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Brendan Lee Satish Tang

Assistant Professor

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MFA

Bio

Brendan Lee Satish Tang is a Canadian artist and educator renowned for his innovative fusion of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary technology. They are best known for their Manga Ormolu series. Brendan’s ceramic work combines tradition with techno-pop aesthetics and 18th-century French gilded adornment. His work has been exhibited internationally, earning critical acclaim for its technical virtuosity and conceptual depth. Brendan has taught at institutions across Canada and appeared as a judge on CBC’s The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down.

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Research Interests

Brendan Tang’s practice explores the intersections of craft, popular culture, and technology through ceramics. Their work fuses traditional techniques with futuristic aesthetics to examine identity politics, diasporic experiences and digital culture. Influenced by geek and nerd culture, his sculptures remix science fiction, gaming, and anime with historical ornamentation, reflecting the evolving nature of cultural identity. Their work interrogates the impact of globalization and technological advancement, bridging handmade craftsmanship with digital influences. By juxtaposing disparate visual languages, Brendan creates a dialogue on contemporary hybridity, celebrating the complex entanglements of cultural exchange, science, and technological evolution.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Ceramics CRAM 206 26/FA

Description

This course provides a broad introduction to a range of methods and processes that are fundamental to contemporary ceramics. Using clay, students acquire practical and critical knowledge to consider ceramics within current art practices. Assigned projects are structured around concepts and techniques and include discussions, demonstrations, presentations and critiques. The emphasis of this course explores sculptural approaches within the practice of ceramics, while examining the content and context of its production.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Visual Arts Studio VAST 400 26/FA

Description

This Senior Studio (Open Studio) course provides students with the opportunity to propose and develop a self-directed body of work. Sections are taught by a singular faculty member or offered in a team-taught model with the option of discipline specificity. Whether through assigned projects, artistic production, research, discussions, writing and critique, students are expected to increase their understanding of the content and context of their process and production as well as their knowledge of contemporary art. Students meet regularly for group seminars as well as in one-to-one tutorials with their instructor(s). Critiques and discussions complement studio production where considerable independent time and maturity is expected.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.