October, 2009

Almost one year ago, Peter had his show, Blame it on the Dog, at ATM gallery. This year he teamed up with his brother Andrew for “Amateur Hour.” The Sutherland brothers are men who wear many hats and truly make a great team (duh!).

Andrew’s work in the show consists of sculpture and video, both weaving through psychedelia and the juxtaposition of organic and geometric forms. Process is key. And like a continuous pattern, a continuous cycle, rings echo from the knot of wood and define the age of the tree at its cross section. Andrew’s patterns and ideas cycle through his transformation of a tree into pulp, which is processed into a New York Times paper, then compressed into the form of organic wood, and then the wood is physically sawed into a plank. Time and process is inevitable in his “News Paper” pieces. There is an allure of an organic shape on its own, yet a next level fascination is seen with a man-made cut.

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