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Josh Garber - mS AU VA,n <br /> V - �� ' -^ Jomh (�orbervvam born io 1863 <br /> 'l� � ' � <br /> � m London and was raised in Ontario, <br /> ` � . <br /> ' f�� ��� ^ Canada. He attended school from <br /> 1986-87 Banff Centre of �in� Arts, <br /> w Banff, Alberta, Canada; 1986 B.F A. <br /> - New York State College of Ceramics <br /> .g <br /> , ... A A ir ' - <br /> r <br /> at / Ured University, A|fned, Nev York;4 �' ' and 1985 Camberwell School of Art, <br /> London, England <br /> "My sculptures refer to what we <br /> ' ' <br /> humans do when we communicate. <br /> VVe gesture, 'Squeeze," "Laughter," <br /> '~ <br /> ,''..,,,:,,,plidiyiew*.s? riVi. , <br /> "Woo." are all human non verbal <br /> signals frozen in metal calling for the <br /> bracing of humanistic connections <br /> i:$'�/ ! ' ~ My work is about interpreting <br /> . .: ;1 gestures through mappings of <br /> ' coordinates. It is very influenced by <br /> ...-.... ,,.."s /i''.'...r T-1,- t,s,, „., X..-"..--: ' digital pixilation which dissects images <br /> ' with thousands of dots. Similarly, | <br /> use thousands of aluminum bars to <br /> ' '� ' ' ' map and then construct each piece. <br /> Several paradoxical elements <br /> ' ~ have influenced my work. The <br /> ' ` interplay between static industrial <br /> ' materials and fluid organic forms, the <br /> ^ -'1 requirement for elemental simple <br /> 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 inforrnatiwe, an added <br /> dimension is its tactility as it may be explored through touch." <br /> Aluminum rods in concrete <br /> 78^ x32^ x42^ <br /> One of a kind <br /> $40,000 <br />