EXHIBITIONS

THE STONE OF FOLLY
Character sculptures

September 3 to 29, 2002

Edward Day Gallery
Toronto Canada

Characters and props from
the animated short film
The Stone of Folly

Photos from the opening
Article published in The Toronto Star

Clockwise from top left:

Patient in wheelchair, 2002,
mixed media

Suspended patient , 2002, mixed media

Orderly pushing patient, 2002, mixed media

Nurse with skull cracker, 2002, mixed media

Origin of the Universe, 2000, mixed media

THE SALON SHOW

November 1 to 20, 2000

John Steinberg & Associates
Toronto Canada

"Alastair Dickson’s art is in his mysterious sense of knowing just how far to push his black sense of humour, his sense of absurdity, as he cleverly combines found objects into creatures that have a startling effect on the funny bone. His good proportions and sense of how well his materials interact come from a sculptural and cabinet-making background. His genius delights the eye and shocks the system."

Barbara Klunder, artist

Topdog, underdog and the search for balance (detail), 2001, mixed media, 19x13x9"

Alien meditation, 2000, mixed media, 14x9x10"

Mind sperming, 2000,
mixed media, 14x9x8.5"

Daydreamer, 2000, mixed media, 14x13x9"

HEAD GAMES

March 4 to 31, 2000

Jet Fuel Café
Toronto Canada

The Jet Fuel Café, which serves the best coffee in Toronto, also functions as an alternative gallery space, with shows changing every month. It's a great hangout for artists, writers, bike couriers and media types.

During my exhibition, the piece on the right provoked an interesting reaction from a customer's dog. It lunged at the piece, barking furiously. I was greatly pleased by this demonstration of non-human art criticism.

THE LOST MENAGERIE

January 4 to 31, 1998

The Rectory Gallery
Toronto Island, Toronto, Canada

This exhibition marked the beginning of my interest in working in boxes. The interior spaces are unadorned to allow the various sculptural elements to interact more freely with each other.

THE ARCHEOLOGY
OF SHAPE

November 1 to 15, 1996

The Coningsby Gallery
London England

Imagine an archeological dig of an ancient Martian toolshed. An object is unearthed. Its function is a mystery. You yield to its power, creating bizarre scenarios in which it is the star.

In this exhibit, sculptor Alastair Dickson explores the imaginative potential of even the most ordinary shapes and objects. Pieces range from the whimsical to the austere, revealing layers and processes of creation and evoking a spectrum of emotions. His work ultimately exposes the dark and frightening underside – as well as the humour – of the everyday.The ordinary objects around you will never seem the same again.

Dickson, a sculptor born in Scotland and now living in Canada, works in bronze, wood, paint, wax and found objects.

TOP

Untitled, 1990, bronze, 30x10x12"