Standing on the corner : aspects of contemporary Canadian sculpture

This thesis examines the relationship of object and image in the work of three sculptors, Roland Brener and Mowry Baden, both from Victoria, and Michel Goulet from Montreal. The writer examines the way objects used by these artists are transformed into images in such a way that the interpretation of sculpture is modified. These works stand in opposition to the tradition of formalist sculpture. The invention of the "ready-made" by Marcel Duchamp is acknowledged as the model for the appropriation of so-called "everyday" objects but is expanded to include the relationship of sculpture to objects produced in industrial mass production, as well as the notion of work in a post-industrial society.The works of Brener, Baden and Goulet will be situated in the larger frame of an international context, providing a theoretical orientation which I believe validates their placement in sculptural discourse as such. In general, this thesis focuses on the material components presented by the works which clearly distinguishes them from the tenets of abstract "formalism". A general model for the analysis of image-based sculpture being produced in Canada is proposed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Canadian Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

1991

Author dc:creator

• Gould, Trevor (Trevor Peter)

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 1991 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/1991-13012

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/27247