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Zeke MooresSign2013
2013
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How an object relates to its function greatly determines a society’s view and/or perception of that object. Most objects directly mirror their utilitarian role in their qualities and characteristics. I am interested in exploring the hierarchical systems of value that exist within the objects that surround us, and their cultural significance. While our commodity driven society alienates the very labour force that fastens it in place, products have become less about being functional objects and more about being cultural movements. By relying on industrial methods of manufacturing to alter or remove the function of a seemingly unimportant mass-produced object, I am able to subvert its intentioned existence from one of utility to cultural signifier and icon. Through investigating an object’s cultural and political economies I am addressing issues of representation, value, and perception. Transcribing everyday commodities and by-
products, into the re-proposed artifacts of our mass culture, questioning their initial creation and the ideologies behind them.
- Creator:Zeke Moores (1977, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2013
- Dimensions:Height: 84 in (213.36 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)Depth: 48 in (121.92 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Montreal, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4763943982
Zeke Moores
Heavily influenced by his extensive background in fabrication, blacksmithing and foundry; Moores’ work is preoccupied by the cultural significance and hierarchical systems of value that exist within the objects that surround us. To this end, Moores’ re-proposes and re-fabricates everyday objects, exploring social and cultural economies. Zeke Moores holds a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and graduated from the MFA program at the University of Windsor, Ontario in 2005. Currently, Moores is showing nationally and internationally, while teaching at the University of Windsor, in Windsor Ontario, and Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.
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