Buck Vander Kooi

Artist Statement
During the last two years of my studies at the University College of the Fraser Valley, I have been exploring the theme of popular culture through environment, technology, and society.
I am continuously seeking and discovering new ways to convey my ideas through art. Our society is a moving tapestry of issues: sexuality, pop culture, violence, and religion. My art probes the shifting edges of these issues, creating new balances and interplays among them.

Although I am proficient in a number of forms, I prefer sculpture. Three dimensions allow me more scope for expressing the transitory nature of earthworks, disintegration, and evolution. I choose materials to express my ideas and explore the relationship between subject matter and media. Sculpture expresses a more complicated reality than I find possible in two dimensions.
Our age doesn't ask for permanence; mentalities seem disposable and cultures unstable. My art doesn't offer permanence --only a voice and a moment of balance in an effort to conceptualize the rapidly shifting realities of the twenty-first century.

Infinity #7 BC Alabaster 11 x 3 x 6 inches	Infinity #7 BC Alabaster 11 x 3 x 6 inches

Infinity #6 BC Soapstone 12 x 6 x 5 inches	Infinity #6 BC Soapstone 12 x 6 x 5 inches

Time Before Definitions #10 Marble 13 x 15 x 15 inches	Time Before Definitions #10 Marble 13 x 15 x 15 inches

Time Before Definitions #13 Brazilian Soapstone 16 x 17 x 7 inches	Time Before Definitions #13 Brazilian Soapstone 16 x 17 x 7 inches

Time Before Definitions #17 Brazilian Soapstone 12 x 9 x 11 inches	Time Before Definitions #17 Brazilian Soapstone 12 x 9 x 11 inches

Time Before Definitions #9 Limestone 19 x 13 x 8 inches	Time Before Definitions #9 Limestone 19 x 13 x 8 inches

Infinity #4 SOLD Italian Alabaster 13 x 9 x 6 inches	Infinity #4 SOLD Italian Alabaster 13 x 9 x 6 inches