////Steven deBruyn - Skater DIY
September 18th - October 17th 2009
Opening Reception: September 18th at 8pm
Artist Talk: September 18th at 8:30pm
Steven deBruyn uses recycled materials, scraps of wood and bits of city detritus to build skate ramps that locate themselves between form and function. His Do It Yourself attitude and punk aesthetic render his works transient and as dispensable as the materials they are built from. Often, deBruyn assembles the show on the spot and, aside from a few pieces he brings in, the show is lost when disassembled. He never shows the same exhibition twice.
Steven deBruyn lives and works in London, Ontaria. Included here are photographs from the September 18th exhibition and the process.
Over the course of a weeklong residency, artist Steven deBruyn pieced together ramps and paintings entirely from salvaged materials. The title Skater DIY can be read as the old devil-may-care rallying cry “Skate or Die” or as “D.I.Y.” – the Do it Yourself ethic at work every time a sheet of plywood is leaned against a wall and used as a skate ramp for a few hours.
AKA is grateful to have the support of Habitat for Humanity who provided the bulk of the materials in this show. Any useable materials will be returned to Habitat for re-recycling with a bit more paint on them. Several of the paintings and some of the more stable ramps are up for grabs at the end of the show. Steven is interested in these things having a life beyond the exhibition.
watch some of the highlights on YouTube
