ART EXHIBITION REVIEW
Art Exhibition Review
By: Natasha Azeez
International Sculptor and artist, Winslow Craig A.A with his 20 year old master piece.
PC: Natasha Azeez
Renowned Guyanese sculpture Winslow Craig A.A, Art lecturer at the University of Guyana and International award winning sculptor, opened his art exhibition entitled, “A Journey and Exploration of Forms” on February 14, 2019, at Guyana’s national Art gallery, Castellani House.
The soft instrumental music filled the atmosphere on this romantic evening while patrons were in ‘awe’ of the magnificent wooden and wire sculptures. Of the 11 breath-taking works much attention was drawn to the spell bounding 20 year old sculpture which travelled from New Zealand. This piece was created over 20 years ago which unfortunately could not have made it to the shores of Guyana until now.
The artist works gives a detailed representation of his patience, discipline and creative vision to transform “scrap, discarded materials” into masterpieces. Craig truly captivated his audience on the opening night. What was supposed to be a short opening lasted for several hours with each visitor wanting to meet and greet the artist for themselves, with many questions about his inspiration and the amount of time each piece took to be completed.
According to the artist, in 1997, he was awarded the Commonwealth Fellowship for the Arts and Craft which allowed him to study in New Zealand at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), from July 1997 to June 1998. It was there were he birthed several sculptures of which are exhibited. He further added that the exhibition speaks for itself with a combination of wood and metal among other materials.
The artist noted that wood is his first love, as he was born and raised in the forest. Craig recalled, “ever so often a tree might fall or is cut down for whatever reason. I am just extending the life of the tree when I use the wood.” He further noted that his ideas for his sculptures comes naturally to him however, “perfecting one’s style of art can be a journey for an artist.”
The 20 year old master piece is described as the artist’s journey and life spent in New Zealand for that year. He explained that the “central piece here this was the accumulation of the entire process…everything I did, everything that I experimented with… the experience I had in New Zealand was eye-opening; it taught me to look at things differently. That experience allowed me to sort of expand my creative thinking and what is here today is my journey.”
A Journey and Exploration of Forms, art exhibition is part of the ministry’s 2019 Mashramani activities which will conclude on March 30. All interested are advised to visit the Castellani House to view the exhibit.
By: Natasha Azeez
International Sculptor and artist, Winslow Craig A.A with his 20 year old master piece.
PC: Natasha Azeez
Renowned Guyanese sculpture Winslow Craig A.A, Art lecturer at the University of Guyana and International award winning sculptor, opened his art exhibition entitled, “A Journey and Exploration of Forms” on February 14, 2019, at Guyana’s national Art gallery, Castellani House.
The soft instrumental music filled the atmosphere on this romantic evening while patrons were in ‘awe’ of the magnificent wooden and wire sculptures. Of the 11 breath-taking works much attention was drawn to the spell bounding 20 year old sculpture which travelled from New Zealand. This piece was created over 20 years ago which unfortunately could not have made it to the shores of Guyana until now.
The artist works gives a detailed representation of his patience, discipline and creative vision to transform “scrap, discarded materials” into masterpieces. Craig truly captivated his audience on the opening night. What was supposed to be a short opening lasted for several hours with each visitor wanting to meet and greet the artist for themselves, with many questions about his inspiration and the amount of time each piece took to be completed.
According to the artist, in 1997, he was awarded the Commonwealth Fellowship for the Arts and Craft which allowed him to study in New Zealand at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), from July 1997 to June 1998. It was there were he birthed several sculptures of which are exhibited. He further added that the exhibition speaks for itself with a combination of wood and metal among other materials.
The artist noted that wood is his first love, as he was born and raised in the forest. Craig recalled, “ever so often a tree might fall or is cut down for whatever reason. I am just extending the life of the tree when I use the wood.” He further noted that his ideas for his sculptures comes naturally to him however, “perfecting one’s style of art can be a journey for an artist.”
The 20 year old master piece is described as the artist’s journey and life spent in New Zealand for that year. He explained that the “central piece here this was the accumulation of the entire process…everything I did, everything that I experimented with… the experience I had in New Zealand was eye-opening; it taught me to look at things differently. That experience allowed me to sort of expand my creative thinking and what is here today is my journey.”
A Journey and Exploration of Forms, art exhibition is part of the ministry’s 2019 Mashramani activities which will conclude on March 30. All interested are advised to visit the Castellani House to view the exhibit.
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