Artist Information:
Steven Laurie
Toronto,
Canada
Member Since: Mar 2007
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Artist Statement:
My interdisciplinary studio
practice consists of designing
and fabricating homebrew
prototype machines, handheld
tools and site specific
image-based installation
projects. Considered by some
people as “hyper-masculine” or
examples of “boy art”, my work
thoughtfully glimpses at the
unfolding aspects of
masculinity through the visual
cues of working class
consciousness, cultural
truisms, prototypes and
customs. I employ traditions
of performance art, kinetic
sculpture and mark-making to
consider how actions/processes
such as burning rubber, engine
revving and stereo thumping
are used to communicate a
sense of working-class kinship
and residency. These everyday
subversions are pared down in
my work by building and
demonstrating stylish petrol
fired machines that generate
tire smoke and sound through
the output of torque,
friction, heat, vibration and
engine exhaust. The materials
in my work reference Princess
Auto and Canadian Tire as a
means to concede to a type of
lowbrow consumer glut that is
bred from a vision of
‘ultimate’ performance and a
yearning to tune and tweak.
From a personal connection to
a blue-collar lifestyle my
artwork hints towards pastime
activities like customization,
modification and maintenance
as insightful moments of
spatial production and
cultural expression....
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Artist Exhibitions:
CURRICULUM VITAE
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND
AWARDS
2008
Ontario Arts Council, Emerging
Artist Grant
2007
Toronto Arts Council, Level
One Artist Grant
Ontario Arts Council,
Exhibition Assistance Grant
2006
Canada Council for the Arts,
Project Grant
2003-05
Special University Graduate
Tuition Scholarship, U.W.O.
2003
Ontario Art Council Exhibition
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Steven Laurie's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Steven Laurie's Portfolio.
My interdisciplinary studio practice consists of designing and fabricating homebrew prototype machines, handheld tools and site specific image-based installation projects. Considered by some people as “hyper-masculine” or examples of “boy art”, my work thoughtfully glimpses at the unfolding aspects of masculinity through the visual cues of working class consciousness, cultural truisms, prototypes and customs. I employ traditions of performance art, kinetic sculpture and mark-making to consider how actions/processes such as burning rubber, engine revving and stereo thumping are used to communicate a sense of working-class kinship and residency. These everyday subversions are pared down in my work by building and demonstrating stylish petrol fired machines that generate tire smoke and sound through the output of torque, friction, heat, vibration and engine exhaust. The materials in my work reference Princess Auto and Canadian Tire as a means to concede to a type of lowbrow consumer glut that is bred from a vision of ‘ultimate’ performance and a yearning to tune and tweak. From a personal connection to a blue-collar lifestyle my artwork hints towards pastime activities like customization, modification and maintenance as insightful moments of spatial production and cultural expression.... |
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