Curated by Bill Huffman
June 27, 2002 - September 01, 2002
An illustrated catalogue includes essays by Bill Huffman and Janna Ramsay Best
Supported by INCO Limited
This project is the most comprehensive presentation and analysis
of the sculptural work of Sudbury artist Charles Paxy. Chronicling more than
fifty years of creative activity, the exhibition will include more than 100
pieces from the collections of Laurentian University, Art Gallery of Sudbury
and private lenders.
Paxy's
unique vision and aesthetic style predominantly explores the industrial
mechanics of the mining industry. Fashioned from locally harvested basswood,
the work uses gestures both intimate and grand. His cross-sectional
constructions detail heavy equipment and situations of massive excavation
while single figure tableaus portray the cycles of human activity.
Paxy is a local artist, his sculptures depict an important part of
our community the mining industry and its workers. Paxy is a native of
Hungary who settled with his family in Sudbury in 1952. He was employed by
Inco for a quarter century and in his early years, Paxy was in military school
in Budapest where he developed his wood carving skills.
Inco
Limited is one of the world's premier mining and metals companies and the
second largest producer of nickel. Inco is an important producer of copper,
cobalt and precious and platinum-group metals and a major producer of
specialty nickel-based products. A Canadian-based company with a corporate
office in Toronto, it has an operational presence in more than 40 countries.
