Steven Laurie's work completely cuts to the chase with ultimate efficiency-- Steven's work speaks for itself: it's unique, humorous, and accessable and playfully teases technology, gender roles, North American Culture, materialism, creation, motivation, "the purpose of life" and our collective attempts to make life … Read more

Steven Laurie's work completely cuts to the chase with ultimate efficiency-- Steven's work speaks for itself: it's unique, humorous, and accessable and playfully teases technology, gender roles, North American Culture, materialism, creation, motivation, "the purpose of life" and our collective attempts to make life simpler by complicating it!

I find Steven's work fascinating in the way he takes ordinary implements of suburban culture and morphs them into wicked, testosterone-fuelled exaggerations of manhood. I think that it's not a stretch of the imagination to envision an isle at Canadian Tire, or any other hardware store, that would sell these products… Read more

I find Steven's work fascinating in the way he takes ordinary implements of suburban culture and morphs them into wicked, testosterone-fuelled exaggerations of manhood. I think that it's not a stretch of the imagination to envision an isle at Canadian Tire, or any other hardware store, that would sell these products. I know I'd secretly like to have one just to drive a neighbour totally insane. I always look forward to the next product that falls victim to Steven's transformations.

Steven Laurie - a man and his machines. and those machines are always a true surprise. you really don't know wherefor they are but you can see in every piece true masculine feature. they pretend to be full of power and you can see it. his sculptures and performances know how to excite. truely sexy and beatifully manufa… Read more

Steven Laurie - a man and his machines. and those machines are always a true surprise. you really don't know wherefor they are but you can see in every piece true masculine feature. they pretend to be full of power and you can see it. his sculptures and performances know how to excite. truely sexy and beatifully manufactured. you can see his love for those things. he always amazes with new crazy stuff and it's a joy to see his stylish ideas.

Steve Laurie's work is in your face and makes no bones about it. He uses the male stereotype of the testosterone driven competitor to address the nature of power and display in society. There is an element of futility in the machines that he makes in that they really only display power and spectacle of the gasoline … Read more

Steve Laurie's work is in your face and makes no bones about it. He uses the male stereotype of the testosterone driven competitor to address the nature of power and display in society. There is an element of futility in the machines that he makes in that they really only display power and spectacle of the gasoline charged engine. The futile attempts of Steve's constructed male image and machines to perform and not perform a function, is at once frightening, humorous and aesthetically pleasing. The burning of rubber using gasoline, both oil based products , both being burnt as it were, creates a negation that in my mind is suggestive of the circular nature of the display of power with power.