August 8, 2011 at 9:05 am

Incredible Woodwork by Maskull Lasserre

by twistedsifter

Photograph and Artwork by MASKULL LASSERRE

The Sifter is always astounded by intricate woodwork and design. The material is so beautiful and the artwork requires such incredible skill and dedication. It is always humbling to witness the work of a master woodworker like fellow Canadian, Maskull Lasserre. Below you will find a small collection of his wonderful art. Be sure to visit his site for more examples of his awesome artwork. Enjoy!

http://maskulllasserre.com/home.html

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Photograph and Artwork by MASKULL LASSERRE

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Photograph and Artwork by MASKULL LASSERRE

MASKULL LASSERRE – ARTIST BIO

Maskull Lasserre was born 1978 in Calgary, Alberta. He spent his early childhood in South Africa and returned to Canada to settle in the Ottawa area. He studied visual art and philosophy at Mount Allision University (Sackville, NB), and sculpture at Concordia University (Montreal, QC). He now lives and works in Montreal, QC.

Lasserre’s drawings and sculptures explore the unexpected potential of the everyday and its associated structures of authority, class, and value. Elements of nostalgia, allegory, humor, and the macabre are incorporated into works that
induce strangeness in the familiar, and provoke uncertainty in the expected.

Lasserre has been awarded several public sculpture commissions, including for the Shenkman Arts Center (City of Ottawa). He has exhibited work across Canada, and is represented in the collections of the Government of Canada (Transport Canada, DND), Canada Council for the Arts, and the City of Ottawa. He is also a recent participant in the Canadian Forces War Artist Program in Afghanistan. [Source]

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MASKULL LASSERRE – CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

7/16/11 – “Corporel” (group) at Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain until August 6

7/17/11 – “Lacoste – Metamorphosis of the Crocodile!” group exhibition at the LACOSTE Concept Boutique (Montreal) until August 7. Bid on the works in an online auction until August 31

7/4/11 – “Les objets secrets de l’atelier” (group show) at the Maison culturelle et communautaire de Montréal-Nord until September 4

Maskull also has a collection of artwork available online for sale by the PIERRE-FRANCOIS OUELLETTE ART CONTEMPORAIN

For any inquiries, please contact: info@pfoac.com