Two large, abstract black wall panels are mounted on a textured concrete wall. Each panel features a smooth, curved shape that reflects light subtly, creating a sense of depth. The panels are positioned closely together, with one featuring a more pronounced curve than the other. A small label can be seen at the bottom right of the left panel.

D’arcy Henderson, [Negative #1] Adam/Eve, 1969, fiberglass. SFU Art Collection. Purchase, 1970.

Dale Northey
Two large, abstract black wall panels are mounted on a textured concrete wall. Each panel features a smooth, curved shape that reflects light subtly, creating a sense of depth. The panels are positioned closely together, with one featuring a more pronounced curve than the other. A small label can be seen at the bottom right of the left panel.

Title

[Negative #1] Adam/Eve

Artist

D'arcy Henderson

Year

1969

Medium

Fiberglass

Collection

SFU Art Collection

Year Acquired

1970

[Negative #1] Adam/Eve by D’arcy Henderson is a minimal black sculpture of a large bisected circular form. Henderson began his career as a photographer whose interest in illuminating textured surfaces — fiberglass and flaked glass for example — led him to produce three-dimensional forms. Taking leave of photographic ends, sculptural works such as [Negative #1] Adam/Eve were designed to be defined and shaped by light.  

Artists

D’arcy Henderson (1940–2002) was born in Princeton, BC and studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art and Design). He was an active member of the Vancouver arts community in the 1960s and 1970s, teaching at Emily Carr College of Art, Capilano College and the University of British Columbia, and participating in exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Burnaby Art Gallery, Surrey Art Gallery and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. His work is held in the collections of Vancouver Art Gallery and University of British Columbia.