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EXHIBITIONS
2000- IN THE GARDEN
Group Exhibit
Art Space, Prince George, B.C. Canada
June 30- Aug 30
2000- HINGE
Solo exhibit
Nelson, B.C. Canada
May 25 - June 3
2000- ARTWORK
B.C. Festival of the Arts
Group Exhibit
Nelson, B.C. Canada
May 18 - June 3
2000- ARTSFEST 2000
Group Exhibit
Prince George, B.C. Canada
March 4 - April 16
1999- RETRO 1000 & IN FUTURO
Group Exhibit
Prince George Art Gallery
Nov. 4 - Dec. 23
1999- GRAND OPENING
Group Exhibit
Art Space, Prince George, B.C.
June 1 - July 3
1998- IN THE ROUND
Contemporary Sculpture of the Central Interior
Group Exhibit
Prince George, B.C. Canada.
Oct 8 - Nov 15
1997- CHOICE CUTS
A Selection of small scale Works
Group Exhibit
Jennifer Wittmann Gallery
Vancouver B.C. Canada.
Dec. 4 - Dec. 20
1997- PULSE
Independent Two-Man Exhibit
Prince George, B.C. Canada
Sept 19 - Oct 24
1997- THE PATTERN SEEKER AND THE FLOW
Solo Exhibit
Prince George Art Gallery
Jan 18 - Mar 3
1994- NEW WORK
Solo Exhibit
Allegro Art and Framing P.G. B.C. Canada
Sept 5 - Oct 2
1992- GROUP EXHIBIT
The Alexander Gallery
Vancouver B.C. Canada
Nov 17 - Dec 19
1992- EXCAVATE
Solo Exhibit
Prince George Art Gallery
Oct 14 - Nov 15
1992- GROUP EXHIBIT
The Alexander Gallery
Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
July 1 - Aug 30
1991- PICTURING FORESTRY
Group Exhibit
Prince George Art Gallery
Aug 21 - Sept 221991- WORKS AND BUILDINGS
Independent Group Exhibit
Prince George, B.C. Canada
July 14 - Aug 14
1991- BODY AND REPRESENTATION
Group Exhibit
Prince George Art Gallery
Mar 6 - April 31991- CENTRAL INTERIOR REGIONAL ART
EXHIBIT
Group Exhibit
Prince George Art Gallery
Feb 10 - Mar 3
1990- THE RELAX CONTRADICTION
Two Man Exhibit
Other Art Cafe, P.G.,B.C. Canada
Oct 1 - Nov 9
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Phil
Morrison, ALI. Born in 1960, Phil lives and works in
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. He has been
exhibiting his work in group, solo, and provincial shows
over the past decade.
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ARTIST
STATEMENT
"For
10 years I worked with a fairly small range of
materials, concrete,
rebar, and glass. I started with figurative stuff but
had a natural tendency
towards non figurative work. |
Artist/Sculptor
Phil Morrison
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My view and knowledge of what art is slowly
expanding, and I've been doing a lot of
experimenting with new materials over the last 3
years. Also an interest in figurative sculpture has
returned. I am going to take some of the concepts
and forming techniques I've come up with over the
years working non figuratively and mesh them with
the lifecasting skills I have been learning during
the last few months.
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Figure 1
Concrete and rebar
2000
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Figure
1 is the first full body I've cast. Mostly here
I'm becoming familiar
with some basic lifecasting techniques and
materials. The ALI forum and membership |
has proved
to be and incredible resource. Not only very
knowledgeable but very welcoming and friendly. So I
would like to again say
thanks to everyone that |
Figure 1
Concrete and rebar
2000
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with advice and information over the past few
months. With this mold I exaggerated the seam where
the two halves came together, I also staggered them
slightly out of alignment. I wanted to magnify
this flaw, |
this
imperfection, as if the final casting would have
something
fundamentally wrong with it. Sort of a wound right
down the center of its being. The rebar I used as
symbolic stitching over this wound. Generally rebar
is below the surface of the concrete, unseen, and
adding reinforce- ment and strength to
the structure. Here what is internal
becomes external. I often use rebar in this
manner leaving some of it exposed, I like |
Work in progress
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Shame
Concrete
1991
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it suggests that the piece is still under
construction. In this piece however it works more
to create a tight psychological space that hovers
closely around the head and shoulders of the
figure. This works well with the semi dramatic
gesture of the sculpture, caught somewhere in
between contemplation and despair. With the
piece I'm working on right now I'm going to insert
3 or 4 ft. lengths of rebar vertically down
through and along the spine of the |
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at 4' intervals .I'm going to mesh the harp idea
that I have worked with in the past with the
quiet, reflective pose of the figure. I'm trying
to convey the idea of music and strength and
poetic integrity. I'm not sure if it is going to
convey this or simply look painful. The initial
placing of the rod looked good however and I'm
excited. Now I just have to get it through the
rest of the process." |
A selection
of the artists interesting earlier works, including very
large installations can be seen on the next page.
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