My Hero

September 29, 2025

Good afternoon,

In the beginning God created the world out of nothing. Genesis 1:1My brother John had another art show in Toronto the past two weeks. Shirley and Caleb and I went yesterday on the final day of the show.John writes about his work:
” In one Body of work, Redekop surgically shreds newspapers and magazines, and reconstitutes them into layered, sedimentary formations.”
A second current in his practice arises from geometry and repetition. Here Redekop builds compositions from small ’tile-like’ elements assembling them into larger structures through simple mathematics and additive process.”
I have seen his work using old newspapers but the second type of art he is doing I have not seen. He explained it to me in terms of going back to the quilts of his Mennonite heritage. My mom was a quilter, so it might have been in memory/homage to her. He starts with a small piece of wood block and puts it into a spiral motion, and the various parts form a complete mathematical formation. It is cool. Often he uses recycled wood material. He is very creative and thoughtful. I admire his imagination and skill using simple material. One of my heroes.

Shirley, Caleb , the piece, John and Fred.
Fred