Barbara Cole, Same Difference, chromogenic print face-mounted on plexiglass
April 14 – April 28, 2012
Opening: Saturday, April 14, 2–4 p.m.
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Pointing her camera upwards from below the surface of the water, Cole captures figures demonstrating love, anger, remorse and joy, their movements abstracted by the refracting lens of the water.
About the Artist: Barbara Cole is a self-taught photographic artist who has built an extraordinary career in image making since beginning her practice in the 1980s. She is best known for her still images and her lenticulars. This latest series from Barbara Cole’s ongoing underwater photographic work is inspired by choreographed dance, and in- vestigates the nature of emotional expression and gesture within a relationship.
Cole’s artwork is extensively collected by both public and private institutions, and has been exhibited worldwide in such venues as the Canadian embassies in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, Japan. Throughout her career, Cole has worked internationally on commercial projects and large-scale art commissions including installations for the Breast Cancer Centre in Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital and for Trump Hollywood, Florida. She has won prestigious awards such as the Grand Prize at the Festival International de la Photographie de Mode in Cannes, and third prize at the International Photography Awards in new york. Barbara Cole lives and works in Toronto, Canada.