it relates to 
physical space and time. She explains that “the forms in /elusive 
containment/ are simple, to allow the integrity of the space inside to 
unfold. I seek to uphold the natural qualities of the clay - rough, raw, 
tactile, and imperfect. The notion of containment, inherent in the 
vessel, can be used as a metaphor simply because the interior space is 
elusive”.

Samantha Dickie’s exhibition will be on display at the campus gallery 
until March 22^nd . The opening reception is Friday, February 22^nd from 
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Please call 740-6350 for further information.