Kathy Venter: Artist/Model
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Winchester Galleries - Oak Bay (CLOSED) 2260 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, British Columbia V8R 1G7
Kathy Venter, "Small of My Back," 2018
ceramic and polychrome, 11" x 19" x 31"
Opening reception: Saturday, November 10, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.
Deon Venter and Kathy Venter will be in attendance.
KATHY VENTER: Artist/Model explores the relationship between the artist and her model through the medium of clay sculpture. Venter has a singular capacity to take chances, to fuse classical composition with challenging polychrome surface effects that creates a tension in her overall production. She builds a relation to history through the simple act of interpreting her model, over a period of months, in various poses, at different times of day and in various moods.
Being or becoming is the essence of these works. They establish a dialogue about the relation between the sculptor and the emergent form.
The art critic John Grande has said of Venter’s work: “Walking a fine line between tradition and contemporaneity, [she] does not recreate forms from the past; instead she reinvents beauty out of the present, with models from her community, and using her own clay-firing practices.”
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