Working with the permanent art installation in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre's Ridington Room\, The Pose Stand s for Potentiality juxtaposes the University of British Columbia's formal presidential portraits with a series of small works from Vancouver- based artist Jordy Hamilton. This collection\, 96 Studies for a Painting\, developed out of an interest in intuitive processes and in the extension of leftovers from studio practices and failed attempts. Begi nning with a practical desire to create an abstract painting\, the works un intentionally return to the figural image. Hamilton's initial desire has re sulted in a continuing serial practice of fragmenting and extending this fi gural abstraction\, wherein each small painting\, built on prior failures\, retains a prevailing sense of mutability. Moreover\, Hamilton's abstracted representations instigate conversation between contemporary and traditiona l forms of painting.
By contrasting the hierarchical position of the presidential portraiture\, the juxtaposition becomes emphatic of the proces s of both individual and artistic achievement. The Pose Stands for Potentia lity considers the multiplicity of figural constructions and further highli ghts a practice that embodies a state of flux through a plurality of positi ons and continuous development.
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