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Jana Sterbak (born May 19, 1955) is a Canadian artist best known for her conceptual sculptures that are made about and in relation to the body.

Jana Sterbak
BornMay 19, 1955
Prague, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech-Canadian
EducationVancouver School of Art,
University of British Columbia,
Concordia University
AwardsGovernor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
Websitehttp://www.janasterbak.com/

Life and career


Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Sterbak immigrated in 1968 to Canada as a teenager with her parents. She attended the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design) in 1973–74, and the University of British Columbia in 1974–75 before moving to Montréal to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1977 at Concordia University.

The intense Czech culture that Sterbak was surrounded by and continues to appreciate (for example the works of Kafka, Kundera and Čapek) as strong buttressing references in her ironic and often pessimistic artwork. Coming from this background "it is not surprising, then, that the theme of constraint, imposed from within and from without, should have become a major preoccupation in her work".[1]

Sterbak works with the theme of control in pieces such as Remote Control (1989). She created a large metal skirt on wheels that elevates the woman wearing it while its movement is directed by an electric controller held by the viewer. In a conversation with the curator Milena Kalinovska, Sterbak says:

"In a lot of my work one has to decide whether one is the controlling agent or being controlled, and to decide what are the pros and cons of both situations." (Nemiroff p. 47)

The surprising variety of materials used in Sterbak’s sculptures has a Dadaist spirit and is significant in expressing meaning through materials. The meat she used in Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic (1987) has emotional and symbolic value implying death in relation to the piece being worn as a dress by a woman. The network of relations among the materials defines what she calls "‘states of being" between freedom and restraint. Her work has Surrealist affinities that acknowledge experiences of uncanny and unconscious desires that go beyond reason. She doubles the self in her art through objects that are worn on the body (like Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic (1987)) or suggest a presence, and they convey a sense of otherness through a psychic state of being.

Sterbak is a recipient of the 2012 Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.


Solo exhibitions



Public collections



Awards



References


  1. Nemiroff, Diana; Sterbak, Jana; Kalinovska, Milena; National Gallery of Canada (1992). Jana Sterbak: states of being = corps a corps. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada. pp. 15. ISBN 0888846169.
  2. Delgado, Jérôme. "Sur le radar: renouer avec Jana Sterbak". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  3. Dinkla, Söke; Tabassomi, Nina; Gaines, Jeremy; Ciabattoni, Eva; Krajewski, Michael; Nievers, Lena; Franke, Marietta; Sterbak, Jana; Galerie im Taxispalais (Innsbruck, Austria) (2017). Jana Sterbak: life-size. ISBN 978-3-903153-03-5. OCLC 987769587.
  4. Delgado, Jérôme. "Arts visuels - Le retour de Jana Sterbak". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  5. "Prizes". Canada Council. Retrieved 16 August 2022.




На других языках

- [en] Jana Sterbak

[fr] Jana Sterbak

Jana Sterbak (Jana Štěrbáková) est une artiste pluridisciplinaire d'origine tchèque.

[ru] Стербак, Яна

Яна Стербак (род.1955) — канадская художница, известная своими концептуальными проектами с мясом, работами, связанными с темами власти, контроля, гендерных стереотипов, обольщения, сексуальности и путями, которыми люди обращаются к технологиям для изменения внешности.


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