{"id":16235,"date":"2012-11-05T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T18:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=16235"},"modified":"2012-12-14T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T16:54:45","slug":"marie-josee-roy-magnetisme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=16235","title":{"rendered":"Marie-Jos\u00e9e Roy: Magn\u00e9tisme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>Magn\u00e9tisme\u00a0 4, detail, 76 x 76 x 35 cm<\/p>\n

November 15 \u2013 December 9, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception: Thursday, November 15, 6 \u2013 9 p.m. \u2013 Artist in attendance
\nScreening of In Her Blacksmith Eye: November 15, 7 p.m. at\u00a0Cooperage space
\nTHOMPSON LANDRY GALLERY<\/strong>
\nThe Distillery District
\nStone Distillery Space
\n55 Mill Street, Building 5, #102
\nToronto, Ontario, M5A 3C4
\nTel: 416.364.4955
\nE-mail:info@thompsonlandry.com
\nwww.thompsonlandry.com
\nHours: Tues\u2013Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5<\/p>\n

Thompson Landry Gallery proudly presents their solo exhibition, Magn\u00e9tisme by acclaimed artist, Marie-Jos\u00e9e Roy<\/strong>. Magn\u00e9tisme explores the universal forces that hold various elements together on earth. For Magnetisme, metal etching, ink transfers, welding with metal rods, and bronze and chrome plating are the vehicles for this exploration. These elements, combined with a little chance, common within her chosen medium, evolve into exquisite figural forms and representations. It is Magn\u00e9tisme that pulls Roy\u2019s work into existence, and the same force that effortlessly draws the viewer in.<\/p>\n

Roy first gained popularity in Quebec\u2019s underground art scene with her standout forged iron sculptures. Roy sees metal as part of her, like a second skin or a shield. Using techniques ranging from image transfer, painting, etching, plating, welding, and engraving, she transforms this cool metallic medium with meticulous detail and experience into warm, intricate and creative works.<\/p>\n

Working as both a painter and sculptor, Roy seeks to express and contemplate the complex duality present in each of us. Her work shows scenes of masculine and feminine, strength and vulnerability, growth and decay, whimsy and pain, even fear and transcendence. Using heat and fire, Roy\u2019s pieces tell stories that embrace the fantastic, folklore, and dreamlike imagery of characters in transition: bodies who exist somewhere between the human form and foliage. Roy and collaborator, Jerome Prieur\u2019s new series raises questions into what connects us to each other, nature, and the universe. Contemplating the cycling between life and death, Roy believes it is this constant transitioning that binds us together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nov 15 \u2013 Dec 9, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening: Thursday Nov 15, 6-9 pm<\/p>\n

\nTHOMPSON LANDRY GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magn\u00e9tisme that pulls Roy\u2019s work into existence, and the same force that effortlessly draws the viewer in.<\/p>\n

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