The Reef, Cardstock, acrylic gouache, manufacturing industry excess vinyl, nylon, foiled wall covering, rip-stop, home decor and waterproof fabrics, thread, staples; 2011.
upART Contemporary Art Fair
Gladstone Hotel, 2nd Floor Gallery
1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
Opening Reception: Thursday, 27 October 2011 | 7-10 pm | $5 Admission
Exhibition Hours: Friday to Sunday, 28-30 October 2011 | 12-5pm | $5 Admission
Curators Talk and Tour: Sunday, 30 October 2011 | 2pm | Free with Admission
The Reef = Polytopia + Geoms = geometry + repetition + evolution + ecology =
creation myth of a utopian state.
The Reef is a textile art and painted paper sculptures installation in which a large three dimensional quilt, called Polytopia, forms a “coral” nursery for dozens of highly stylized “fish” that hang in front, called Geoms. Inspired by bottom up organization and doing the best with what’s available while responding to an irrepressible will to being, the Reef explores geometry as a bridge between the material world and the world of ideas.
More information and photos are on the Reef project page.
Don’t miss the Reef animated gifs.
[...] math and geometry when heading to the art gallery, a new installation hopes to merge the two. The Reef, one of the latest projects to come out of the upART Contemporary Art Fair 2011, is a textile art [...]