Sculpture & Morality

Synopsis
"Sculpture & Morality"2011 is a combination of two mediums, video and sculpture. The sculptures are systematically destroyed by a rope-less gallows, and only exist to be destroyed in the video. The sculptures range from abstract to human forms.

Art Statement
My artistic practice has been focused on using stupidity as a Political weapon. I am in constant search of making art that is critical and useful politically. Much political art seems preachy and obvious; I hope to avoid these typical problems by looking at issues from the side and disarming viewers with humor. My choice in medium is dictated mainly by the idea; and ranges from drawing, painting, sculpture, video and installation.
My video practice has been inspired by the amateur use of digital recording technology, and posting of digital video content on Internet sites such as You Tube. I am interested in marginal people who use video to express there discontent about the injustices they believe have been inflicted upon them. There is something logical about the comparison of self-centered narcissistic sociopaths and artists. My video practice is based on improvised performance to reveal a more real moment. Drawing and painting often play with similar imagery, but follows a much more free form approach. My drawings mix comic book imagery with higher-minded fine art references such as Picasso, and Modernism. Recurring themes involve depictions of fictitious objects creating impossible sculpture and the figure scrambled and obscured by movement.

Exhibition List/CV

Robb Jamieson
Born: 1979 Montreal, Canada


Education
Goldsmiths University, London England
Master of Fine Arts 2005-2007

Concordia University, Montreal Canada
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1999-2004


Solo Exhibitions
2010 I Like You Now. Get Out of Here. Go Home. Clark Gallery Residency, Montreal


Group Exhibitions
2011 Stunts & Other Acts of Bravery curated by Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Clark Gallery, Montreal
2010 Odd Place, Artside Gallery, Seoul Korea
2010 Blooming Cultural Festival, Hyundai Dept. Store in partnership with Loop Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2009 Westbourne Studios, Artbelowzero, London UK
2009 A Small Continent, atelier 54/Paik Hae Young Gallery, Seoul Korea
2009 The Emporium State of Mind, The Emporium Gallery, Montreal Canada
2009 S1/Salon, S1 Artspace, Sheffield UK
2008 Loop Video Art Festival, Barcelona Spain
2007 Centrefold issue 6, Zoo Art Fair, London UK
2007 White Cider, The Emporium Gallery, Montreal Canada
2007 Black Powder + White Party, Kyunghee Museum, South Korea
2007 Jungle Juice, EM Gallery, Seoul Korea
2007 We Made It, Final, London
2007 700IS, The Culture Centre of Fljótsdalshérað Lyngás, Iceland
2007 Video Art, Västerås, Sweden
2007 Edge, King's Lynn Arts Centre, Norfolk
2006 Goldsmiths MFA, Whitebox, New York, NY
2006 Am I Being Passive Aggressive? Goldsmiths Group Exhibition, London
2004 Group Show, VAV Gallery, Montreal
2004 Sculpture Group Show, VAV Gallery, Montreal


Bibliography
2007 Maisonneuve Magazine issue 24, Nick Haramis p.50-51.

Publications
2007 Centrefold Magazine, issue 6

2007 Black Powder + White Party, Exhibition Catalogue

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• art
• video
• sculpture
• explosions
• bombs
• breaking
• color
• sex
• man
• woman
• morality
• smash
• falling
• anvil