Untitled

Posted on September 5, 2008, by Danielle Lennon 
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If you came here looking for this weekend’s events, scroll down a bit and have a look at our new events calendar on the right.  (Then come back and read.)

Today I’m going to finish up the Queen’s portion of my exploration of large scale art in Kingston.  The final work is one that I didn’t know existed and I bet you didn’t either.  You know when you look at Agnes Etherington and there are all those squiggles (A Minute of My Time by Micah Lexier)?  Well, on the right hand side of the door is a steel rectangular box.  This is Untitled by Andre Fauteux. 

Fauteux was born in Dunnville, ON in 1946 and now resides in Toronto.  He is especially known for his abstract welded sculptures.  Untitled is an excellent example of the tension usually found in Fauteux’s works.  Long, slender beams of steel (his usual material of choice) are placed to present what appears to be a perfectly symmetrical rectangle.  Look carefully next time you pass.  There is a slight curvature along the width of the rectangle and a beam that protrudes beyond the length of the box.

Untitled is subtle in its imperfections.  It’s strange but has an elegance and loveliness to it that makes it one of my favourites.

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