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Stan Olthuis"It's Complicated", abstract sculpture, wood, paint, rubber knots, found objects2021
2021
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"It's Complicated" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on reclaimed bicycle inner tube, wrapped and mounted on painted pine frames. It's Complicated measures 18" high by 18" wide by 2" deep. Typical of the artist, this abstract artwork resonates with a rich charge. It's a sculpture and a performance. The proportions are elegant. The artist's obsession with geometry and intersecting shapes is a clear gesture here. As is his fascination with materials. The eye delights in the complexity of the knots and wraps while the mind engages the material force of the wood, rubber and paint.
From Stan Olthuis – "My work has always involved tactility and expressionistic energy. I visualize the story and imagery simultaneously, allowing the work to surprise me and come to life as I work. I am almost careless in how I use color and texture, facing the fear of improvising on-the-fly. I like to leave the obvious raw record of the process visible, but I believe a mystery remains."
Stan Olthuis looks for expressive opportunities in found and harvested raw material – wood, stone, metal, rubber – and brings a fabricator's expertise to the work of making minimalist, joyful sculptures. Geometry is key, as are a sense of play and an adept's feel for sacred energies.
His work is exhibited and collected internationally, including private and corporate commissions in Canada, United States, France, Japan and Norway. Stan is represented by Gagné Contemporary in Toronto and New York City, and has select works available through the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and Motokawa Gallery in Japan.
Stan Olthuis' formal education began in Chicago with Henk Krijger, the celebrated master printmaker, type designer, painter and sculptor. Back in Toronto, Olthuis graduated (with distinction) with a degree in Experimental Arts at Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD), studying under artists Fred Hagen, Tom Hodgson (Painters Eleven), Tom Dean and Nobuo Kubota.
- Creator:Stan Olthuis (1951, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU134529902252
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