Exhibitions, Italy, Firenze, 23 May 2013
MAY 23 – JUNE 22, 2013
OPENING: THURSDAY, MAY 23 AT 6PM
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?….
With this fairy tale question Bryan Holt Moore presents a dilemma between the classic and the contemporary in art. A female figure literally looks into a mirror, which reflects through a second mirror, not her own image, but that of a abstract contemporary sculpture. Which might be the observer’s first choice?
Remaining within the fairy tale theme, Moore proposes, “Once upon a time, in a far away land, we surprise the ancient giants whose past-time was to play the well known game of pick-up-sticks…” But they didn’t pick them up; perhaps they were the naughty giant’s children?
Visitors are confronted with the inconvenience of a contemporary art installation both in its interpretation, and physically, in its overwhelming challenge to navigate through. There are a total of 17 “sticks” amounting to over 116 meters of length.
Bryan Holt Moore was born in Los Angeles, California, 1951. He studied for two years at the University of California at Santa Cruz before transfering to Emerson College in Sussex, England. After one year of sutdying liberal arts he moved to Germany where he did a three year apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker, realizing the title of “journeyman”. Being fascinated by the European way of life he decided to not return to the United States and moved back to England where he worked as a toy maker for a year. Soon afterwards he transferred to Oslo, Norway, where he stayed for almost three years continuing with furniture making and sculpture in wood. He decided to make a big change coming to Italy in 1980 to try working with marble. In Carrara he became immersed with marble, and preferring the material for sculpture. However, more recently, he has done a number of new works with a mixture of materials.
Since his first solo exhibition in Milano in 1983, Moore has had numerous shows in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the United States. Presently, he resides outside Florence.
JULES MAIDOFF GALLERY
Studio Art Centers International
Via Sant’Egidio, 14
50122 Firenze, Italy
T/F 055 240 910
www.saci-florence.edu
Open Monday – Friday, 9am – 7pm
Admission is free
OPENING: THURSDAY, MAY 23 AT 6PM
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?….
With this fairy tale question Bryan Holt Moore presents a dilemma between the classic and the contemporary in art. A female figure literally looks into a mirror, which reflects through a second mirror, not her own image, but that of a abstract contemporary sculpture. Which might be the observer’s first choice?
Remaining within the fairy tale theme, Moore proposes, “Once upon a time, in a far away land, we surprise the ancient giants whose past-time was to play the well known game of pick-up-sticks…” But they didn’t pick them up; perhaps they were the naughty giant’s children?
Visitors are confronted with the inconvenience of a contemporary art installation both in its interpretation, and physically, in its overwhelming challenge to navigate through. There are a total of 17 “sticks” amounting to over 116 meters of length.
Bryan Holt Moore was born in Los Angeles, California, 1951. He studied for two years at the University of California at Santa Cruz before transfering to Emerson College in Sussex, England. After one year of sutdying liberal arts he moved to Germany where he did a three year apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker, realizing the title of “journeyman”. Being fascinated by the European way of life he decided to not return to the United States and moved back to England where he worked as a toy maker for a year. Soon afterwards he transferred to Oslo, Norway, where he stayed for almost three years continuing with furniture making and sculpture in wood. He decided to make a big change coming to Italy in 1980 to try working with marble. In Carrara he became immersed with marble, and preferring the material for sculpture. However, more recently, he has done a number of new works with a mixture of materials.
Since his first solo exhibition in Milano in 1983, Moore has had numerous shows in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the United States. Presently, he resides outside Florence.
JULES MAIDOFF GALLERY
Studio Art Centers International
Via Sant’Egidio, 14
50122 Firenze, Italy
T/F 055 240 910
www.saci-florence.edu
Open Monday – Friday, 9am – 7pm
Admission is free
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