Jason Freiburger
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Texture
has always been intriguing to Jason, which naturally led to experimentation
with leather, hair, metal, glass and other textural elements.
Due to the grain and coarseness of the raw material, wood has
always been the central focus of his work.
For the past few years Jason has struggled with his chosen media
as it tends to lean towards the “functional craft”
– a maple bowl, a birch platter, etc.
Finding that most people tend to overlook aesthetic beauty or
the ‘art’ of functional objects, Jason turned to a
more sculptural-object phase, taking his work from the pedestal
to the wall. Though this transition led to greater creative freedom
and broader spectrum of visual and textual elements, it also precipitated
a need to create audience dialogue and a contextual meaning for
his work in order to make it conducive to standard gallery
interpretation. Again, not something of interest to Jason as he
would rather leave his objects open to interpretation instead
of confining them to a set title or context, as they are not created
with one in mind.
The phase of work that you are seeing today is a hybrid: they
are visual, textural, pictorial but not narrative, smooth yet
jagged and aggressive, elegant while being durable and punctuated,
and all “sculptural craft”.
They are simply experiments in composition, design, form, colour
and construction.
Jason was born in 1974, in Brantford, Ontario,
and at the age of 8 moved to Ancaster.
At an early age Jason became obsessed with how things are constructed,
or deconstructed as the case may be, which led to countless hours
focused on the toys of the time: mechano, lego sets.
This fascination led to courses in pottery at DVSA, drafting,
shop and visual art classes in high school, and set building at
local theatres. These endeavors gave Jason insight into new materials,
a glimpse into the world of form/function, and the confidence
to turn a pastime and curiosity into a career.
After completing a 2-year Diploma in Technical Theatre Production
at Sheridan College, Jason became the Art Department Manager for
a major set and props building firm in Oakville, Ontario, where
he has been for the past 11 years.
His desire to experiment and continue learning led Jason to further
studies at Sheridan College with workshops in glass sand casting,
pottery and finally woodturning. This final workshop with renowned
Canadian artist Michael Hosaluk, settled Jason’s curiosity
on woodturning as his primary media.
Jason has been creating and exhibiting his work for the past 4
years.
His work has been seen at Arts on King in Toronto, the Carnegie
Gallery in Dundas, and collected in numerous private collections
throughout Ontario.
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