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biography
Owen Eric Wood
(b. 1977 Toronto, Canada)
photo: Vincent Chine |
Owen Eric Wood is an interdisciplinary artist who merges drawing, photography, video, sculpture and performance to develop new forms of visual communication. In his piece titled Parallel, he combines black-and-white photography with photo-realistic pencil drawings then brings these static images alive with video. In installation works such as Eric and Eric, video is projected on sculpture, creating a three-dimensional hologram effect that emphasizes the imperfect relationship between the two artistic disciplines.
Wood uses self portraits to construct personal narratives within the context of universal themes, such as disconnection from family, social stereotypes and individual identity. His art work tends to deconstruct the illusions he creates in order to offer multiple perspectives. Although many aspects of his work are performances, he claims to be neither performing as a character nor accurately representing his true self. By manipulating documented footage or materials, his work lies in a gray area where the line between what is real and what is created is not clear.
His work has shown at such international art forums as the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, the Japan Media Arts Festival, the European Media Art Festival and the Stuttgart Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media. Wood was born in Toronto, Canada (1977) and currently lives and works in Montreal, Canada. His videos are distributed by Videographe.
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