Scott McMaster
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http://urbanlandscapes.ning.com
Kunstart: Fotografie
Technik: Dia
Stil: Abstrakt
Statement:
Scott McMaster Urban Landscapes
Macroscopic urban landscapes, once shiny and sturdy steel refined from the earth, fired, melted, pulverized and bent into an assortment of devices, implemented for a myriad of functions from mail boxes(and front gates) to buses(and factories). Cross-sections, if you will, full of diverse, colorful elements in various stages of neglect, decay and rebirth. Through the processes of water, sunlight and oxidization they bear scratches, scoring and corrosion that speaks of the passage of time where there is no allusion to reality.
These pieces explore the imperfect and deficient by the juxtaposition of colors with variegated textures they are abstracted from recognizable objects into painterly compositions. Transformed from rusting eyesores, recycling yards and municipal waste into vibrant color and textural explorations, captivating a beauty previously unknown. These pieces symbolize the mundane and everyday ugliness each with its own unique history, each a part of our living (and ever changing) urban environment.
I am fascinated by the way the city constantly transforms itself, particularly the minute and often overlooked objects that create the space around us. Every corner with its own untold story. The way that people build narratives, interpret visual planes and extract meaning from visual information is also very interesting. The links between the physiological process of sight and cognitive aspect of perception. Each person interprets the work differently, relating certain colors and textures with individual experience and emotion. After failing to recognize precisely what the pieces are they create their own narratives, breathing new life into the unknown and forgotten.
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Scott McMaster – Curriculum Vitae
Education
2000- B.F.A. specializing in photography and multimedia/performance Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada
2001- Completed 2 semesters of studies in German Language, German Film and Russian Language. MUN, Canada
2011- M.Ed. in IT (Masters Candidate)
Artistic Works/Exhibitions (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
*1996 - ‘Macro-hobbies’ Collection of Type-C close up photos, The Natural Bean Gallery (artist run), Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
*1997 - ‘Industry at night’ Collection of B&W prints. The Natural Bean Gallery, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
1998 - Sculpture: SWGC 2nd year Exhibition. Wood and metal pieces. Arts and Culture Center, Corner Brook, Newfoundland
1999 - Sculpture: SWGC 3rd year Exhibition. Wood and marble piece. Arts and Culture Center, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
*1999 - ‘Public Toilet’. Performance/installation piece (floating {semi-functional} replica washroom stall) Bay of Islands (City of Corner Brook), Newfoundland.
2000 - ‘Random Realities’ (B.F.A.) Medium Format Type-C Color photographs. Memorial University , Sir Wilfred Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook Newfoundland.
2001 - Eastern Edge Invitational. Type-C Color Photograph. Eastern Edge Gallery,
St. John’s, Newfoundland.
2002- Arts and Culture Center Invitational. Group Exhibition, Mixed Media. CB, Newfoundland.
2003 – ‘Annual Busan Street Exhibition’ Large color transparencies hanging on a clothesline. Downtown (Busan), Korea.
2004 – ‘Annual Busan Street Exhibition’: Fotos Under Foot (medium format color photographs on the sidewalk). Downtown ,Busan Korea.
*2004 – ‘Industrial Landscapes’ SUM Art Space(‘숨’아트스페이스), Curator: Doh Hoon Lee/ Cha Jae Gun. Busan, Korea.
* 2005 – ‘Industrial Landscapes II’. Hope Gallery(회망갤러리), Curator: Moon Jeong Kim. Seoul, Korea.
*2007- ‘Industrial Landscapes III’. Gallery Yehga(갤러리 예가). Curator: Jeon Woo Bong.
Busan, Korea.
2008- Winter~Summer. Artist in Residence 'SUM' Art Factory. Daedaepo, South Korea
2009- Flower Village International Art Festival (꽃마울국제미술축제). Curator: Song Baek (성백) Busan, South Korea.
2009- Busan Metropolitan Subway Exhibition. (부산지하철예술제). Curator: Song Baek (성백) Busan, South Korea.
2009- Songnam International ‘Incubating’ Art Show (성남 국제 인큐베이팅아트쇼). Curator: Bundang Arts Committee. Seoul South Korea.
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