Clement Yeh: Montreal in Sculpture
CLEMENT YEH: Montreal in Sculpture
February 24th to March 27th, 2010
ARTIST RECEPTION
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
3-5PM
Galerie Maison Kasini exhibits a series of sculptural work by Clement Yeh that captures the essence of the visual world where Montrealers live, work, and play and presents it to the viewer.
The exhibit will feature a large sculpture and a series of smaller wall sculptures by artist Clement Yeh that reflect upon his adopted city: Serie de Signage will be on view from February 24th to March 27th. All Four Hooves Leave the Ground will be unveiled at 4PM on February 27th during the Nuit blanche à Montréal festivities, part of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS FESTIVAL and remain on view at the gallery until March 27th.
Inspired by Montreal’s uniquely vibrant bicycle culture, which was voted by an American bicycling magazine as the most bike-friendly city in North America, Clement made All Four Hooves Leave the Ground. The viewer pedals a stationary bicycle to operate a spinning film shutter and drum, on which is displayed an animated sequence of a running horse and rider.
All Four Hooves Leave the Ground is a large, interactive, kinetic sculpture that reconstructs the mechanical elements of an analog film projector. Constructed primarily of steel and aluminum, it is an homage to Eadweard Muybridge’s early photographic experiments with capturing motion. Other influences for this work include: David Hoffos, Chris Burden, Jean Tinguely, and the designs for human–powered movement by Leonardo Da Vinci.
“Serie de Signage” is inspired by vintage commercial signage in Montreal. Yeh creates large wood sculptures that employ a visual language stripped of all commercial value. The two-dimensional pieces rely on the technique of trompe l’oeil painting to convey the visual information of design and aesthetic and the craft-based art of woodworking to convey a streamlined, almost minimal look. The result is beautifully made sculptures that are rooted in the city’s heritage.
About Clement Yeh
Born in London, England, Clement Yeh completed his undergraduate work at Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary in 2002 and his Masters in Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal in June 2009. He has exhibited extensively in Calgary and Montreal in addition to Toronto, Brooklyn, and Indianapolis. In 2008, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts recognized his work with the Vivacité Montréal grant award. Yeh currently lives in Montreal.
About Galerie Maison Kasini
Art is food. Feed the people. Maison Kasini is a dynamic creative enterprise that seeks to make contemporary art and culture work. Galerie Maison Kasini is about contemporary art. We operate an art gallery in Montreal’s Belgo Building that exhibits artists doing interesting work in a variety of media. Maison Kasini publishes books on contemporary art and culture as well as catalogs of art as a means of diffusing work and reaching a broader audience. Maison Kasini ARTSHOP sells art, art products, and books in our online artshop, at events, and at the gallery in Montreal.
