Vanessa Paschakarnis: Domesticated Beasts. Sculptures in bronze and marble, drawings and prints, 2009

Solo exhibition at Alison Smith Gallery, Toronto, ON Kanada

January 31–March 14, 2009

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Installation Views [© Photos by Vanessa Paschakarnis and John Greer]
Horned Being (Pan), 2009: Serpentine marble, Bronze, wooden base; 63” x 18.5” x 12” (160 x 47 x 30 cm)
Domesticated Beasts, 2008: 3 of 6 elements, Portuguese Marble, Steel; (Cow) 20” x 14” x 20” (51 x 36 x 51 cm), (Horse with Colors) 20” x 14” x 24” (51 x 36 x 61 cm), (Lady Cat) 14” x 10” x 20” (36 x 26 x 51 cm)
Blue Bell, 2008: 1 element, Bronze, patinated; suspended from steel cable
30” x 19” x 17” (76 x 48 x 44 cm)
Blue Echo, 2009: 1 element, Bronze, patinated; 16” x 20” x 20” (41 x 51 x 51 cm)

Shadows for Bells, 2006 (small bell): Bronze, patinated, suspended from steel cable; 24” x 17.5” x 8.5” (61 x 44.5 x 22 cm)
Shadows for Bells, 2006 ( large bell): Bronze, patinated, suspended from steel cable; 20 x17 x15 inches (51 x 43 x 38 cm)
Domesticated Beasts I , 2008: 4/7, intaglio print, 30 x 47 inches (79 x 120 cm)
Domesticated Beasts II, 2008: 5/7, intaglio print, 30 x 47 inches (79 x 120 cm)
Study for Domesticated Beasts 1+2, 2008: Drawing (lt. blue), oil pastel, pencil; 9 x 11.75 (23 x 30 cm)
Study for Domesticated Beasts 5,6,7, 2008: Drawing (peach), oil pastel, pencil
9 x 11.75 inches (23 x 30 cm)
Study for Shell, 2008: Drawing, Oil pastel, pencil; 9 x 11.75 (23 x 30 cm)
Study for Horned Being, 2008: Drawing, Oil pastel, pencil; 9 x 11.75 inches (23 x 30 cm)
Drawing for Blue Bell, 2008 I / II / III : Pencil on paper; 39 x 27.5 inches (100 x 70 cm)

 

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