Laurel Woodcock

by Michelle Jacques and Et Al

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This title is a thorough review of more than ten years of artistic practice from the compelling and playful "Laurel Woodcock". This mid-career survey of interdisciplinary artworks by the Toronto-based artist forms a snapshot of her use, and purposeful misuse, of language and ideas. Woodcock's work effortlessly incorporates a broad range of media, from video to installation to fabrication, and involves the juxtaposition of meanings. Language is more than inspiration for the artist: it is raw material, awaiting manipulation and reinterpretation. Woodcock explores the ability of common language to become layered with multiple and unexpected meanings. Woodcock's sophisticated understanding...Read more
  • ISBN10 0978154320
  • ISBN13 9780978154325
  • Publish Date 28 March 2013
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint University of Waterloo Press,Canada
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 108
  • Language English