Good Citizen Gallery: Friday, 31 July 2009
Alison Ouellette-Kirby: Home From Work To Find Your Spaniel Turned Into A Wolf
July 31 - August 29, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 6pm - 10pm
Alison Ouellette-Kirby's upcoming show Home From Work To Find Your Spaniel Turned Into A Wolf takes a critical look at the underlying concepts and definition of "home." Her sculptures focus on the iconic home from the board game Monopoly™, a form she is obsessed with and a game she hated as a child. A game whose premise she describes as presenting "robber-baron style capitalism as something light and fun." A theme that seems all too familiar in the current political and economic climate and its relationship to one's "home,"
Alongside political motives are Alison's personal definitions of "home" and how these ideas shift with age and geography. Alison's work investigates how this ever-changing definition has a direct impact on the physical and psychological landscape of the country. Alison's Canadian background creates a thinly veiled difference between her and her surrounding community; a foreigner who is not quite foreign enough.
Alison's work is masterly crafted, engaging a variety of media and mechanisms. Her work includes larger metal sculptures that clang and crash as the viewer interacts with them as well as delicate jewelry sized pieces that seem fragile to the touch. Alison's craftsmanship and attention to detail result in engaging objects that demand our focus and attention.
July 31 - August 29, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 6pm - 10pm
Alison Ouellette-Kirby's upcoming show Home From Work To Find Your Spaniel Turned Into A Wolf takes a critical look at the underlying concepts and definition of "home." Her sculptures focus on the iconic home from the board game Monopoly™, a form she is obsessed with and a game she hated as a child. A game whose premise she describes as presenting "robber-baron style capitalism as something light and fun." A theme that seems all too familiar in the current political and economic climate and its relationship to one's "home,"
Alongside political motives are Alison's personal definitions of "home" and how these ideas shift with age and geography. Alison's work investigates how this ever-changing definition has a direct impact on the physical and psychological landscape of the country. Alison's Canadian background creates a thinly veiled difference between her and her surrounding community; a foreigner who is not quite foreign enough.
Alison's work is masterly crafted, engaging a variety of media and mechanisms. Her work includes larger metal sculptures that clang and crash as the viewer interacts with them as well as delicate jewelry sized pieces that seem fragile to the touch. Alison's craftsmanship and attention to detail result in engaging objects that demand our focus and attention.
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