Peter McFarland & Ronald Crawford: Metal & Stone
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Steffich Fine Art Gallery 3105-115 Fulford-Ganges Rd, Ganges, British Columbia V8K 2S3
Peter McFarlane & Ronald T. Crawford, "Metal & Stone," 2020
Opening reception August 28th at 5pm to 8pm featuring new works from local artistic legends, Peter McFarlane and Ron Crawford. New works will be on display through September.
COVID Guidelines will be in place. Beverages will be available during the evening, outdoors.
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BEVERAGES: Provided by the Thirsty Islander Beer Cart http://www.thirstyislander.ca/
ABOUT OUR AMAZING ARTISTS
Peter McFarlane, "I am a conceptually based sculptor, mixed media and installation artist. I also draw and paint often recycling images I have found or have seen in my head. To me, waste is just lack of imagination. This belief carries beyond the boundaries of my art production and permeates most aspects of my life. Everything I encounter presents possibilities for my art; from obsolete circuit boards to my father’s shoe, to broken chainsaws and old ice skates, all materials present a possibility to resolve an idea. Most of my home and studio, and much of everything in them, is recycled. I’ve always had a voracious imagination along with a driving desire to make things. Thus, used objects have pared my options down to a workable, manageable level. No object is beyond artistic merit, meaning and metaphor–so why ‘waste’ it? The materials of my work are connected intrinsically to my ideas, be they tailored beyond recognition or left as found. Each piece I make resurrects an object as an idea specific to the material and the meaning inherent in its use. "
Ronald T. Crawford’s paintings reflect both the theoretical and physical aspects of his life. On the one hand he has an extensive fine art education and has been exhibiting his work for over 30 years.
On the other hand, for the past 25 years he has had extensive experience working on Salt Spring Island with functional and sculptural stonework. His multifaceted paintings are the result of the blending of contemporary painting concerns with the earthy spiritualism of stone.
These works are made with a unique combination of plaster and acrylic paint, resulting in a modern variation on the frescoes. The surfaces are carved, shaped, sanded and painted until they take on a rich, naturally eroded appearance. The physical depth of the plaster gives a real surface for shadow and light to alter and enrich the image. Within the plaster, natural and man-made patterns co-exist in an uneasy alliance of form.