Roula Partheniou Explained

Roula Partheniou (born 1977) is a Canadian contemporary artist.[1] She currently practices in Sackville, New Brunswick.

Biography

Partheniou was born in 1977 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She was educated at the University of Guelph, where she received a bachelor of fine arts degree in 2001.[2] She lives and works in Toronto and is known for her installations that make use of minimalist forms.[3] These forms often aestheticize everyday objects such as the Rubik's cube,[4] beach balls, books, tennis balls and bottle caps,[5] [6] at the same time as they imitate the original form of the object.[7] Art critic Terence Dick has said that Partheniou's work "sits intriguingly in the middle ground between the essence of something, and the instance of it".[8]

She is the co-founder of artists' editions press, Nothing Else Press.[9]

Collections

Her work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the University of Toronto Art Collection, [10] the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Munich Re, The Bank of Montreal, and TD Bank. [11]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artists in Canada. Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage Information. Network. app.pch.gc.ca. 17 October 2012 .
  2. Web site: Blackwood Gallery - Communicating Vessels. blackwoodgallery.ca.
  3. Web site: Roula Partheniou and the Art of the Double Take. canadianart.ca.
  4. Web site: Roula Partheniou: Changing the Rules of the Game. canadianart.ca.
  5. Web site: Everyday Item Sculptures : Roula Partheniou.
  6. Web site: In Studio with Roula Partheniou: Ready made, hand made. The Star. 2 January 2016 .
  7. Fall 2016 : Roula Partheniou : Chalk to Cheese. Matotek. Jennifer. 3 August 2018.
  8. News: Akimbo - Akimblog - Roula Partheniou at MKG127. 2018-08-02. en-us.
  9. Web site: About. Nothing Else Press. en-US. 2018-08-01.
  10. Web site: University of Toronto Art Museum Collection.
  11. Web site: Roula Partheniou – MKG127.

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