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MICHAEL BURTCH: ARTIST

SCULPTOR, SOUND ARTIST, WRITER, SET DESIGNER

DASEIN

MEANING OF DASEIN FROM WIKIPEDIA:

Dasein (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːzaɪn]) (Sometimes spelled as Da-sein in English) is a German word that means "being there" or "presence" (German: da "there"; sein "to be"), and is often translated into English with the word "existence". It is a fundamental concept in the existential philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Heidegger uses the expression Dasein to refer to the experience of being that is peculiar to human beings. Thus it is a form of being that is aware of and must confront such issues as personhood, mortality and the dilemma or paradox of living in relationship with other humans while being ultimately alone with oneself.

On this page the Catalogue gives one a glimpse of the very colourful art subjects in unorthodox poses and others that just blend in. View the artwork and then complete the Essays by Michael and Christopher.

 

 Dasein Essays by Michael and Christopher Shoust

 

Catalogue

Reliquary-11
Reliquary-11

Reliquary is a whale vertebrae that is sculpted in clear resin, placed on lexan over a a cut out of a whale on the light box, inside of which is a sculpted human torso in translucent ice like resin.

Reliquary-11
Reliquary-11

Reliquary is a whale vertebrae that is sculpted in clear resin, placed on lexan over a a cut out of a whale on the light box, inside of which is a sculpted human torso in translucent ice like resin.

Reliquary-11
Reliquary-11

Reliquary is a whale vertebrae that is sculpted in clear resin placed on lexan over a a cut out of a whale on the light box, inside of which is a sculpted human torso in translucent ice like resin.

If We Were Birds: Stage Design
If We Were Birds: Stage Design
Prophesy
Prophesy

(2010-2017) Top figure, hydrocal: middle figure, epoxy and fiberglass, bottom figure, polyester resin.

Jonah
Jonah

(2017-2018): fibre filled epoxy and steel

If We Were Birds: Stage Design
If We Were Birds: Stage Design
Island
Island

(2018) polyester resin figures on quilt by Linda Burtch.

Zipper
Zipper

hydrocal and iron oxide

Circuit (2014-16)
Circuit (2014-16)

hydrocal, wood, urethane rubber, feathers

dilemma(2011)
dilemma(2011)

hydrocal, iron oxide, wood steel and water pump

Trojan-Horse(2015-16)
Trojan-Horse(2015-16)

composite plastic, steel, bronze, brass, aluminum and moose skull

Absence of Evidence
Absence of Evidence
Absence of Evidence
Absence of Evidence
Absence-of-evidence-(2015-16)
Absence-of-evidence-(2015-16)

composite plastic, polyester reinforced fiberglass, steel pipe, water, acrylic, mirrors and wine bags. As on display at the Art Gallery of Algoma

Spinal-Tap-11-hdrocal-and-plastic
Spinal-Tap-11-hdrocal-and-plastic
Spinal-Tap-1-hydrocal-and-PVC
Spinal-Tap-1-hydrocal-and-PVC
Spinal-Tap-111-hydrocal-glass-and-water
Spinal-Tap-111-hydrocal-glass-and-water
Breast-Plate-1(2014-15)_1
Breast-Plate-1(2014-15)_1
Breast-Plate-5-(2014-15)-(2)
Breast-Plate-5-(2014-15)-(2)
Breast-Plate-5-(2014-15)
Breast-Plate-5-(2014-15)
Breast-Plate-3(2014-15)
Breast-Plate-3(2014-15)
Breast-Plates-(detail)-(2014-15)
Breast-Plates-(detail)-(2014-15)
Entropy-1-(2005-6)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Entropy-1-(2005-6)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Entropy-(2005-6)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Entropy-(2005-6)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Entropy-111-(2012)-mixed-media
Entropy-111-(2012)-mixed-media
Entropy-11-(2010)-hydrocal-and-black-iron-oxide
Entropy-11-(2010)-hydrocal-and-black-iron-oxide
Entropy11-(2010)-hydrocal-and-black-iron-oxide-2
Entropy11-(2010)-hydrocal-and-black-iron-oxide-2
Double-Entropy-(detail1)
Double-Entropy-(detail1)
Double-Entropy-(detail2)
Double-Entropy-(detail2)
Double-Entropy-(detail)-(2011)
Double-Entropy-(detail)-(2011)
Hygiene-(2016)-mixed-media
Hygiene-(2016)-mixed-media
measurea
measurea
measureb
measureb
looking-through-the-glass
looking-through-the-glass
Nest-(2014-15)-mixed-media
Nest-(2014-15)-mixed-media
NEST 11
NEST 11
Split-(2014)-mixed-media
Split-(2014)-mixed-media
Untitled-(a-work-in-progress)-polyester-resin
Untitled-(a-work-in-progress)-polyester-resin
Buddy-The-Turtles-(2010-12)-hyddrocal-and-iron-oxide
Buddy-The-Turtles-(2010-12)-hyddrocal-and-iron-oxide
X-(2012)-hydrocal-and-iron-oxide
X-(2012)-hydrocal-and-iron-oxide
Buddy-1-(2005)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Buddy-1-(2005)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Buddy-V-(2012-13)-polyester-resin-fiberglass-and-lighting
Buddy-V-(2012-13)-polyester-resin-fiberglass-and-lighting
Buddy-11-(2006)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
Buddy-11-(2006)-hydrocal-and-red-iron-oxide
butterfly-(2012)-hydrocal-black-iron-oxide-and-acrylic.-(painted-by-Allison-Huot)
butterfly-(2012)-hydrocal-black-iron-oxide-and-acrylic.-(painted-by-Allison-Huot)
Couple-(2012)-hydrocal-and-iron-oxide
Couple-(2012)-hydrocal-and-iron-oxide
Couple-(detail)-(2)
Couple-(detail)-(2)
Stretch-(2012)-hydrocal-and-iron-oxide
Stretch-(2012)-hydrocal-and-iron-oxide

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