• Colin Lyons  :  Fitzgerald Rig 09/10/09 → 09/11/14
  • 09/10/09 → 09/11/14
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  • Opening Friday, October 9, 5pm to 9pm
  • Artist's Talk: Wednesday, October 14, 5:30 to 7pm

An installation of kinetic and sculptural prints exploring the transformation of abandoned industrial landscapes, particularly that of the artist’s native Petrolia (Ontario), which had been a prosperous oil town in the early 20th century. The oil fields represented in the installation are activated by the printmaking process itself: the gradual erosion of the plates used in producing the work fuels—and exhausts—its movement.

Biographical Notes

Colin Lyons received his BFA from Mount Allison University in 2007. After working in Montreal for the past two years, he recently moved to Edmonton to begin an MFA in printmaking at University of Alberta. His latest project, Boom Town was exhibited at Gallery Lambton (Sarnia, ON), Niagara Artists’ Centre (St. Catharines, ON), Open Studio (Toronto, ON), TRUCK (Calgary, AB), and AKA Gallery (Saskatoon, SK).

Links

L’art de l’obsolescence industrielle by Emmanuel Leroux-Nega

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