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22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 11, 1986 Excellent exhibition of Iroquoian sculpture Legends and dreams which have been writtc. in stone by artists of Iroquoian ancestry are being presented at the Station Gallery in an exhibition entitled 'From Masks to Maquettes!' The exhibition is a contemporary manifestation of a relatively new movement in Canadian sculpture. It has at its core a primal energy that has been developed from the rich sources of myth and legend derived from the Indian heritage and tempered by each of the artists' life experience in a dominently western cultural environment. The six sculptures in the exhibi- tion share a common bond of Iro- quoian ancestry and were selected by two guest curators at the Gallery, Norma Dinniwell and Tom Hill, as a representative grouping from more than fifty other sculptors working in the field. The sculptors are Vincent Bomberry, David General, Joseph Jacobs Jr., Ben- jamin Thomas, Jacob Thomas and Duffy Wilson. All the works, with one exception, have been carved from natural materials, principally steatite, but also limestone, marble, alabaster and other minerals. The exeption is a large 950 by 105 by 178 centimeter I lig ANTENNAS: Channel Master is the undisputed world champion of J antenna A ANTENNA areas Get a sharper, clearer, You Can't | Beat Our Team! For thefinest TV Reception... "™ .s 25 ~ AES h "LA engineering. Channel Master TV antennas deliver the finest reception you can get. ANTENNA ROTATORS: Our rotators are high-quality, precision instruments that aim your antenna to the exact position of the strongest, cleanest TV signal. And Channel Master Rotators MOUNTED AMPLIFIERS: Channel Master antenna-mounted amps boost signal strength in weak reception "snow-free" colour picture with Channel Master amphfiers WHITE'S TOWER SYSTEMS OSHAWA -- COURTICE Telephone 576-5606 Channel Master' «ve worLo's no. 1 SUPPLIER OF TV RECEPTION EQUIPMENT. work by David General in steel, fibreglass and epoxy resin called 'Eagle Along the River.' The exhibition, which will run un- til November 23, was organized and circulated by the Mcintosh Gallery, University of Western Ontario in co- operation with the Woodland Indian Cultural Educational Centre in Brantford. The development of the Centre began in 1957 when the Six Nations Arts Council promoted classes in traditional native art taught by the elders in their community. Chief Jacob E. Thomas began to share not only his artistic skills by teaching the tecniques needed to carve the wooden masks of the False Face Society, but also the meanings of these ancient rituals and the legends - which described their origins. This revitalized the tradition and became part of the concern for the worth of the individual in the sixties with the stress on heritage conciousness. As part of this movement the place in Indian culture of the arts as express- ed in ceremonial objects, crafts and fine arts began to be examined. From there the movement gradual- ly grew until today, the more serious artists are featured in galleries throughout Ontario. "ANY, 2 38) yy ' x | N ha i are built to last. Carving as a subtractive process has always been considered the most difficult sculptural tecnique since it requires a well defined con- ception of the work prioe to boii. ing. Particularly unique to these works is that no preliminary sket- ches or drawings are made; the ar- tist has the story and pattern in his head and is able to conceptualize the three-dimensional form. Most of the artists began carving small heads or elements from the legends. Then separate motifs are combined to form a creative whole. The next stage involves the mastery of the composition in which the whole piece is aesthically appealing with the understanding of the ex- pressive use of the elements of form. The most recent development in- volves working through these for- mal elements in sketches and draw- ings, then making a maquette as a model for a larger sculpture. Artists such as General have reached this stage of interpretation. This continual transformation of the art form applies to all areas of Iroquoian life as the culture. The most prevalent feature of myth ar' legends has been transformation, as humans and animals freely ex- change roles and, as well, converse with supernatural spirits. The latest artists reflect transfor- mations today, as they use their creative spirit to abstract the essence of their experience in the world and express that emotion through contemporary forms. Great show Dwarfed by the 950 centimeter high "Eagle Along the River" by Ar- tist David General, Wendy Syme of the Station Gallery holds her favourite piece from the collection presently being exhibited, 'We Are Among the Eagles," a 1982 carving from African wonderstone, which was also created by General. This particular piece is on loan to the exhibition from the private collection of Wayne Gretzki. The unique exhibition, 'From Masks to Maquettes' opened last Sunday and will be on display until November 23 at the Gallery, Henry and Victoria Street in Whitby. of fashion Durham Alumni plans Association reunion The 1st Ashburn Scouting Group Committee will present a show and sale of Weekender Ladies Wear at Burns Presbyterian Church Hall in Ashburn on Thursday, November 27 at 8 p.m. Versatile wash & wear fashions designed for the every-day woman. Tickets are $4 per person available at the Ashburn General Store, or call 655-4101 or 655-8844. Cash, cheque or Visa accepted for purchases. Proceeds from this fundraiser go to assist Ashburn Scouting activities. Durham College will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in the fall of 1987. In conjunction with this the Durham College Alumni Association is organizing a weekend reunion. The reunion will take place Fri- day, October 9 and Saturday, Oc- tober 10, 1987 and the Alumni Association has planned many special events. 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