BIOGRAPHY
SHAYNE DARK
Sculptor
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.
Shayne's work was selected by an International Jury of art experts from 5 continents for exhibition in an International exhibition entitled ARTiade - Olympics of Visual Art. Shayne was one of 172 Artists from 78 nations chosen from more than 4,500 entries from 120 Nations in the competition. The exhibition, ARTiade - Olympics of Visual Art ran from 12 August to 29 September 2004, during the XXVIII Olympic Games 2004 in Athens. Shayne was one of three Canadian artists representing Canada in Athens.
Shayne was the recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. in the fall of 2004.
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'