October 20 – November 17, 2012.
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20, 5 – 8 p.m.
AKASHA ART PROJECT
Suite 200, 511 Church St.
Toronto,ON M4Y 2C9
647.348.0104
akashaart@rogers.com
www.akashaart.com
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thur-Fri 10-7, Sat 11-6 p.m.
Panoply – New Urban Studies
Nelson French’s latest body of work provides the opportunity to navigate Toronto’s urban landscapes from a new perspective. Directional, in that these images capture familiar urbanscenes of Toronto, they are also newly observational by conveying the city from a different point-of-view. “Panoply” proves that the exploration of any space extends beyond any one plane. Working in black and white, French creates a deliberate abstraction of the image, allowing the viewer to perceive form and shape while still focussing on specific subject matter.
Since 1993 French has been a freelance photographer whose work has been collected nationally and internationally and appeared in several major Canadian magazines and newspapers. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, French’s work centres around the industrialized nature of cities, which the artist himself is so familiar. His work also speaks to the experience shared amongst city dwellers – all are strangers that belong to a larger community living in common built environments, yet how each of us views these environments varies. French creates an alternative perspective on this landscape by deliberately slowing down the image in order for the viewer to experience what is generally seen at high speed in gradual progression.