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"One Ton of Won Ton Bowls"

'One Ton of Won Ton Bowls', 2002. Installation in studio; at St. Mary's University Art Gallery (2003); Real Art Ways Gallery (2003); and Beaverbrook Art Gallery (2008).

Medium: Concrete, Chroma Key Blue. 279 elements, each 23 cm dia. x 8.9 cm

'One Ton of Won Ton Bowls' investigates the notion of an object that refers to but does not reproduce or represent its source. It considers the trajectories of the objects and how meanings and values are carried over or lost in translations.

This work is a multiple cast of a bowl whose design and use became simplified and generalised over time. The surface treatment embraces Chinese cobalt glazes, Yves Klein IKB, Anish Kapoor and the Chroma Key pigment of blue screens that creates the empty space onto which something can be projected.

 
"Take Out One Ton Bowls 2003" Photo by Steve FarmerOne Ton of Won Ton Bowls 2003.

Photographer: Steve Farmer

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"Take Out One Ton Bowls" Photo by Aaron SchmidtOne Ton of Won Ton Bowls.

Installation at St. Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax, Canada, 2003.

Photographer: Aaron Schmidt

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"Take Out One Ton Bowls" Photo by Real Art WaysOne Ton of Won Ton Bowls.

Installation at Real Art Ways, Connecticut, United States, 2003.

Photographer: Real Art Ways

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"Take Out One Ton Bowls" Photo by Laura RitchieOne Ton of Won Ton Bowls.

Installation at Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, Canada, 2008.

Photographer: Laura Ritchie

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"Take Out One Ton Bowls" Photo by Laura RitchieOne Ton of Won Ton Bowls.

Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 2008.

Photographer: Laura Ritchie

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