Cirrostratus


Work by OCAD Material Art & Design faculty members

 
DateTuesday, August 28, 2007 - 4:00am to Monday, September 24, 2007 - 5:00am

Cost

Free

Email

vmclean@craft.on.ca

Location

Ontario Crafts Council Gallery 990 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ontario

Cirrostratus is an exhibition showing the work of faculty members from OCAD's Material Art & Design department.
Alluding to the translucent and ephemeral cloud formation common in the summer months, the exhibition reflects personal moments of rejuvenation and creative production. In other words, the cirrostratus cloud is an apt metaphor for personal contemplative periods when thoughts are not anchored in day-to-day constraints but have a chance to soar.
Like rapid change in weather conditions, what links the exhibitors is the knowledge that the time for creative production is transitory, yet that the outcome can be magnificent and unexpected.
When illuminated by the long wavelengths of the setting sun, cirrostratus fills the sky with the brilliant colours of fire, belying its seeming fragility in a resplendent display. Shortly thereafter the formation will shift and the reflection will subside, making way for any number of new weather conditions. Accordingly, Cirrostratus presents the opportunity to experience a collection of inspired works born out of respite and reflection.

DateTuesday, August 28, 2007 - 4:00am to Monday, September 24, 2007 - 5:00am

Cost

Free

Email

vmclean@craft.on.ca

Website Location

Ontario Crafts Council Gallery 990 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ontario

Cirrostratus at the Ontario Crafts Council Gallery
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 4:00am to Monday, September 24, 2007 - 5:00am

Cirrostratus is an exhibition showing the work of faculty members from OCAD's Material Art & Design department.
Alluding to the translucent and ephemeral cloud formation common in the summer months, the exhibition reflects personal moments of rejuvenation and creative production. In other words, the cirrostratus cloud is an apt metaphor for personal contemplative periods when thoughts are not anchored in day-to-day constraints but have a chance to soar.
Like rapid change in weather conditions, what links the exhibitors is the knowledge that the time for creative production is transitory, yet that the outcome can be magnificent and unexpected.
When illuminated by the long wavelengths of the setting sun, cirrostratus fills the sky with the brilliant colours of fire, belying its seeming fragility in a resplendent display. Shortly thereafter the formation will shift and the reflection will subside, making way for any number of new weather conditions. Accordingly, Cirrostratus presents the opportunity to experience a collection of inspired works born out of respite and reflection.

Venue & Address: 
Ontario Crafts Council Gallery 990 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ontario
Email: 
vmclean@craft.on.ca
Cost: 
Free
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