gordon kennedy
Sculptor, Painter, Owner of ironart & photographs
With different shapes, forms and colours, I express ideas and emotions. My intention is to touch and excite the imagination. Until we can imagine a possibility it is not likely to happen. For me the idea is the most important part of the process, rather than the result. With any luck the tangible piece will faithfully represent the idea, usually with some twist that the process itself introduces. In this way my art happens.
I attended Vancouver Art School, now called the Emily Carr College of Art, in the early 70’s, where I studied painting and metal sculpture. After graduating I traveled to Europe and then returned to Vancouver and set up a painting studio. In 1977, I moved to Toronto to experience the art scene. From there, I found my way to Cape Breton Island in the early 80’s and have been living and working here ever since.
In the 90’s, I responded to the ever-present need to change and began to experiment again with three-dimensional forms which has led to my most recent work: sculptures of metal, fiberglass and cement.
There have been many shifts in my work over the years but the basic underlying drive remains the same: that is to touch and excite the imagination.