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Josh Garber - "SATTVA"
<br /> VW Josh Garber was born in 1963
<br /> i n London and was raised in Ontario,
<br /> lA �►_ , ,r Canada. He attended school from
<br /> t A ,r ,er ' " . 1986 -87 Banff Centre of Fine Arts,
<br /> Banff, Alberta, Canada; 1986 B.F.A.,
<br /> 4 . d w New York State College of Ceramics
<br /> �a :, _w -` . �r' 4 n ► at Alfred University, Alfred, New York;
<br /> t..' ). i ' ' 'r, , ; , and 1985 Camberwell School of Art,
<br /> .7 , ` , � .+- s' ® � London, England
<br /> . j� ■•' �.� �r "My sculptures refer to what we
<br /> •," • VP , humans do when we communicate.
<br /> r : o We gesture, "Squeeze," "Laughter,"
<br /> ' - ,I, `id' "Woo," are all human non verbal
<br /> t�r '�r • ;04 \ signals frozen in metal calling for the
<br /> �' ►� ,r'r rr -- bracing of humanistic connections.
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<br /> fi { „.. i ° „ My work is about interpreting
<br /> r�,��„{ -� y . f., r 4:1 gestures through mappings of
<br /> r 'd , � coordinates. It is very influenced by
<br /> ';� , ,,F t 'II, 1 x x k ` digital pixilati which dissects images
<br /> •''.4 }}''�; ►��' ) , I ).') 1 4, with thousands of dots. Similarly, I
<br /> ,-,,, ;. �` ,f . , ` - ; ; ,\ use thousands of aluminum bars to
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<br /> map and then construct each piece.
<br /> . r C' +' � , ■ ,• p
<br /> ;r ,�•t y % ) •• ; Several paradoxical elements
<br /> ;' ,,',. r ; ii pi` -I ' h ave influenced my work. The
<br /> . : f s , i l " ' ; { 4 s } ' a: interplay between static industrial
<br /> -' '�' i. i ' ' , . -c 7? materials and fluid organic forms; the
<br /> I e ' ', * requirement for elemental simple •
<br /> f objects in the construction of a greater
<br /> \. complex whole; the need for
<br /> continuous controlled repetition to
<br /> generate a spontaneous free sculpture. These elements are resolved through a time
<br /> absorbing meditation that permits me to present my expression of our human
<br /> relationships with each other. Not only is the shape and form informative, an added
<br /> dimension is its tactility as it may be explored through touch.”
<br /> Aluminum rods in concrete
<br /> 78" x 32" x 42"
<br /> One of a kind
<br /> $40,000
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