{"id":13719,"date":"2012-08-17T11:54:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T15:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=13719"},"modified":"2012-08-27T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2012-08-27T14:01:20","slug":"aphrodite-by-kendall-townend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=13719","title":{"rendered":"Aphrodite by Kendall Townend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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August 15 – 26, 2012<\/strong>
\nPROPELLER CENTRE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS<\/strong>
\n984 Queen Street West
\nToronto, Ontario M6J 1H1
\nT: 416-504-7142
\nE: gallery@propellerctr.com
\nHours: Wed\/Sat: 12-6 pm, Sun: 12-5 pm<\/p>\n

Sculpture Comes to Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aphrodite: Photography Exhibit by Kendall Townen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Think 50 Shades of Grey only tasteful. Visiting this photography exhibit inspired by classic nude sculpture will spark feelings ranging from sensual to gruesome; but no matter what you feel, you will want to look longer.<\/p>\n

Aphrodite<\/strong>, an exhibit presented by photographer Kendall Townend<\/strong> at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, is a black and white series that uses Hellenistic draping and strategic lighting to cast stark shadows across nude female torsos. The result is an almost uncanny interpretation of the photographer\u2019s inspiration for the show: sculpture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work has been evolving over a two year period,\u201d says Townend. \u201cBy drawing from nude sculptures from antiquity to present, I want to evoke reactions ranging from sensual and erotic to the macabre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each of the 32 images in the series is different although each evokes a similar combination of movement, yearning, lust and struggle. The model is captured in a variety of poses, which explore the real-life side of classic sculpture. Townend has masterfully deconstructed the ancient art and with his lens, captured images of its original inspiration, the human body.<\/p>\n

About the Photographer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Townend<\/strong> is a seasoned Toronto-area photographer with a variety of tastes and styles. Just last year, he published an open edition book Journey from an Island. 2005 marked the completion of an 18-year project Children of the Landscape, which was acquired by the Mira Godard Collection. Having graduated from the Ryerson Photographic Arts program Townend\u2019s career has flourished as both a corporate photographer as well as an artist who captures personal and often polarizing images which, no matter how you feel about them, will move you.<\/p>\n

For more information – www.ktownend.com or email: ktownend@sympatico.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

August 15 – 26, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>PROPELLER CENTRE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

a black and white series that uses Hellenistic draping and strategic lighting to cast stark shadows across nude female torsos<\/p>\n

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