Artist Information:
Gerard Kelly
Irishtown,
Canada
Member Since: Mar 2004
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Artist Statement:
Gerard Kelly – Artist
Statement
The sea and the place where it
meets the land have always
held a fascination for me. I
continue my exploration of
objects that I find on the
beaches of Newfoundland. My
previous exhibition, titled
Washed Up, focused on those
objects of flotsam and jetsam
we walk by and give little
attention to. I retrieve these
objects during my walks along
the beaches, and in the studio
I carve and cast sculptures
that are based on their forms
and their history. This
process is representative of
our shore lines, with its
naturally polished,
wave-action rounded stones.
Our shore lines are lined with
the discarded, lost, and dying
husks of past. I believe we
need to look at everything
with open eyes, and approach
these objects as metaphor and
analogy. I leave the
conclusions to the viewer. The
“Washed Up” body of works uses
as a referent those objects we
might find washed up on any
beach any where. I think these
pieces reflect both nature and
human nature. They are natural
in their relation to the
referent, and yet are man made
objects, that have been
manipulated and contextualized
so as to achieve a response
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Gerard Kelly's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Gerard Kelly's Portfolio. Browse Kelly's body of work: Gerard Kelly – Artist Statement
The sea and the place where it meets the land have always held a fascination for me. I continue my exploration of objects that I find on the beaches of Newfoundland. My previous exhibition, titled Washed Up, focused on those objects of flotsam and jetsam we walk by and give little attention to. I retrieve these objects during my walks along the beaches, and in the studio I carve and cast sculptures that are based on their forms and their history. This process is representative of our shore lines, with its naturally polished, wave-action rounded ... |
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