FULL CIRCLE – an Uncovered Lecture by John Hofstetter
Thursday, May 23rd @ 12:30pm in the WARD ROOM*
John Hofstetter has a long-standing career in the visual arts. A graduate of the Fine Arts programme at the University of Waterloo, John’s experience includes printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, art education and graphic design.
His work explores the association between the manufactured and natural environment and the affinity artefacts of human activity develop for their surroundings over time. Much of John’s work alludes to the landscape and environment of the northeast coast of Newfoundland where he has maintained a summer home and studio since 1977. While in Newfoundland John’s artistic activities focus on site-specific installations that reconfigure / re-contextualize found objects within the natural environment as well as an ongoing series of macro-photographic studies of serendipitous landscape interventions.
This will be an informal presentation regarding influences that have governed the evolution of John’s artistic practice. It will be followed by a hands-on opportunity to explore the unique properties of paper clay, a featured material in his current studio projects.
* Drop-ins welcome!
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To find out more about John’s work, see the previous bridge post “Artefacts of Memory”:
http://waterlooarchitecture.com/bridge/blog/2013/04/13/john-hofstetter/
or visit John’s website: http://johnhofstetter.com
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