Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature sculptor, Gaëtan Trottier, in Beyond Borders. The exhibition is scheduled to run from October 05, 2010 through October 26, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, October 07, 2010).
As varied and ever-changing as the natural world, Gaëtan Trottier’s molded metal sculptures retain the qualities of their molten birth, like cooled fragments of lava remaining after an explosive eruption. Cast in bronze and burnished with a subtly aged patina, Trottier creates his freeform abstractions and figurative studies purely by instinct and intuition, with a spontaneous and gestural motion. Trottier draws his inspiration from the existentialism and liberation of the Refus global’s Automatists and the subconscious vision of the surrealist movement. His work could be described as 'action sculpture,' after the 'action painting' movement in New York which influenced his artistic development. The process of creation is vital to his works as he submits to the freedom of his method, allowing the form to develop impulsively, unencumbered by preconceived thought or ideas.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Trottier developed his skills while studying sculpture in Florence and Pietra Santa, Italy. Trottier’s works have received extensive recognition and exposure throughout Paris and Montreal, where he is a featured artist of the Montreal Bronze Museum.
Exhibition Dates: October 05, 2010 – October 26, 2010
Reception: Thursday, October 07, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/ga%c3%abtan_trottier.aspx
Beyond borders is an exhibition of innovative and stunning Canadian Art. Works span the range of artistic expression, each artist imparting with their unique style a little piece of the Canadian spirit. Playful, humorous, saturated with color, and presented in unique fashion, this is an exhibition to delight the senses.
Featured Artists:
Aimeé, Bisa Bennett, Anna Duyunova, Sherrard Grauer, Shelley Hakonson, Malu, Colin Marcoux, Annabelle Marquis, Pascale-Nancy, MRandle, Monique Robert, Peter Schulz, Tone, Danielle Tremblay, Gaëtan Trottier, VéroniKaH, William Wilson
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. At the end of 2009, Agora Gallery opened its doors to a new exhibition space. This beautifully designed and spacious new gallery will showcase artists and their work in a significant solo exhibition environment. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists. Most recently, the gallery launched http://agoraartgalleryblog.com, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.
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