A sculpture exhibition named Fragments by Canadian born artist, Blake will open at the Bui Gallery, 23 Ngo Van So Street in Hanoi from January 22 to March 13.
Working with clay, later casting in bronze, Blake deliberately ‘desculpts’, breaking his creations to make them resemble their timeless counterparts.
Fragments is a thought provoking exploration of mankind’s ancient ideas of beauty, the human sculpture and how this beauty expresses in modern times, broken by the destructive nature of the history, but never the less intact.
To raise awareness about the destructive nature of war and the devastating effect on innocent people, Blake named all the pieces in the show after brands of landmines - Adam M-72. Claymore M18A1. Sadeye CBU-75. These names hold the fate of individuals just as those from history did.
In conjunction with the United Nations Association program No-More-Landmines & Adopt-A-Minefield, Blake will donate the proceeds from his exhibition to help clear existing landmines, a project he has already undertaken in Vietnam, Cambodia, Russia and Angola.
