Arts scene ‘mover and shaker’ part of Museum’s latest offering

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Studio arts alumna Laura Marotta installs her work at the McMaster Museum of Art. She's part of an exhibition, which also features Hamilton-based Svava Thordis Juliusson, that runs until August 16.

May 14, 2014

Alumna Laura Marotta is bringing her non-traditional art – inspired by pre-fabricated and modular housing – to the McMaster Museum.

Marotta’s show opens May 15 and includes the Iceland-born, Hamilton-based Svava Thordis Juliusson.

Both artists are known to make use of non-traditional materials in their work.

For Marotta, it’s often the ceramic tiles, laminate flooring and other items designed and produced by companies like Mattamy Homes, which make pre-fabricated housing.

Juliusson often chooses to work with materials such as rope, plastic meshing and aluminum sheet metal.

The award-wining Marotta graduated from McMaster in 2007. She was recently featured in Hamilton Magazine as an arts scene “mover and shaker.”

The artists will host a public reception and talk on Saturday, June 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.