[BCMA] Media Release: VPAG Art Exhibitions Focus on Geology, Connectivity, Portraiture and Art vs. Craft, July 25, 2013

Thu Jul 25 15:40:50 PDT 2013

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Contact: Kelly MacIntosh

kelly at vernonpublicartgallery.com

July 25, 2013

Vernon Public Art Gallery

Art Exhibitions Focus on Geology, Connectivity, Portraiture and Art vs.
Craft

Where: Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 31st Ave. Vernon, BC

When: August 1 – October 10, 2013

Why: Four New Exhibitions Open to the Public

Who: Vernon Public Art Gallery 

The Vernon Public Art Gallery is proud to present four new exhibitions
opening on Thursday, August 1st. 

One artist in particular is based out of Kelowna and Vancouver, and is an
established contemporary Canadian artist that we are fortunate to have
exhibit here in Vernon.

“Kristoff Steinruck’s work reflects his interest in and an obsession with
the abstract concepts of time while contemplating the contrast of geologic
versus human time. His artistic interpretation of the landscape and the
human form at the same time result in tension portraying the implied
elemental qualities of inert mineral forms and temporal human body. His use
of photography and video further elevate this psychological apprehension by
providing the viewer with glimpses of staged reality which have already
passed away.” – said Lubos Culen, Curator.

Kristoff Steinruck: The Marble Range, August 1 – October 10, 2013

Kristof Steinruck, a Kelowna and Vancouver, BC based artist, will exhibit a
new body of work in the exhibition titled The Marble Range. The exhibition
consists of photographs, hand-carved stone elements, and a single channel
projection video.

Steinruck’s interest in geology resulted in his extensive geological
research of rare limestone deposits found in the Marble Range Park near Cash
Creek in British Columbia. The Marble Range itself is an anomaly within the
geomorphology of British Columbia, and its formation dates some 200-300
million years near the volcanic islands in the tropics of Pacific Rim from
where it was transported by the plate tectonics over the hundreds of
millions years to its present location in British Columbia.

Steinruck collected large rock samples directly in the area of the Marble
Range Park and he consequently hand-carved large models of crystals which
form the geological make up of the area. As a part of the artistic narrative
that frames the whole exploration of the subject matter, Steinruck staged a
pseudo-scientific expedition back to the site. This was a starting point of
his artistic intervention, and produced a video in which performers dressed
in what appears to be kinds of a hazmat suits carry the weighty carved
elements in the actual landscape. The focus of Steinruck’s video was to
contrast the inert, stable, and ancient mineral forms of the ‘crystals’ with
the strenuous effort of a biological human body navigating difficult terrain
of the site. A suit of six black and white photographs portraying the
performers holding the carved stone elements further elaborates the contrast
of the age-old and inert mineral forms with the temporary nature of living
organisms.

Joanne Salé: Connections, August 1 – October 31, 2013

Joanne Salé, a Vernon, BC based artist will exhibit a series of drawings on
paper with a sculptural installation in the exhibition titled Connections.
Salé’s exhibition demonstrates and asserts her artistic competence when it
comes to the production of diverse artwork whether it is drawing, painting,
or sculpture. While equally proficient in realistic modelling, Salé
navigates the field of abstraction with confidence and conceptual clarity.

Salé’s works in the exhibition are a result of sustained focus on the
process of drawing itself while maintaining a restrained discipline during
the evolution of drawing. Inspired by the images of various interconnected
systems and networks, including natural formations of plants, fungi, roots,
and organic matter found anywhere in the landscape, Salé accentuates the
meaning of the word “connections” in her drawings. This conceptual strategy
gives rise to abstract images which exhibit loose associative qualities in
favour of disclosing concrete knowable references.

Salé’s site-specific sculptural installation created in the part of the
gallery space is a three-dimensional itineration of the same concept
captured in her drawings. Based on simple linear elements crisscrossing the
allocated space, the installation is an abstract rendition which embodies
Salé’s interest in artistic interpretation of complex structures based on
naturally occurring phenomena.

Marissa Brown: Friends and Lovers, August 1 – October 10, 2013
Marissa Brown exhibits a suite of paintings in the exhibition titled Friends
and Lovers. Inspired by a relationship guide titled Five Stages of Committed
Relationship, Brown’s work address the issues of the human condition in the
portraiture based painting. 

The background of Brown’s work refers to and examines the topic of what
constitutes a “chosen family” and how it may be formed. Brown points out in
her artist statement that “
 [a chosen family] consist of non-biological
relations such as exes, friends, mentors, roommates, and lovers, who provide
a network of mutual love and support in place of those traditionally
provided by blood relations”. 

Brown’s paintings provide narratives that blend various aspects of fantasy
and fiction, yet they contain elements inspired by actual personal
experiences. Marissa Brown is an emerging artist living and working in
Vernon, British Columbia. 

Cherryville Artists Association Members: Artist or Artisan: Where is the
Line?, August 1 – October 10, 2013

The Gallery will host an exhibition titled Artist or Artisan: Where is the
Line?, a group exhibition featuring two and three dimensional works produced
by the members of the Cherryville Artisans Association. The purpose of the
exhibition is to highlight the works being produced in the rural area of the
Monashee Mountains east of Vernon. But as the title of the exhibition -
Artist or Artisan: Where is the Line? - implies, it is also focused on
generating a discussion about the nature of artistic production and the
production of what is generally referred to as craft. 

An opening reception will be held on the day of the opening from 6:00pm –
8:00pm, inviting Gallery members and the public to attend. Admission to the
Gallery is by donation.

Photo: Kristoff Steinruck, The Marble Range, (video still), 2013, single
channel video 

For more information about the Vernon Public Art Gallery contact:
250-545-3173, @VernonAGallery info at vernonpublicartgallery.com ,
www.vernonpublicartgallery.com 

Kelly MacIntosh
Marketing and Programming Coordinator

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3228-31st Avenue, Vernon BC V1T 2H3 

vernonpublicartgallery.com (250) 545-3173

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Coming to the Gallery:

<http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art
icle&id=181&Itemid=105> Kristoff Steinruck; The Marble Range | August 1 -
October 10

<http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art
icle&id=181&Itemid=105> Joanne Sale; Connections | August 1 - October 31

<http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art
icle&id=181&Itemid=105> Marissa Brown; Friends and Lovers | August 1 -
October 10

<http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art
icle&id=181&Itemid=105> Cherryville Artists Association Members; Artist or
Artisan: Where is the Line? | August 1 - October 10

Join us at the Openinging Reception, Thursday, August 1, 6-8pm

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