Name/Title
Done DealEntry/Object ID
2011.01.01Description
Elspeth Pratt (b. 1953) is a Canadian contemporary artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her practices are based on an examination of architecture, space, and consumer culture.
Pratt’s use of common materials comments on the permanence of architecture and the medium of sculpture, which are traditionally associated with durable and long-lasting materials. It has also been compared to the Arte Povera movement of the 1960s which satirically looked at the decline in industry and craft in Italy.
In Done Deal (2010), the artist creates a sculpture which can be hung like a painting. The hard angles of the three-dimensional form both shape and change how light and shadow impact the painted surface.
Pratt is an Associate Professor in the School of Contemporary Arts and Simon Fraser University. She earned her BFA from the University of Manitoba in 1981 and her MFA from the University of British Columbia in 1974. Her art is housed in collections across Canada, most notably the Glenbow Museum, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.Artwork Details
Medium
acrylic cardboard and hydrocalDimensions
Height
41.3 cmWidth
58.5 cmDepth
16.5 cm