The Abstraction is Not the Reality: a solo exhibition featuring the artwork of Peter Sramek

The Abstraction is Not the Reality: a solo exhibition featuring the artwork of Peter Sramek.

Photographed on a beach in Costa Rica, this exhibition of prints on Japanese washi paper challenges the viewer to think about global plastic pollution and our human environmental footprint. Images of colourful abstract shapes turn out to be bits of plastic washed up on the beach. In contrast, the show includes images of ‘sand drawings’ made by the local crabs and snails, underscoring a natural creativity that occurs without our intervention.

Two one-day workshops in folded and sewn paper bookbinding techniques (basic and intermediate) will be conducted in the gallery on Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7^th, by the artist during the exhibition. Information and registration at www.scff.ca.

Location: The Tett Gallery, Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning
370 King St. West, Kingston

Exhibition dates & hours: July 4-9, 2024. 12:00p.m. noon to 5:00pm daily. Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.

Exhibition Opening: July 4, 5:00-8:00pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Peter Sramek’s artwork incorporates silver photography, digital imaging, handmade books and video installation. His works are in many collections, notably the Musée Carnavalet (Paris), Toronto Archives, Art Gallery of Hamilton, National Library of Canada, the Allan Chasanoff Collection (NY) and MOMA (NY). Exhibitions of his rephotographic projects include the Alliance Française (Toronto), the French Institute of Prague and Gallery 345 (Toronto). Recent group exhibitions include the Korean Cultural Centre, Beijing and the New Delhi Art Fair.

Peter Sramek studied photography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under Minor White and has taught at the Ontario College of Art & Design University in Toronto, Canada since 1976. Over the past 20 years, his administrative roles at OCAD U, in addition to terms as Chair of Photography and of Cross-Disciplinary Art Practices, have included Associate and Assistant Dean positions in the Faculty of Art and, most recently, one semester as Acting Dean. As a founding member of Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography in Toronto and Financial Coordinator for 15 years, Sramek has contributed considerably to the Canadian photography community. His current engagement in developing an international network of collaborating art schools, takes his vision for collaborative cultural practices to a global level.

Artist websites: https://www.sramek.ca    https://abstraction.sramek.ca

Email: projects@sramek.ca            Phone:  647-778-3409