Reception: March 3, 2017, 7-10pm
Artist Talk: Mar 19, 1-3pm
Twice Removed is a collection of recent work that considers the potential of found objects. The origin of the objects remain unknown and unsought, generating dialogue and associations beyond the objects intended use.
The sculptural works develop intuitively, constructed using magnets and string allowing for revision, modification and experimentation with catenary forms. The process is intuitive with constant review and interplay giving some pieces a provisional quality. The consideration of inferred and intrinsic value offer connections to industrial processes, economies, astral events, metallurgy and socio-political situations that may inform the work, or translate directly into a work.
Artist Biography
Kristine Mifsud is an interdisciplinary visual artist based in Toronto. After receiving a BA Visual Studies from the University of Guelph, Kristine lived and worked overseas in Europe and Japan, returning to Canada in 2008. She continued her studies 2010-2012 at OCADU. Her work and methodology consider materials, structural forms and found objects. Currently her practice continues explorations with found metal and rubber objects. Recently Kristine’s work was included in Get Noticed, Redhead Gallery in Toronto, Re:res Contemporary Interpretations of the Cravens World Collection, UB Art Galleries in Buffalo and SHOW15, Idea Exchanges’ biennial of Ontario’s emerging artists in Cambridge.