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For the Envy of Painters

Independent Project
Exhibition
In-person
Jan 22
–
Jan 31 2027
Free
Jan 22Fri 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 23Sat 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 24Sun 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 25Mon Closed
Jan 26Tue 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 27Wed 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 28Thu 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 29Fri 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 30Sat 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Jan 31Sun 12:00pm – 8:00pm
STACKT market 28 Bathurst Street, Toronto.
lryorke.com/
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‘For the Envy of Painters’ explores poetry taking on a sculptural path of expression.

Witnessing the prominent role paintings play in the home—often being afforded the opportunity to participate in daily life—artist Liselle Yorke considers what literary art may look like in sculptural form, and how language can transform in shape, colour, and texture.

The content of the poem is the foundation, and directly informs the sculptural form. Literature is the thread tying each piece together. The sculptural aspect allows for the diversity of individual expression.

A poem’s desire to sift through language and find the words that most closely relate with the human emotion is aligned, in this exhibition, with how a poem may adapt to the warmth of wood, the earthiness of clay, or the fragility of paper.

The poems seek to introduce life as a multitude of paths. The poems themselves, usually read in a book on a shelf, are meeting the reader in an unexpected form to show how language can transcend its typical delivery to reach new meanings.

Participants

Liselle Renée Yorke

Acknowledgements

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Accessibility

Who should visitors contact with questions regarding accessibility?
Alejandro
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Is this venue accessible by wheelchair or similar mobility devices? This includes access to washrooms and all aspects of programming/events.
Yes
Are designated parking spots for persons with disabilities close to the entrance of the building?
Yes
Can people get to the venue using accessible transit?
Yes
The image is a sculptural piece displaying the birds-eye-view of two halves, one is a pastoral landscape and the other a city like network. Both are wrapped around a thick glass oval in which a poem is etched beneath the glass is sky blue mulberry paper.
A close up image of sheets of white lined mulberry paper with a poem painted on in black acrylic paint. There are five sheets on paper in the image, their bases are untethered and lifted slightly in a light breeze.
A close up image of abstract ceramic shapes seemingly floating above a rich blue water background. The ceramic shapes are perforated along their edges and are waved together with copper thread, the pieces are thus all attached to a central scalloped rectangle piece of ceramic with a poem painted on in copper acrylic paint.
A close up image of a piece of a driftwood tree stump that has been sanded smooth. At the top of the stump is lush green moss, wrapped around its centre is raw mulberry fibre. the centre of the wood has been carved into and within that recess rests an oblong sheet of ceramic with a poem painted on in green underglaze.
The background is black mulberry paper with a crumpled texture. On the paper are metallic letters that read: I'm at the foot of the mirror, coaxing love letters into the frame, the ornate woodwork. At the top right corner of the image shows of bit of the piece's header which comprises of red Costa Rican clay, part of which has been ripped open to reveal the texture and colour of ocean waves