Living and working in Vancouver, Damian Moppett is at the forefront of a new generation of artists spawned by this fertile city and he is indirectly indebted an earlier group of artists dubbed
the Vancouver School. This publication provides an opportunity for a closer look at the work of this protean photographer, filmmaker, painter, potter and sculptor whose works reference art of
the past and present as well as popular culture, personal history and craft. With new work conceived especially for this exhibition - primarily sculpture and watercolours - Moppett explores the
nature of authenticity and authorship. Among the artists providing fuel for thought are Rodin, Brancusi and Henry Moore
