DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO
in TORONTO
JAN. 22 - 27 IDS13 StudioNorth#26 TODO toronto design offsite
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO
SORRY I’M NOT SORRY, I’M NOT A JEWELLER... Opening event Tuesday January 22 6 pm - 9 pm at show runs until Sun. 27
Wed. 23 - 11 am to 6 pm Thurs. 24 to Sat. 26 - 11 am to 7 pm Sun. 27 - 12 pm to 5 pm 162 Ossington Avenue (side entrance off Foxley St.) 647. 348. 1827
SORRY I’M NOT SORRY, I’M NOT A JEWELLER...
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO
Dina González Mascaró lives and works in Vancouver. Trained as a sculptor in her native Argentina, DGM works in an -open space - overlap space - non place- between the art and design world. It is within that gap where González Mascaró displays her (always threedimensional) view of things… expressed in works where structure, rubble, architecture are present. The best definition for her is that she is not a jeweller (for which she doesn’t feel sorry). And the best definition for her work: “it’s a bunch of mistakes”. “Sometimes even if the plan is going very well …the technique, the craft thing, the mistakes take over the piece and it is in those moments where you need to be “present” because it is in that moment where you learn, where the doors open to a big world of new pieces… This important act of being “present” is what leads to some of the most interesting results…then you can see that work and “read it”, understand it, even use that proven mistake and make it “science” or your new technique. DGM’s body of work oscilates between scales and between jewellery - sculpture - furniture. For “SORRY, I’M NOT SORRY, I’M NOT A JEWELLER...” at Philip Sparks, González Mascaró introduces her art-jewellery work to Toronto. New work, original pieces and selections from DGM’s limited edition series will be on exhibit.
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO
la traicion de (mis) objectos... DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO the treachery of (my) objects...
STUDIO NORTH booth #26 Interior Design Show 2013 January 24 - 27. THURS FRI SAT SUN
JAN 24 JAN 25 JAN 26 JAN 27
7 PM – 11 PM 9 AM – 7 PM 10 AM – 7 PM 10 AM – 6 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, located at 255 Front Street West www.interiordesignshow.com
DESIGN
SCULPTURE
FASHION
WEAPON
FURNITURE
Dina González Mascaró received a BFA (sculpture Major) from the Universidad de La Plata in Buenos Aires, and after winning Argentina’s prestigious Antorchas Prize, attended the Banff Centre for the Arts, in Banff Canada, as an International Artist in Residence. Dina’s unique designs combine the materials and techniques of a jeweller with the eye of a sculptor and the sensibility of an architect. Award-winning González Mascaró has a hybrid studio / shop called JewellerBau, in the Mount Pleasant area of Vancouver, Canada, where she challenges the public to expand their understanding of what jewellery can be. González Mascaró is now offering select series in limited editions.
AWARDS
• 2011 BC Creative Achievement Award for Creative Excellence in Applied Arts • 2011 Western Living Designer of the Year Awards - The One to Watch - Fashion
EXHIBITIONS • 2012 BC Creative Achievement Award Exhibition, Vancouver Int. Airport Feb. ‘12 - Jan. ‘13 • 2011 & 2012 Interior Design Show West • Vancouver Olympics VANOC CODE Screen 2010 Can. Art / Grunt Gallery, Vancouver BC. / Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ont. / Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery, Vancouver BC.
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS • • • •
book: DinaGM ring “hidden building” featured in “500 Rings - Specialized”, by Lark Books May 2012. book: DinaGM work & studio featured in “The New York Times 36 hours - 150 Weekends in The USA & Canada” - Taschen, Nov 2011. newspaper: The New York Times: “36 Hours in Vancouver, British Columbia” - Denny Lee - Feb. 10, ‘10. newspaper: The National Post: “Is jewellery art or is it fashion? It all depends who you ask” - Derek McCormack, Weekend Post. May 15, 2010.
FASHION photo - © shannon mendes, WEAPON photo - ©rebecca mccolgan, others (except gardiner expressway image) © dina gm
WEB: BLOG: MAILING: STUDIO:
www.dinagm.com www.dinagonzalezmascaro.com 133 - 2416 Main St. Vancouver, BC. V5T 3E2 2408 Main St. Vancouver, BC. [by appointment]
DINA GONZALEZ MASCARO [artist - jeweller]
PURCHASES, IMAGE REQUESTS, INFORMATION:
contact: email: mobile:
joelle ciona inquire@dinagm.com (604) 720-9488