BIOGRAPHY
SHAYNE DARK
GALLERY IMAGES:
Born 1952, Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Shayne
Dark has participated in numerous exhibitions in Canada and the United
States since he began his artistic career in the mid 1980’s. Dark
creates mainly sculptural works, taking a keen interest in every aspect of
the process of art production, which he feels draws upon and focuses the
physical and perceptual experience of the world. His works often evoke the
contrasts between urban settings and the natural world, they are meant to
stimulate a spiritual or visceral reaction in the viewer.
Most
recently, Dark won a significant public
art competition: a permanent site-specific sculpture installation for the
"X - The Condominium" project at Charles and Jarvis St in
downtown Toronto.
Exhibitions
in 2007 included ‘In/Beyond Western New York 2007’ Biennale where his
work was featured at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Buffalo Arts
Studio in Buffalo New York and the Mississauga Art Gallery – Sculpture
Court
Among
his awards and honours are:
a 2004 grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation; also in 2004,
Dark was one of three Canadian artists selected to participate in 'ARTiade
2004 - Olympics of Visual Arts' in Athens, Greece, in parallel with the
XXVIII Olympic Games; participation in the 2003 International Sculpture
Center Juried Exhibition, 'ISC @ GFS' in Hamilton, New Jersey; and the
'Juror's Choice Award' by Phyllis Braff, art critic for The New York Times
at the EXPO XX Competition in April 2001.
A
documentary of Shayne's life & work entitled 'Artist in
the Round: Shayne Dark' premiered
on Discovery
Channel HD Theater
on
Sunday, April 25, 2004 across the
United States.
HABITAT
This
series is a direct response to nature, using a natural material, wood, and
the natural process of growth and decay.
'Angel'
IN THE ROUND
The
objects and installations are serene in contrast to their colour that can
vary from hues of luxurious brilliance to glowing neon and metal.
'Quality of Silence'
TWIST
I want to
address in this series, not just a vocabulary of forms or an exploration
of a material’s possibilities, but relationships between physical
substance, perception, narrative presence, and the confluence of social,
conceptual, and natural processes.
'Twist'