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Roland Brener

Roland Brener RCA was a South African-born Canadian artist. He completed his academic training in 1965, and in 1967, Brener was one of the founders of the Stockwell Depot, a studio and exhibition space occupying part of a disused brewery in south London. Brener taught at Saint Martin's School of Art, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at the University of Iowa before being appointed Associate Professor at the University of Victoria in 1974. He retired from teaching in 1997. Brener's early practice grew from the formalist innovations of his contemporaries at Saint Martin's. During the 1980s his work developed a more playful individuality as he began to incorporate consumer items, most often toys, and experiment with kinetic sculpture driven by electronic motors or computers. In his later work he began to use the computer as a design tool to produce fantastical distortions of everyday images and objects which were then fabricated in wood or synthetic materials. Brener's work is represented in most of the major public collections in Canada, including Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada.
Creator Id: 88
Web Site Link: Web Site Link
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Country of Birth: South Africa (moved to Canada 1974)
Year of Birth: 1942
City: Victoria
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Ending Year: 2006
Gender: Male
Living Status: Deceased
Mediums: installation, sculpture
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Work by Roland Brener

Smear

Work ID: 56298

Measurements: 0.1044 x 0.1044 x 0.1044 m

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I’m Always Thinking of You

Work ID: 56297

Measurements: 0.174 x 0.1392 x 0.3132 m

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The Master

Work ID: 56296

Measurements: 0.174 x 0.1044 x 0.2436 m

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Pay Me, [detail]

Work ID: 56295

Measurements: 0.174 x 0.1392 x 0.2436 m

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Pay Me

Work ID: 56294

Measurements: 0.174 x 0.1392 x 0.2436 m

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Overload

Work ID: 56291

Measurements: 10.16 x 5.08 x 17.78 cm

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Satellite 2

Work ID: 56293

Measurements: 0.4176 x 0.4176 x 0.2436 m

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Small Talk

Work ID: 56280

Measurements: 0.174 x 0.0696 x 0.2436 m

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Overload

Work ID: 56292

Measurements: 10.16 x 5.08 x 17.78 cm

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The Gate

Work ID: 56288

Measurements: 0.2784 x 0.1044 x 0.3132 m

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Life in Quick Basic

Work ID: 56289

Measurements: 0.2088 x 0.0696 x 0.2088 m

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Life in Quick Basic

Work ID: 56290

Measurements: 0.2088 x 0.0696 x 0.2088 m

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The Gate

Work ID: 56287

Measurements: 0.2784 x 0.1044 x 0.3132 m

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Sweeper

Work ID: 56286

Measurements: 106.68 x 149.86 x 457.2 cm

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Weeper

Work ID: 56284

Measurements: 0.1392 x 0.1392 x 0.2436 m

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Weeper

Work ID: 56283

Measurements: 0.1392 x 0.1392 x 0.2436 m

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Low Flying Sterotypes

Work ID: 56281

Measurements: 0.87 x 0.87 x 0.348 m

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Mobile, [detail]

Work ID: 56282

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Moment of Righting

Work ID: 56278

Measurements: 1.060704 cm x 0.353568 m x 0.353568 m

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Earl of Gnosis

Work ID: 56279

Measurements: 1.060704 cm x 0.353568 m x 0.44196 m

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Endsville

Work ID: 56277

Measurements: cardboard buildings

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Endsville

Work ID: 56276

Measurements: cardboard buildings

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The Dance of Four

Work ID: 56271

Description: edition of 5

Measurements: 73.66 x 85.09 cm

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Two Cats and a Rabbit

Work ID: 56270

Description: edition of 3

Measurements: 114.3 x 151.13 cm

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Hello Mister Roland

Work ID: 56274

Measurements: 207.01 x 121.92 x 91.44 cm

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Three of Us

Work ID: 56275

Measurements: 60.96 x 114.3 x 22.86 cm

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Wolf and Cat

Work ID: 56269

Description: edition of 3

Measurements: 114.3 x 151.13 cm

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Three Swingers, [installation view]

Work ID: 56265

Measurements: 198.12 x 85.09 x 76.2 cm

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The Men of Jaily

Work ID: 56272

Description: edition of 5

Measurements: 73.66 x 85.09 cm

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Wolf and Cat

Work ID: 56268

Measurements: 137.16 x 29.21 x 180.34 cm

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The House of Spiral

Work ID: 56273

Description: edition of 5

Measurements: 73.66 x 85.09 cm

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Swinger

Work ID: 56267

Measurements: 198.12 x 85.09 x 76.2 cm

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The Swinger

Work ID: 56266

Measurements: 198.12 x 85.09 x 76.2 cm

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Starr

Work ID: 56264

Measurements: 190.5 x 93.98 x 83.82 cm

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Until Soon

Work ID: 56262

Measurements: 142.24 x 81.28 x 73.66 cm

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Leo Rising

Work ID: 56263

Measurements: 93.98 x 175.26 x 88.9 cm

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Genie (blue)

Work ID: 56311

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 76" x 36" x 30"

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Genie (yellow)

Work ID: 56261

Measurements: 193.04 x 91.44 x 76.2 cm

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Genie (green)

Work ID: 56313

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 76" x 36" x 30"

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Genie (purple)

Work ID: 56314

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 76" x 36" x 30"

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Genies, [installation view]

Work ID: 56309

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

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Genies, [installation view]

Work ID: 56302

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Disks I, II, III, IV, V

Work ID: 56320

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 78" x 36" x 14" ea.

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Genies, [installation view]

Work ID: 56305

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Genie (red)

Work ID: 56312

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 76

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Genies, [installation view]

Work ID: 56308

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Genies, [installation view]

Work ID: 56304

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Genie (celery)

Work ID: 56315

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 76" x 36" x 30"

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[installation view]

Work ID: 56317

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My Little Towers

Work ID: 56316

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 52" x 53" x 43"

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Disks I, II, III, IV, V

Work ID: 56319

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Measurements: 78" x 36" x 14" ea.

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Genies, [installation view]

Work ID: 56300

Description: Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

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Desk Job

Work ID: 71492

Measurements: chair: 96.52 x 58.42 x 83.82 cm, table: 86.36 x 104.14 x 45.72 cm

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Almost is the Most

Work ID: 71498

Measurements: 123.19 x 127 x 76.2 cm

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Little Guilty Pockets

Work ID: 71495

Measurements: 93.98 x 59.69 x 71.12 cm

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Down Under

Work ID: 71501

Measurements: wire: 218.44 x 93.98 x 68.58 cm

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Am I Sinking

Work ID: 71499

Measurements: 157.48 x 231.14 x 48.895 cm

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Garden Works

Work ID: 71503

Measurements: branch: 68.58 x 27.94 x 30.48 cm

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Ghost of Rickshaw

Work ID: 71494

Measurements: 157.48 x 33.02 x 38.1 cm

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Slow Turn

Work ID: 71504

Measurements: floor-ceiling 306.07 x 55.88 x 55.88 cm

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Wormhole

Work ID: 71497

Measurements: 172.72 x 78.74 x 152.4 cm

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Pawn & Mirror

Work ID: 71502

Measurements: 149.86 x 38.1 x 63.5 cm

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Gestures of Life

Work ID: 71500

Measurements: floor: 137.16 x 53.34 x 53.34 cm

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Other Forces at Work

Work ID: 71493

Measurements: pendulum: 165.1 x 38.1 x 50.8 cm, speaker: 134.62 x 27.94 x 27.94 cm

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Heart of a Dog

Work ID: 56285

Measurements: 60.96 x 60.96 x 152.4 cm

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