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David Perrett BFA(hons)
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AboutDavid Perrett's work is a continued evolution exploring how people interact with their environments, and the individuals who inhabit them. Relationships with spaces and environments are one of the defining features of any culture, in densely populated areas space is like a currency of it’s own, in sparsely populated areas space is taken for granted, an ignored part of the scenery. Traveling extensively through Northern Canada by canoe, taking thousands of photographs, David then uses these images, and experiences to inform the rest of his art practice.David's most recent works seek to reconnect with the base components of spaces, examining the value of simple materials such as stone, soil, and plant life, some the building blocks of everything humans have constructed. Current sculptures seek to understand the rigid geometry that is imposed on the organic form of the landscape. Maps created using grids, to bisect the topography, categorizing distance “as crow flies” but invariable create lines that are impossible to follow. The lines are corrupted by the topography and vegetation of the terrain, becoming longer with every undulation of the land. David reclaims shattered stones with geometric surface treatements, and breaks down whole stones into rectilinear forms. Inevitably, some part of the organic form of the materials intrudes to interrupt the geometry, creating a beautiful, yet precarious balance between imposition of form, and the uncontrollable nature of the material. |
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Exhibition HistorySelected Exhibitions“42 Days in 18 Ways” June 8- July 1, 2007 (Collaboration with Jennifer Cherniack) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Moss and Stone” November 25-December 2, 2006 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Public Installations “The Stalagmites” Temporary Public Installation March 25 - April 3, 2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Juried/Curated Group Exhibitions “The Swag Bag Project” August, 2008 Semai Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Scratching the Surface: The Post Prairie Landscape” Sept-Oct, 2007 PlugIn ICA, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Spring Melee” April 6, 2006 The FreeHouse, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Home Sweet Home” March 9, 2006 at Gallery 36 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Doug Melnyk’s Fruits &The Man Show” June 2 – July 2, 2005 at Cream Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Reservations for All” May 16 – 30, Ace Art Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada “Scratch” May 4 – 19, 2001 University of Manitoba Student Exhibition at Ace Art Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography / CVDavid has been working in sculpture, and installation since his graduation from the University of Manitoba School of Art in 2003.He has also taught art in public schools in Winnipeg to students at both primary, and secondary levels. David was recently commissioned to create an "Artist Designed Bus Shelter" and 10 ton stone sculpture for the City of Winnipeg's Public Art Collection. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards and PrizesArtSMART Grant 2007/2008 partnered with École Dieppe in Pembina Trails School Division“C” Grant 2006, Manitoba Arts Council Student Bursary 2002, Manitoba Arts Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ReviewsUptown MagazineOctober 4, 2007 p. 5 “Art Against the Grain: Exhibit offers contemporary look at the Prairies through the works of 19 local artists” by Stacey Abramson The Uniter October 4, 2007 p. 12 “Northern Enlightenment: See the ‘Post Prairie Landscape’ ” at the Plug In ICA” by Dana Murray Winnipeg Free Press Thursday, June 7, 2007 p. D1 “Art and watercraft” by Morley Walker La Liberté Loisirs Vol. 93 n. 34, December 6-12, 2006 p. 3 “L’œil de David Perrett” by Patricia Sauzède-Bilodeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public WorksWinnipeg Transit/U of W Gateway Public Art Commission(in progress)2007 Winnipeg Arts Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifications / EducationBFA(hons) University of Manitoba School of Art | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publications / Media / Bibliographycatalogue; “Scratching the Surface; The Post Prairie Landscape”; 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price Range of WorkDavid Perrett's work has a price range from £500 to £8350. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mediums utilisedDavid Perrett's work is found in the following materials:Granite, Tyndall Limestone, Granite, Basalt, Wood, Steel, Granite, Gold, Limetone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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