mitchell kotansky
Mitchell Kotansky (*1962 Montréal) est un sculpteur vivant et travaillant à Montréal. En travaillant principalement le bronze, Kotansky a appris le processus technique de cire perdue et a été capable, grâce à cette expérience, de développer un style unique d’expression au travers de la sculpture.
et fort devient pourtant délicat dans son utilisation. L’interaction entre les matières traditionnelles et le contenu émotionnel mis en place crée une tension visuelle évidente dans ses travaux. Son studio, The Sculpture Studio, est un espace de création qui existait déjà en 1992.
Mitchell Kotansky (*1962 Montreal) is a sculptor living and working in Montreal. Working predominantly in bronze, Kotansky has learned the technical process of lost wax bronze casting and with this experience has been able to develop a unique style of expressive sculpture.
Le sujet de son travail est la condition humaine. Ses sculptures et dessins traitent des relations entre les individus. Le style très textural de sa technique permet à son travail d’exprimer une émotion inaccessible grâce à des méthodes traditionnelles.
The subject of his work is the human condition. His sculptures and drawings deal with relationships between individuals. The strong textural style in his technique has enabled his work to express an emotional content unachievable through traditional methods.
L’humanité se place souvent à part dans l’isolement du reste du monde naturel. Pour le souligner, Kotansky a placé ses travaux sur de grandes et minces tiges d’acier. L’acier, un matériau noble
Humanity often places itself apart in isolation from the rest of the natural world. To emphasize this, Kotansky has positioned his works on tall thin steel rods. Steel, a strong noble material has
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become delicate in its utilization. The interplay between the traditional materials and the emotional content create a visual tension that is evident in the works. His studio, The Sculpture Studio, is a creative space, and has been in existence since 1992.
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Expositions / exhibitions 2006 Le Fil Unifiant, Galerie Baliz, Old Montreal, Quebec 2006 Bronze sculpture and drawings, Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario 2005 Presence, Galerie Baliz, Old Montreal, Quebec 2005 Fragments, Galerie Arts en Majuscule, Griffintown, Quebec 2004 Toronto international art fair,, Toronto, Canada 2002 SOFA, International art fair, New York, USA 2001 SOFA, International art fair, Chicago, USA 2000 Bronze: Corps et Lieux, Musee du Bronze, Inverness, Quebec 1999 Deux regards,one movement, ArtsNDG, Notre Dame de Grace, Quebec 1999 Stand Tall, exhibition, Montreal, Quebec 1999 La vie en bronze, 3712 St. Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec 1997 Corpus Momentum, Conseil de la sculpture du Quebec, Montreal, Quebec 1997 Solitudes, Intimacies, Gallery de la Ville, Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec 1996 Jerusalem 3000, International conference center, Jerusalem, Israel 1995 Forgotten paths, Nuremberg, Germany 1995 Faculty Exhibition, Leonard & Bina Ellen Art, Montreal, Quebec 1995 Jahresausstellung, Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste Nuremberg, Germany 1994 BLRK, Nicolas Boily, Denis Leclerc, Montreal, Quebec 1993 La Crime de Siecle, Supporting exhibition for play, Montreal, Quebec 1992 Sans Titre, Petit Pavillion des Arts, Montreal, Quebec 1992 ELAAC, Entre libre a L’arts Contemporain, Montreal, Quebec 1992 SIDIM, Design and art exhibition, Place Bonaventure, Montreal 1991 L’air du Temps, Montreal, Quebec commités de sélection / Selected Commissions 2006 Stanstead College, Alumnia award 2006 Bronze bust of Mayor of Montreal East 2005 Bronze bust of Mr. Brossard, Mayor of Lachine 2003 Life size male Torso, bronze, Private collection 2002 Recolte, Molson Canada 2000 Cinema VI, Restoration of Architectural Sculpture 2000 Monumental bust for “Associazione Maria SS Di Canneto” 1999 Life size torso in bronze for private collection 1997 Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot), bronze Monument commemorating the 500-year anniversary of John Cabots’ maiden voyage to Canada 1996 Yitzhak Rabin, portrait in bronze of the late prime minister of Israel, Rabin park in Cote St. Luc, Quebec expérience professionnelle / Professional experience Since 1992 The Sculpture Studio, Montreal, Quebec 2003 Praterinsel Munich, Cultural Center for arts, Munich, Germany 1994 - 2000 Concordia University, Department of Sculpture, Technician in the Sculpture Department, Montreal, Quebec 1999 - 2001 ArtsNDG, Non profit arts organisation, Founder and Co-president, Montreal, Quebec 1996 Bezalel Academy, Artist in residence, Jerusalem, Israel 1995 Academy of Fine Arts Nurembery, Artist in residence, Nuremberg, Germany 1990 Metasculpture art foundry, Montreal, Quebec bibliographie / Bibliography “Art de vie” Simons catalogue, Artist studio selected for cover of spring catalogue, springtime 2004 “Le corps a un fil” Natalie Sicard, Parcours Magazine, 2001 “Gallery de la Ville presente une exposition de sculpture par Mitchell Kotansky” Cite Nouvelles Magazine, May 1997 “Exposition Mitchell Kotansky”, Jean-Louis Lalonde, The Suburban newspaper, May 16 1997 “Sculptor to unveil Rabin Work Sunday”, Mike Cohen, The Monitor newspaper, 1996 The Suburban “Rabin Park Naming Ceremony Takes Place June 9”, Joel Goldenberg, The Suburban newspaper, 1996 “Sculptures represent emotions felt on Forgotten Paths”, Heather Solomon, The Canadian Jewish News, March 1996
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