Artist Profile: Derek Kerslake

In 1986 I built a bronze foundry for bronze medals and maquettes. (Experiences shared on www.bronzesite.com in the Studio.) Industrial, experience includes PVC extrusion, polyester, epoxy, glass and carbon fibre laminates, joinery and machining.

Expertise acquired over 35 years of employment in the marine and construction industries has proven very useful. In computerization, Windows and Macintosh systems, spreadsheet design for budget predictions and statistical analysis, World Wide Web design and publication, have all played a role in helping to develop my work and expose it to an online global community.

The list of those who have contributed to my education through their works and writing are too many to mention but I must acknowledge with special gratitude the following: Edouard Lanteri, Dr. Paul Richer, essayists Wendy Steiner and Rosalind Krauss and the many editors and writers of articles, essays and catalogues on artists, such as, Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brancusi, Joseph Beuys, Naum Gabo, Miro, Henry Moore.

Theories about art and time postulated by Lucio Fontana and Marcel Duchamp were important to my conception of random-axial sculpture (multi-position sculpture) and further ideas about time/mass relationships. Stephen Hawking's, "A Brief History of Time", broadened my ideas initiated by Fontana and Duchamp regarding theory of time and mass. Also, the very early works of Alberto Giacometti lead me to some of Giacometti's thoughts on time and cognition of reality within a time line.

Philosophical theories of Michel Foucault, archetypal theories of Carl Jung and psychological implications of art theorized by Rudolf Arnheim and others have added confidence my personal interpretation of sculpture and it's relationship to others.



		Derek G. Kerslake Artist Profile February, 2003.
	Derek Kerslake		Artist casting bronze spikes.
Raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario, I joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a technical engineering apprentice at age 16. In 1966 I left the navy and moved to Calgary , was married 1969 and resided in Edmonton and Calgary until eventually settling in Victoria, British Columbia. My art education has been and continues to be, self directed.* In 1986 I built a bronze foundry for bronze medals and maquettes. (Experiences shared on www.bronzesite.com in the Studio.) Industrial, experience includes PVC extrusion, polyester, epoxy, glass and carbon fibre laminates, joinery and machining. Expertise acquired over 35 years of employment in the marine and construction industries has proven very useful. In computerization, Windows and Macintosh systems, spreadsheet design for budget predictions and statistical analysis, World Wide Web design and publication, have all played a role in helping to develop my work and expose it to an online global community. _ *Acknowledgements The list of those who have contributed to my education through their works and writing are too many to mention but I must acknowledge with special gratitude the following: Edouard Lanteri, Dr. Paul Richer, essayists Wendy Steiner and Rosalind Krauss and the many editors and writers of articles, essays and catalogues on artists, such as, Rodin, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brancusi, Joseph Beuys, Naum Gabo, Miro, Henry Moore. Theories about art and time postulated by Lucio Fontana and Marcel Duchamp were important to my conception of random-axial sculpture (multi-position sculpture) and further ideas about time/mass relationships. Stephen Hawking's, "A Brief History of Time", broadened my ideas initiated by Fontana and Duchamp regarding theory of time and mass. Also, the very early works of Alberto Giacometti lead me to some of Giacometti's thoughts on time and cognition of reality within a time line. Philosophical theories of Michel Foucault, archetypal theories of Carl Jung and psychological implications of art theorized by Rudolf Arnheim and others have added confidence my personal interpretation of sculpture and it's relationship to others. _
Synopsis of key dates to June, 2001. 2003 Complete redesign and upgrade of BronzeSite on the internet 2001 "1st Salon d'Arts Plastiques", Sonnac, France. 2001 Invitation to submit works to artsketchbook.com. Bronzesite featured. 2000 "Resucitar" (c/e - metallic gray) acquired by Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon - permanent collection. 2000 "Rogers Glacier/Rogers Pass Project", "Resucitar" (carbon/epoxy metallic gray) 2000 "Finlayson Point/Horseshoe Bay Project", "Resucitar" (carbon/epoxy metallic gray), "Abalorios del Rocío" (carved wood with fibre glass shell - yellow), "Resucitar" (carved wood with carbon/epoxy shell - red). 2000 "Broad Street Project", "Resucitar" (carbon/epoxy metallic gray) 2000 "Beacon Hill Park 2 Project", "Resucitar" (carbon/epoxy metallic gray) 2000 Accepted by, ARTWISE, Internet Art Gallery, Australia: Curator, R. Hague. www.artwise.com 1999 "Eye Appeal", 2nd annual CNIB fund raising exhibition. 1999 Published first limited edition compact disc, "Kerslake: Random Axial Sculpture". 1999 "Off the Wall", CACGV group exhibition 1999 "Mathison Lake 2 Project", "Resucitar" (carbon/epoxy metallic gray) 1999 "Mathison Lake Project" 1999 "University of Victoria Project" 1999 "Cadboro Bay Project" 1999 "Beacon Hill Park Project" 1999 "Durrance Lake Project" 1999 Began "Movable Monument Projects": Outdoor art events/installations using random-axial sculptures. 1998 Published limited edition of "Pine Boxes" 1998 Television interview, Shaw Cable 1998 Invitation to submit slides to Fortune 500 Club International Art Competition 1998 Restoration of bronze sculptures, Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society 1998 Complete redesign and upgrade of BronzeSite on the internet 1998 Interview, Andrew Lupton, Saanich News 1998 Interview, Richard Balomben, CFUV FM, "Arts and Entertainment" 1998 Various Group Shows , Fran Willis, North Park Gallery, Victoria, BC 1998 Moss Street Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, bronze casting demonstration 1998 "Focus on the Figure", Group Show, Fran Willis, North Park Gallery, Victoria, BC 1998 "Explorations in Wood", Vancouver Island Woodworkers Guild Exhibition, Victoria Maritime Museum, 1997 Accepted as Gallery Artist, Fran Willis, North Park Gallery, Victoria, BC 1997 Launched first edition of BronzeSite on the internet 1995 "Studies From Life", multi-media group exhibition, Exchanges Gallery, Victoria, BC 1989 Jan 1 cast the first bronze portrait medal 1988 Designed and built a bronze foundry for the lost wax and sand casting techniques 1975 "Artists at Glenbow", visual arts group exhibition, Glenbow-Alberta Art Gallery, 1975 ACA Annual International Drawing Exhibition, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta. Drawing, prints, photography and sculpture before 1975, not exhibited with the exception of local fairs and community organization exhibitions. . \| Cover Page \| Home \| Portfolio \| Studio \| Library \| Portfolio: Kerslake Biography to February, 2003. Modified 24 February 2003.© File.01.1208.2131.03 All rights reserved. For more information please email: Derek Kerslake