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Evan Penny: Re Figured Sculptures at the AGO

Stephen Weir | Posted 12.15.2012 | Canada
Read More: Art Gallery of Ontario, Ago, Existenz, Photos by Stephen Weir, Matthew Teitelbaum, Evan Penny, The Who, Aerial #2, Evan Penny: Re Figured, Stretch, Peter Townsend, Canada News
Stephen Weir

The AGO is the last stop for Evan Penny: Re Figured. It's a solo exhibition that features over 25 of Penny's larger-than-life sculptures, each painstakingly crafted from layers of pigmented silicone, human hair, fabric and resin. Blending abstraction and figuration, Penny's hyper-realistic sculptures straddle the line between object and image, presenting the human form both as it is and as it can be when imagined through the distorting lens of photography and digital media.

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Shad Vallery 2012 - Not Just for Nerdy Kids

Sarena Dharshi | Posted 12.09.2012 | Canada Alberta
Read More: Workshops, University, Squash, Dragon Boats, Shad Valley, Lectures, Ottawa, Math, Hiking, July, Canada, High School, Business, Yoga, Drive, Fencing, Summer, Science, Photography, Creative, Dream, Camping, Enrich, Fun, Stretch, Challenge, Parliament, Diverse, Shadditude, Carleton, Tea, Enbridge, Tablets, E-Readers, Teens, Canada Alberta News
Sarena Dharshi

Every July, around 10 Canadian universities scattered across the country play host to 500 students from all provinces/territories and even internationally. Although the program is for open-minded high school students who are not afraid to delve into any subject and become challenged or inspired in ways they never thought possible in one month, I hope to break the stereotype that this is "nerd camp". My program consisted of 56 total Shads and we lived in residence at the university.

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