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Allan Packer
Available Works
Allan Packer elegantly utilizes a multitude of mediums while exemplifying his conceptual rigor. His creative drive and expertise is exemplified in large-scale undertakings yet correspondingly he conveys his understanding of intimate encounters with smaller endeavors. In this show, the artist works with an array of ideas evolving from nature, Inuit culture, and mathematics.
Packer became fascinated by elemental nature and Inuit culture during a residency in Cape Dorset in the 1980s. Of this residency, Packer states: “The unforgiving climate and rugged geography showed me a side of nature vital to my work in spirit and respect. From this vantage point, 64°n14' – 76°w32' I saw a different perspective of life on our planet. The spirit and magic of the Inuit culture forever weaves through my work.”
As the artist became more knowledgeable of the Inuit artists and their practices, Packer became inspired and developed his own symbolic language. In Corvus Corax, which was created at the Banff Centre in Canada, the artist addresses the cultural and political impact of this encounter.
• Recent Exhibitions: 64°n14' – 76°w32' AP, June 2006; (Panoramo), April 2004
• Related Links: The Sprue Etchings
Corvus Corax, 2006
Plastic.
Dimensions variable (approx. 4 x 12 x 12 feet).
$22,000
Corvus Corax (detail)
Galileo Castings, Shuttle, 2006
Zirconium plated cast brass.
37 x 24 x 24 inches.
$16,000
Galileo Castings, Shuttle (detail)
Castor Canadensis, 2006
Plastic, steel.
Dimensions variable (approx. 4 x 7 x 7 feet).
$12,000
Castor Canadensis (detail)
Globe, 2006
Bronze and plastic.
8 x 15 inches.
$3500
Globe, 2006
Plastic.
8 x 15 inches.
$2500
Airplane, 2006
Plastic.
13 x 24 x 2 inches.
$2500
Raven, 2006
Plastic.
19 x 15 x 8 inches.
$5000
Crow, 2006
Book, carved wood, and paper.
7 x 12 x 16 inches.
$2500 Sculpture / $3000 Shelf
Crow (detail)
Monument, 2006
Book, carved wood.
10 x 14 x 10 inches.
$2500 Sculpture / $3000 Shelf
Monument (detail)
Polar Drawing, 2006
Lambda C-print.
16 x 20 inches.
$1200
Painting, Fox, Clock, and Sphere, 2006
Lambda C-print.
16 x 20 inches.
$1200
Monument, 2006
Lambda C-print.
16 x 20 inches.
$1200
Swirl, 2006
Lambda C-print.
16 x 20 inches.
$1200
DC Monument, 2005
Bronze.
9 x 12 inches.
$2500
Corvus Corax, 2005
Ink on paper.
8 x 7 inches.
$300 framed
Michael in Halves, 2004
Plastic.
24 x 10 x 24 inches.
$6500
Modern American Landscape (Wood in the Wood), 2003
Wood, plastic.
42 x 56 x 4 inches.
$5500
Letter to Vincent, 2003
Wood, book.
21 x 12 x 3 inches.
$1300
The Bride, 2001
Plastic.
78 x 96 x 14 inches.
The Sprue Etchings
Suite of 8 prints: $3200
Artist and Model (The Bride), 2001
Etching, aquatint. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$500
Dorset (The Hunt), 2001
Aquatint, soft ground. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$425
The Painting (Betty), 2001
Etching, aquatint, spit bite, soft ground. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$425
Diorama (Plein Aire Drawing), 2001
Etching, aquatint. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$500
System Solaire (Bliss Road), 2001
Etching, aquatint, spit bite, soft ground. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$425
Rushmore (Teddy Meets Borglum), 2001
Etching, aquatint, spit bite, soft ground. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$425
The Theatre (Possessions), 2001
Etching, aquatint. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$425
The Studio (The Studios), 2001
Etching, aquatint, spit bite, drypoint, soft ground. Edition of 20.
12 x 15 inches (paper size).
$425
