Kevin Schmidt - Excess Dispersion #0

Excess Dispersion #0

mixed media
186.1 cms x 203.2 cms x 17.15 cms (73.25 ins x 80 ins x 73.25 ins)
On verso signed on a label
made in 2018
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Vancouver Art Gallery Art Auction 2021 - Spring Forward" held on Tue, Jun 15, 2021.
Lot h026
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $25,000
Realised: CAD $16,250

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Donated by the Artist

Courtesy of Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver
Notes:
In 2017, Kevin Schmidt received the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award in Visual Arts from the Canada Council for the Arts, and in 2008, he was awarded the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation’s VIVA Award. Schmidt has had solo exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2018); Kamloops Art Gallery (2015); Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2014); Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2013); and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (2011). Recent group exhibitions include Lichtparcours 16, Braunschweig, Germany (2016); La Biennale de Montréal (2014); SITE Santa Fe (2014); and The Jewish Museum (2014). Schmidt holds a BFA from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Schmidt explores the role of the artist and the amateur in a contemporary, spectacle-driven society, particularly with respect to craft and consumerism. The Excess Dispersion series is comprised of acoustic diffusion panels that Schmidt built from waste kitchen renovation materials, including offcuts destined for landfill. Schmidt sourced these materials from kitchen renovators in Kelowna, where the real estate practice of “flipping” real estate involved increasing the value of a home through the quick upgrading of the kitchen. In this visually elegant, conceptually layered work, Schmidt combines his interest in acoustics, DIY strategies, recycling and modern design aesthetics.

This work is comprised of waste kitchen cabinet and countertop material, MDF and laminate. This work is not framed.

Please note: Consignor Hammer Price proceeds of this lot will benefit the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The Buyer is hereby advised to read fully the Terms and Conditions of Business and Catalogue Terms, including the Vancouver Art Gallery Art Auction 2021 | Spring Forward HO2 Sale Notice and Special Terms of Sale, and any Addendum or Erratum specific to the Vancouver Art Gallery Art Auction 2021 | Spring Forward HO2 auction.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Excess Dispersion #0 by artist Kevin Schmidt