Lara Favaretto
By: [introduction by] Bob Rennie ; [texts by] Adam Carr and Courtney J. Martin
Contributors: Rennie, Bob, writer of introduction; Martin, Courtney J., writer of added commentary; Carr, Adam, 1981- writer of added commentary; Favaretto, Lara, 1973-; Rennie Collection; Rennie Collection
Publisher: Rennie Collection at Wing Sang
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Vancouver, BC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780986596193
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Exhibitions; Italian Art; Expositions; Art italien; Rennie Collection
Description: Through her large-scale installations of mundane objects, Lara Favaretto?s art practice explores the absurdities of modern life, consumer culture, and obsolescence. The mechanic nature of Favaretto's works speaks to the monotony and repetition of human life, prompting the audience to contemplate themselves and the function of these objects in their lives. Much of Favaretto's work functions through the juxtaposition of binary opposites, where her celebratory visual language is thwarted by the dull nature of the subject matter. This multilayered approach exerts itself to spectacular effect with 'Tutti giu per terra/We all fall down' (2004). Sealed in a room with four fans, rainbow-coloured confetti eddies and swirls as it falls to the ground. The isolated character of the installation emphasizes the fine line between aspiration and failure - the spectacle evolving through time into colourful exhaustion. The theme of memory is captured in the ephemeral nature of Favaretto?s other works. Using the most fleeting and unlikely of objects such as a lost luggage in Lost & Found (1998) or a found painting in 225 (2014), the artist creates what she refers to as?momentary monuments?. These objects, once doomed to vanish are then preserved, repurposed, and transformed into a monument of disappearance themselves.
Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Rennie Museum at Wing Sang, Vancouver, Canada, from May 30 to October 31, 2015. All exhibited works are owned by Rennie Collection.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English and French.