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Tangible Shadows: Intersections
lan Johnston at the RAG

Tangible Shadows: Intersections, 1s a series of sculptural ceramic
vessels. The pieces reference Milagros, votive offerings generally shaped
as body parts found in Hispanic folk culture. Using drape moulds to
bring together human body parts with man-made components such
as automotive and bicycle parts, Johnston produces sensuous organic
forms in terracotta and porcelain. The intersections created are not
only of the parts; there is also the fusion of the negattve and positive
spaces and the juncture between what is known and what is perceived.
The installation of the works in the Gallery creates a chronological
journey of the development of the series.

Tan Johnston is an architect turned ceramicist based in Nelson, BC.
He has exhibited in Canada and in group exhibitions in the United
States since 1997. Johnston studied architecture and education and is
a self-taught ceramic artist. Prior to opening his Nelson studio in 1996
he spent five years working at the Bauahuas Academy in post-Berlin
Wall East Germany. At the Bauhaus, together with two architects,
he developed and facilitated a series of semester long international,
interdisciplinary workshops around themes of urban renewal and public

intervention in a tumultuous time of cultural transformation.
Showing at the Richmond Art Gallery: Jan. 15 — Feb. 25.

Ian Johnston Artist Talk at Emily Carr
February 22, 2007, 11:30 a.m.
Room 328 Lecture hall at ECIAD. All are welcome.

MIMESIS: Brendan Tang
with Susan Bozic at
the Nanaimo Art Gallery

Brendan Tang attended Malaspina, and while doing
his diploma, was involved with the Tozan Kiln. He
went on to NSCAD in Halifax to complete his BFA in
Ceramics, returned to Nanaimo and he set up a studio
called SiO2.

Brendan went on to Southern Illinois University of
Edwardsville, USA (SIUE) and completed his 3-year
MBA. He ts now at Thompson River University teaching

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Showing at the Nanaimo Art Gallery:
Jan. 12th until Feb. 10.

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