
Peter Powning
A Retrospective / Une Retrospective
John Leroux(Author)
Goose Lane Editions (Publisher)
Published on 17. November 2020
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-77310-192-7 (ISBN)
Description
A CBC New Brunswick Book List Selection
"I start with an original object, break it, and transform parts of the piece into other materials. These pieces gather meaning and explanation as I work with them."
Peter Powning is simultaneously referred to as a sculptor and a ceramist, but his art does not fit easy categorization, incorporating and combining elements from one medium into another. His work challenges the viewer to reconsider the object, its form, and its function. This inventiveness has resulted in numerous exhibitions, awards, and commissions for public art sculptures throughout Canada.
Featuring 175 full-colour images of Powning's work along with essays by curators and critics, Peter Powning celebrates the career of one of Canada's finest visual artists and accompanies a major retrospective exhibition organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
<< Je commence par un objet original, je le brise et j'en transforme certains elements en quelque chose d'autre. Ce que j'ai fabrique ou encore les artefacts que j'ai trouves subissent un processus de fragmentation et de transformation. >>
- Peter Powning
Peter Powning est a la fois designe comme un sculpteur et un ceramiste, mais son art ne correspond pas a la categorisation facile; il se definie plutot par l'integration et la combinaison d'elements d'un milieu a l'autre. Son travail met le spectateur au defi de reconsiderer l'objet, sa forme et sa fonction. Cette inventivite a donne lieu a de nombreuses expositions, prix et commandes de sculptures d'art public partout au Canada.
Avec 175 images en couleur de l'oeuvre de Powning ainsi que des essais de conservateurs et de critiques, Peter Powning : Une retrospective celebre la carriere de l'un des meilleurs artistes visuels du Canada.
"I start with an original object, break it, and transform parts of the piece into other materials. These pieces gather meaning and explanation as I work with them."
Peter Powning is simultaneously referred to as a sculptor and a ceramist, but his art does not fit easy categorization, incorporating and combining elements from one medium into another. His work challenges the viewer to reconsider the object, its form, and its function. This inventiveness has resulted in numerous exhibitions, awards, and commissions for public art sculptures throughout Canada.
Featuring 175 full-colour images of Powning's work along with essays by curators and critics, Peter Powning celebrates the career of one of Canada's finest visual artists and accompanies a major retrospective exhibition organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.
<< Je commence par un objet original, je le brise et j'en transforme certains elements en quelque chose d'autre. Ce que j'ai fabrique ou encore les artefacts que j'ai trouves subissent un processus de fragmentation et de transformation. >>
- Peter Powning
Peter Powning est a la fois designe comme un sculpteur et un ceramiste, mais son art ne correspond pas a la categorisation facile; il se definie plutot par l'integration et la combinaison d'elements d'un milieu a l'autre. Son travail met le spectateur au defi de reconsiderer l'objet, sa forme et sa fonction. Cette inventivite a donne lieu a de nombreuses expositions, prix et commandes de sculptures d'art public partout au Canada.
Avec 175 images en couleur de l'oeuvre de Powning ainsi que des essais de conservateurs et de critiques, Peter Powning : Une retrospective celebre la carriere de l'un des meilleurs artistes visuels du Canada.
Reviews / Votes
"A pleasure to read, and the perfect coffee table book to showcase inventive New Brunswick art." * <i>[EDIT]</i> * "The book is much more than a usual exhibition catalogue: its bilingual text and images of the work, most photographed by Powning himself, offer a rare, intimate glimpse into a life devoted to the pursuit of a multi-disciplined practice." -- Carol Brueau * <i>Billie</i> *More details
Language
English
French
Place of publication
Fredricton
Canada
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
colour images; 175 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1179 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77310-192-7 (9781773101927)
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Person
John Leroux, an art historian, teacher, and retired architect, is the manager of collections and exhibitions at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has authored or edited seventeen books and contributed to many others. His most recent publications include Peter Powning: A Retrospective and the award-winning Wabanaki Modern: The Artistic Legacy of the 1960s "Micmac Indian Craftsmen," which he co-authored with Emma Hassencahl-Perley.
Historien de l'art, professeur et architecte retraite, John Leroux est responsable des collections et des expositions au Musee des beaux-arts Beaverbrook. Il a ecrit ou dirige dix-sept ouvrages et collabore a de nombreux autres. Parmi ses plus recentes publications, mentionnons Peter Powning, Une retrospective et Wabanaki Moderne : L'heritage artistique des Micmac Indian Craftsmen des annees 1960 qu'il a redige avec Emma Hassencahl-Perley.
Historien de l'art, professeur et architecte retraite, John Leroux est responsable des collections et des expositions au Musee des beaux-arts Beaverbrook. Il a ecrit ou dirige dix-sept ouvrages et collabore a de nombreux autres. Parmi ses plus recentes publications, mentionnons Peter Powning, Une retrospective et Wabanaki Moderne : L'heritage artistique des Micmac Indian Craftsmen des annees 1960 qu'il a redige avec Emma Hassencahl-Perley.