CLINT NEUFELD
Clint Neufeld makes ethereally beautiful car engines, transmissions, and other mechanical components out of cast ceramic that is decorated and displayed like fine china. In his work, he aims to investigate notions of labour and beauty as they intersect in memory and the contemporary imagination. Engines hold a significant place in the collective memory of our car-centric society, evoking inherited perceptions of masculinity. By altering their materiality, Neufeld subverts their masculine character and the inherent connotations they hold as meaningful cultural objects.
Neufeld received his MFA at Concordia University in 2009. He has exhibited his work across Canada in museums such as Koffler Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie and in the acclaimed “Oh Canada” exhibition curated by Denise Markonish at MASS MoCA – the largest survey of contemporary Canadian art ever produced outside of Canada. Neufeld’s work is included in private and public collections such as the Claridge Collection, the Donovan Collection and the Remai Modern. Clint Neufeld lives near the town of Osler, Saskatchewan.
Recent:
Fait main / Hand Made, group exhibition
Musée National Des Beaux-Arts Du Québec
More than 40 Canadian artists from Vancouver to Halifax have been assembled in this sweeping exhibition. promises a brilliant overview of a significant segment of contemporary output in Canada.
Review in Sculpture Magazine by: Gil McElroy
“Oh Canada” exhibition reviews: New York Times and The Boston Globe
