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Ray Arnatt has focused on the development of his philosophy on art and life, and on finding new ways to express them in his sculptural works.
The idea of "binarism" as a process of spatial arrangements has allowed Ray Arnatt to make artistic sense out of everyday objects and relationships.
Curated by Dr. Caterina Pizanias, a sociologist of art and an author of numerous publications related to contemporary visual culture, this exhibition will present a comprehensive retrospective look at intriguing and complex works of this creative and intellectual artist.
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"…
The value of an idea is proved by its power to organize the subject
matter …"
Born
in 1934 in Nuneham Courtenay, Oxon, U.K., Arnatt has demonstrated
his interest in visual arts in the early childhood. From 1951 -
1955 he studied The idea of "binarism" as a process of spatial arrangements has allowed Ray Arnatt to make artistic sense out of everyday objects and relationships. By endless explorations among the forms, lines, colours, figure/field, inside/outside of diverse objects, such as a chair given by a friend, a child's drawing, a May-Day garland, Arnatt has been making art that pleases the senses while it challenges the intellect.
Instead of looking back to create an artificial coherence, this exhibit will take a look at "binarism in retrospect" to "un-bind" it from its acquired transparency. It will be a focus on what Arnatt refers to as "strange crossings", "accidents" of life, the stuff that both reaffirms and challenges binarism's mathematical limits. The official opening of this retrospective exhibition will be held at the Triangle Gallery on Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. with Ray Arnatt and Dr. Caterina Pizanias in attendance. The Curator's & Artist's Talk by Dr. Caterina Pizanias and Ray Arnatt will be held at the Triangle Gallery on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. and followed by light refreshments.
Virginia
Christopher Fine Art Gallery presents: March 20 - April 27, 2003
The Virginia Christopher Fine Art Gallery is open to the public from Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on Monday. Tel. (403) 263-4346. Artist Credits:
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Ray
Arnatt: Perfecting the View
For
nearly 50 years of his artistic career, Ray Arnatt has focused on
the development of his philosophy on art and life, and on finding
new ways to express them in his sculptural works. 
sculpture
at the Oxford School of Art, Oxford, U.K. and, from 1957 - 1961,
continued it at the Royal College of Art in London, from which he
earned a Silver Medal for Sculpture and a First Class Honour Degree.
Since 1965, he has been teaching sculpture at various art institutions
in England and Canada, including: the Chelsea School of Art, Emily
Carr College of Art (now Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design) in
Vancouver, and at the University of Calgary, where he has been lecturing
si
nce
1981 and is now a Professor of Sculpture. His work is included in
several private and public collections in U.K., the United States
and Canada, including: the Glenbow and Nickle Arts Museums, and
the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Curated
by Dr. Caterina Pizanias, a sociologist of art and an author of
numerous publications related to contemporary visual culture, this
exhibition will present a comprehensive retrospective look at intriguing
and complex works of this creative and intellectual artist. 
ART
GALLERY CONNECTIONS - ART BY RAY ARNATT
The
official opening of this exhibition will be held at the Virginia
Christopher Fine Art Gallery (222 Riverfront Avenue S.W., Calgary,
Alberta) on Thursday, March 20, 2003 between from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. with Ray Arnatt in attendance. 