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26/4/2002

Stephen Cruise

Cambridge Galleries Preston, Cambridge

This exhibition is an introduction to Stephen Cruise's sculpture "Stock," which will be permanently installed in the courtyard of Cambridge Libraries and Galleries' Preston location in late spring. The exhibition will explore the artist's working process in the drawings and maquettes behind the sculpture.

"Stock" began as children's wooden blocks stacked in the shape of a tree. Seven trees are depicted as part of the original Preston coat of arms, and seven stacks of books, cut from limestone, will be arranged in a pattern loosely based on the path taken by the Speed River as it defines the northwest boundaries of the community of Preston. This placement will encourage visitors to interact with the sculpture as they walk through the courtyard to the library's entrance.

The commissioned work has been funded through the Investment in the Arts program of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship Culture and Recreation.

Stephen Cruise was born in Montreal and studied at the Ontario College of Art. Cruise's work has been exhibited extensively nationally and internationally since the early seventies and his work is found in many private, corporate and public collections including the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario. The artist's commission projects include those for the Toronto Transit Commission; the Spadina LRT Public Art Program; and the Engineering Complex, University of Calgary.

Most recently, Stephen Cruise has been commissioned to create a major sculptural work for RIM Park in Waterloo, Ontario. The installation of the work Vessel will take place in the summer of 2002.

Gallery Hours:
Monday to Thursday, 12 noon - 8:30 pm
Friday & Saturday: 12 noon - 5:30 pm
Sunday*: 1 pm - 5 pm

Opening Saturday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m.

Cambridge Galleries
435 King Street East, Ont N3H 3N1 Preston

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