January light, so light
[nggallery id=43] 2015 polyester, mylar, steel wire in situ During January's brief days three installations respond to available light and air movement at the McClure Gallery. In Spinning World (version écran), installed near the large front window, a subtle show of lines of light appear most of the day. This bit of light is cast onto frosted mylar panels from assemblies of cut polyester attached to curved wires which turn slowly with any breeze from the opening gallery door. But between 3 and 3:30 pm on sunny days, light reflecting off windows across the street illuminates these spinners which in [...]
Everything held together (pour l’instant)
[nggallery id=42] 2013 Exhibition of new work and works in progress, including photos, drawings, photo-drawings, transitional works, transitory works, reflective installations and photo installations, many of which changed, were added, or were destroyed throughout the course of the exhibition. For more information and to watch a video made by José Garcia to accompany the exhibition, please visit the gallery website www.pfoac com review: http://www.thebelgoreport.com/2013/04/karilee-fuglem-a-pierre-francois-ouellette-art-contemporain
The Weight of Light
[nggallery id=34] 2012 plastic, fishline, glass beads, steel thread & frames; aluminum & monofilament in situ Thousands of discs cut from plastic water bottles are threaded together into masses suspended in an atrium to follow the path of the Milky Way overhead on summer nights. Along the wall, groups of spinal-curved arcs threaded with monofilament form a path of lines against which anyone pausing to rest appears to hover. Permanent installation at Cirque du Soleil Headquarters, Montreal, Canada (corporate collection)
(My Life on) Film
[nggallery id=33] 2011 polyester film, monofilament, plywood bench (daylight, air movement) in situ Sheets of clear polyester film are cut in strips and suspended in a daylit room with open windows, weather conditions articulated by reflected light in motion. One large swath, at the aspect ratio of a 16 mm film, sinuously reflects outside buildings; individual sheets hover above the floor, rippling waterily with air movement. La Biennale de Montréal (2011)