I still think that most of my paintings today are figurative, even when the figure is completely absent. There are also compositions where I use the figure but broken down so there’s just a hand
When seen from afar, the panoramas appear pattern like, and reduce the subjects to mere form and color. When the viewer gets closer attempting to “take it all in” – the photos become overwhelming.
The exhibition celebrates Parks’ achievements with an incredible range in subject; from those who experienced severe marginalization and cruelty to those who were celebrated 20th century icons.
Ray presents a set of appealing and fascinating canvases that show his technical prowess, but that yet asks for a more systematic conceptualization of his work
Gélinas plays with the idea of engaging both sides of the viewer’s brain, the right, which deals more with visual imagery, and the left, which handles logic and mathematical reckoning.
One can salute the intention of the artist to maintain a moral integrity and to present art with a social message. That he also creates mysterious and intriguing work is an added blessing.
Treloar’s crowns are lush, lustrous, buoyant museums of iconographic plenitude.When they are filled, they rise like the sun. A sun that never, however, sets.
This is a space with many possibilities. It has an industrial kitchen, studios for music production, spaces to produce art work in any medium, and a gallery space to showcase it.
With works that push the boundaries of each medium to new levels, we are left to wonder which exactly of the artists are the ‘purists’ and which are the ‘manipulators.’