fofa_092011
May 9 - June 3
Vernissage: May 12, 2011 at 17h
Finissage of Exhibitoins and Catalogue Launch of Sebastien Fitch: June 3, 2011 at 16h

Following Giacometti: Painting as Research

Sebastien Fitch

York Corridor Vitrines

Concurrent Exhibitions:
MAIN - Take Me Home - Ari Bayuaji, David Butler, Michael Bishop
BLACK BOX - Ballade Intime - Kesso-Line Saulnier
STE. CATHERINE STREET VITRINE - Invasion - Eric Simon

YORK CORRIDOR VITRINES

Following Giacometti: Painting as Research:  Sebastien Fitch

Over the last decade, new emphasis has been placed in academic circles, and especially within the field of Art Education, on the potential of studio practice as a site for the creation of new knowledge.

In Following Giacometti: Painting as Research, artist and art-educator Sebastien Fitch uses a hybrid methodology to investigate the works of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966). Framing discussions concerning tacit knowledge and material practice within the context of studio-based research, the resultant painting exhibition tests the theory that new knowledge can be gained through the process of creating artwork.

Concurrently, this exhibition explores the potential of the gallery as a pedagogical site.
Through the melding self-reflective studio production, art history, and art education, the exhibition space becomes a nexus of communication between artist research and the public.