{"id":24446,"date":"2014-06-28T21:09:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T01:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=24446"},"modified":"2014-08-05T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:20:54","slug":"shout-by-jane-hook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=24446","title":{"rendered":"[sh]OUT by Jane Hook"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Artist Jane Hook\u00a0speaks in front of her series\u00a0Full Circle: Evolving Family Studies<\/em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 2 p.m.<\/strong>
\nCanadian Sculpture Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the first year for the Canadian Sculpture Centre to participate in Pride.<\/p>\n

The pieces of [sh]OUT<\/em> are from four previous shows by Hook, which fit into the themes Full Circle: Evolving Family Studies<\/em>, Mother Earth, Once Upon an I Con, <\/em>and WANNABEs: Portraits of An Imagined History<\/em>.\u00a0It is a great pleasure to discover Hook’s various sculptures and the stories behind them. While each theme differs from one another, they connect by their assessment of the iconic.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Artist Jane Hook\u00a0with WANNABEs<\/em><\/p>\n

It is recognized quickly when exploring the exhibition that Hook has quite\u00a0a sense of humour.\u00a0Each work brought a smile to\u00a0my\u00a0face whether it was the hilariously delightful WANNABEs<\/em> or the simple truths that resonate behind her eco pieces. As the artist herself said in her speech at the gallery opening, “the pieces are at once very simple in their meaning but if you know more about them they are very complex.” I certainly found this held true for every piece. There is depth\u00a0in each piece that makes them so much more than just attractive to the eye.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jane Hook, Big Baby<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jane Hook, Viewpoints @ 360<\/em><\/p>\n

Hook analyzes common concepts in our society and presents them in three-dimensional form, which asks the viewer to examine them from a new viewpoint. The artist’s extensive schooling in psychology and social work emanates from her sculptures.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jane Hook, Venus de Here and Now<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jane Hook, Brigitte Always Wanted to Be a Superhero<\/em><\/p>\n

The opening reception also felt like a gathering of friends. The WANNABEs<\/em> and Full Circle<\/em> sculptures are based on real people in Hook’s life\u00a0and she knows them\u00a0intimately. Some of\u00a0them were in attendance at the opening and it seemed as if they were celebrities in the crowd.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Models for WANNABEs<\/em> in front of their sculptures:\u00a0Dr. A. M. Superman, Angela\/the Virgin Mary, and Randall\/Zorro<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Canadian Sculpture Centre\u00a0provides a perfect space to showcase\u00a0Hook’s various pieces. If you are out enjoying the sunshine and fun activities that World Pride brings this week it is also a\u00a0must to stop by\u00a0this exhibition.\u00a0Hook is the perfect artist to be represented during this celebration; her incredible warmth and intelligence transfers flawlessly to her art and thus to the viewer.<\/p>\n

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Text and photo: Carter Brown<\/p>\n

*Exhibition information: June\u00a018 – July 11, 2014, Canadian Sculpture Centre, 500 Church Street. Gallery hours: Tue – Fri: 12 – 6, Sat: 11 – 4 p.m. Extended hours for World Pride 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Opening Reception: June 21, 2014, 2 pm
\nCanadian Sculpture Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Carter Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hook is the perfect artist to be represented during World Pride; her incredible warmth and intelligence transfers flawlessly to her art and thus to the viewer<\/p>\n

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