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Stan Olthuis"Village", abstract sculpture, wood, geometry, circle, square, variable2019
2019
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"Village" is an abstract sculpture by Stan Olthuis composed of seven boards of poplar wood with acrylic paint. The boards can be arranged as shown or otherwise, and are painted on both sides and edges. Village measures 114" high by 33" wide, depending on your arrangement.
Typical of the artist, this minimal geometric abstraction resonates with a rich charge. The variable lengths of the wood, the vibrantly colored circle and the monotone circle are fragmented across multiple surfaces yet keep their "true" shape in play. There's a refraction, a dimensional force activating the whole in our eyes. And what seems to be a simple trick is in fact a small revelation – "it takes a village," yes? Many are one, and one are many.
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:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 114 in (289.56 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU134529900942
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