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Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

Canadian, b. 1977
Brandon Vickerd is a Hamilton based artist and Professor of Sculpture at York University, where he also serves as Chair of the Department of Visual Arts and Art History. He received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1999) and his MFA from the University of Victoria (2001). Purposely diverse, his studio work straddles the line between high and low culture, acting as a catalyst for critical thought and addressing the failed promise of a modernist future predicated on boundless scientific advancement. Whether through craftsmanship, the creation of spectacle, or humor, the goal of his work is to provoke the viewer into questioning the dominate myth of progress ingrained in Western world views. Vickerd has extensive experience in large scale public art projects that seek to engage a diverse audience. A recent public performance Dance of the Cranes (Edmonton AB and Washington DC ) consisted of a choreographed dance performed by multiple high-rise construction cranes perched on top of buildings in the respective downtown cores. Staged for Nuit Blanche Edmonton and Capitol Fringe in Washington DC, these projects were the culmination of a collaborative partnership with the crane operators and developers that operated on the site. These projects are an example of collaborating with non-arts professionals to develop a project that was meaningful to both the participants and the audience. The resulting performances created the sensation that the entire city became a stage for performance, effectively immersing the audience within the spectacle. Most recently Vickerd was awarded a commission for a permanent installation by the Edmonton Arts Council. The sculpture, entitled Wildlife, consists of two bronze figures that appear to be citizens leisurely going about their day. However, upon inspection the figures reveal themselves to be composed of squirrels, raccoons, foxes, owls, and other animals working together to appear human. Humorously referencing cartoon clichés, this sculpture invites a thoughtful reflection on our relationship to nature. Wild Life challenges viewers’ perceptions by making a seemingly mundane scene extraordinary: an average-looking person morphs into a conglomeration of animals that is both shocking and intriguing and reveals the extraordinary possibilities beneath the mundane we take for granted. Vickerd has received numerous awards and grants from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Toronto Arts Council, and the Ontario Arts Council.
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Artist: Brandon Vickerd
Lee (Bubblewrap) Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, 2010+, Unframed, 26x14
Lee (Bubblewrap) Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, 2010+, Unframed, 26x14

Lee (Bubblewrap) Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, 2010+, Unframed, 26x14

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

I am interested in how we collectively construct history through artifacts such as monuments and portrait bust. These devices are tools for constructing dominant historical narrative...

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2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Iron Fox Sculpture, Contemporary Iron Art, 2010+, Unframed, 16x15 in
Iron Fox Sculpture, Contemporary Iron Art, 2010+, Unframed, 16x15 in

Iron Fox Sculpture, Contemporary Iron Art, 2010+, Unframed, 16x15 in

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The expression phantom limb describes the persistent sensation of a missing body part. It suggests an unresolved tension, a yearning for something that once was and has since been lo...

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2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Iron

Cranium Sculpture, Contemporary Bronze and Steel, 2010s, Unframed
Cranium Sculpture, Contemporary Bronze and Steel, 2010s, Unframed

Cranium Sculpture, Contemporary Bronze and Steel, 2010s, Unframed

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The sculpture Cranium (2020) is an exploration of consciousness in isolation. It re-imagines the human skull as an ever-expanding container, complete with its own internalized logic...

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2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Turkey Hammer Bronze and Wood Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+
Turkey Hammer Bronze and Wood Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+

Turkey Hammer Bronze and Wood Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Bronze, iron, steel, and stone each call upon distinct histories, connotations, and constellations of meaning. “I am interested in material as a language,” Vickerd explains, “how bro...

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2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Beast #3 Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 48x42.5
Beast #3 Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 48x42.5

Beast #3 Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 48x42.5

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

The sculpture explores our contested understandings of nature, posing the question about how humans experience the physical presence of animals. In obstructing the body of the deer t...

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2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Little Boy Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 51x17 in
Little Boy Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 51x17 in

Little Boy Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 51x17 in

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

I am interested in how we collectively construct history through artifacts such as monuments and portrait bust. These devices are tools for constructing dominant historical narrative...

Category

2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Bronze

Glitch Rabbit Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
Glitch Rabbit Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

Glitch Rabbit Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Bronze, iron, steel, and stone each call upon distinct histories, connotations, and constellations of meaning. “I am interested in material as a language,” Vickerd explains, “how bro...

Category

2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Project 596 (Phantom Pain) Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Unframed
Project 596 (Phantom Pain) Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Unframed

Project 596 (Phantom Pain) Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Unframed

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

I am interested in how we collectively construct history through artifacts such as monuments and portrait bust. These devices are tools for constructing dominant historical narrative...

Category

2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Glitch Bear Model Sculpture, Bronze, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+

Glitch Bear Model Sculpture, Bronze, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Glitch Bear (model) is a preliminary model for a life size sculpture of a bear, that will appear distorted by a digital glitch, as if a corrupted digital image has willed itself into...

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2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Marx (Bubblewrap) Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
Marx (Bubblewrap) Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

Marx (Bubblewrap) Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

I am interested in how we collectively construct history through artifacts such as monuments and portrait bust. These devices are tools for constructing dominant historical narrativ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Saturn Contemporary Sculpture in Steel, Paint, and Bronze, 2010-
Saturn Contemporary Sculpture in Steel, Paint, and Bronze, 2010-

Saturn Contemporary Sculpture in Steel, Paint, and Bronze, 2010-

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Brandon Vickerd is a Hamilton based artist and Professor of Sculpture at York University, where he also serves as Chair of the Department of Visual Arts and Art History. He received ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Bronze

Colomb (Bubblewrap) Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed
Colomb (Bubblewrap) Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed

Colomb (Bubblewrap) Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed

By Brandon Vickerd

Located in Montreal, Quebec

I am interested in how we collectively construct history through artifacts such as monuments and portrait bust. These devices are tools for constructing dominant historical narrativ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Brandon Vickerd Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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What would a perfect future look like and how would it be represented for future generations to examine and question? What would we choose to preserve from high art and mainstream culture? How will our successes be depicted and will we account for our failures? Perhaps our contemporary mythologies will replace the ancient Greek and Roman gods and goddesses of yore with superheroes, extra-terrestrials and science fiction characters devastated by technological advancement. Brandon Vickerd works in a realm of unreality where the perfect future is chimeral, where there are more questions asked than answers presented. In his recent pieces currently displayed at Art Mûr, we find skeletons of humans and primates. They are dressed in spacesuits, as seen in Monument to the First American in Space, or trailing tentacles and zebra mussels in The Sub-Mariner. The pieces are evocative, and somehow manage to come across as realistic; incongruous bodies and objects have been integrated into fluid forms. Generally, there is either a lot of movement (literal as well as implied) in Vickerd’s work, or a stasis, as seen with these beings frozen in action. They are unabashed in their theatricality. The polished, vibrant sculptures in these galleries represent a kind of death and memorialization. The forms are stripped of flesh and dressed in protective suits (potentially after the implied catastrophes), which appear either manufactured or suggestive of the organic. Ghost Rider...

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