The Gardiner Museum presents the landmark exhibition True Nordic: How Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada, exploring more than seven decades of Nordic influence on Canadian artisans and designers.
?True Nordic reveals how Canadian makers sought to create objects that would transmit ideas about place and the character of Canadian society,? says exhibition co-curator Michael Prokopow, Associate Professor and Dean of Graduate Studies at OCAD University.
The first exhibition of its kind, True Nordic features over 100 works by more than 60 designers including Kjeld and Erica Deichmann, Carl Poul Petersen, Karen Bulow, The Brothers Dressler, and Heidi Earnshaw. The works reflect a simple yet vital Scandinavian aesthetic tied to natural forms, materials, and imagery, and a desire to create attractive, functional objects. Glenny. Photo courtesy of Gardiner Museum.
?What is so remarkable is that visitors will be able to see Scandinavian-inspired ceramics, furniture, glass, textiles, pewter, and silver together in a single exhibition. It?s a rare treat,? says exhibition co-curator Rachel Gotlieb, Adjunct Curator of Contemporary Ceramics at the Gardiner Museum.
The exhibition was designed by Andrew Jones, the Canadian designer behind the whimsical pink umbrellas on Toronto?s Sugar Beach. For True Nordic, Jones drew inspiration from the boreal forest?a dominant feature of both the Canadian and Scandinavian landscapes?using the image of the enveloping forest as a backdrop.
The show ...