Archives : Otis Tamasauskas - The Haliburton Constellation

The Haliburton Constellation, was a project created by Otis Tamasauskas while teaching printmaking at the Haliburton School of the Arts summer school. Inspired by an evening of star gazing, the images are meant to be visual constellations, with hopes of revealing interesting relationships between colour and imagery, and possibly discovering an unknown harmonious cord.

The Haliburton Constellation was graciously donated by Tamasauskas to the Fleming College Art Collection, and is currently on display in the Stella Pulkinghorn Boardroom at the Sutherland campus. The Fleming College Art Collection is comprised of over 100 original Canadian works of art, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture and installations at the Sutherland, Frost and Haliburton campuses.

Otis Tamasauskas, BFA, RCA, is internationally acclaimed as one of Canada's most innovative printmakers. He reaches beyond the conventional confines of the printmaking process with images built and ideas assembled like a construction or collage. The incorporation of strong, visual elements, whole or in pieces, anchor the eye in his active, energetic work. Three-dimensional assemblage or installation is often combined with painted or printed elements. An accomplished virtuoso in the most challenging print techniques, his deft use of engraving, intaglio, lithography, photo, and woodcut distinguishes his work. Otis was Master Printer and Director of Etching at Open Studio in Toronto and has taught printmaking at McMaster University, Scarborough College, University of Toronto, and Queen’s University