General Hardware Contemporary is pleased to present Derrick Piens first solo exhibition at GHC.

Derrick Piens work considers the continuous process of transformation that all objects and materials undergo throughout time. Working primarily in plaster and wood, these brightly colored geomorphic objects visually transform as the viewer circumnavigates the space that surrounds them. The viewer must, therefore, rely on their personal memory of the form in order to fully comprehend it in its entirety. Piens works intuitively, actively discovering the works throughout the building process, comparable to the way that the viewer perceives the work by way of examination and contemplation. These sculptures reference the human body through a careful consideration of scale and form developing a visual and conceptual relationship between the viewer and the works that they encounter.

Derrick Piens received his MFA from Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX in 2007, and BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University in 2005. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Canada and the United States, including; When Things Collide University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Sentinels Dallas Contemporary, trans/FORM: Matter as Subject New Perspectives Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Summertime In Paris Parisian Laundry, Montral. His sculptures are included in private collections in the UK, New York, Montral and Toronto as well as the permanent collections of Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, the Claridge Collection Montral, QC and the University of Waterloo Art Gallery Waterloo, ON. Derrick has received numerous grants, scholarships and awards and is currently preparing for a six-week artist residency at the Kulttuuri Kauppila Art Center Ii, Finland.

Supported by: The Ontario Arts Council and The Toronto Arts Council

Canadian Art Foundation Gallery Hop Tour

Sat. Sept. 20, 2:30 pm at GHC

Led by assistant curator of the Art Gallery of York University Suzanne Carte

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