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February 7, 2014
For the past 15 years, the John B. Aird Gallery has hosted a unique juried showcase of Canadian drawing. This year’s instalment is a particularly strong and balanced exhibition. I’m thrilled to have a piece represented in Drawing 2014 alongside some greatly respected media peers such as Erin Finley, Toni Hamel, Winnie Truong and Amanda Burk. Big congratulations to Amanda, whose piece “Quiescence” placed among the award winners!
“For this 15th annual juried drawing exhibition, 72 artists submitted 137 drawings for consideration by two jurors. A variety of drawing styles, media and techniques reflecting a spectrum of ideas about drawing were represented.
Two jurors, Ed Pien and Dale Barrett, selected the 33 works in the exhibition. Drawing 2014 celebrates the diversity and vitality of drawing, showcasing a range of processes, styles, materials and conceptual approaches.”
O with “The Following”
“The Following”, 2013, charcoal on paper, 72 x 234 cm
I worked on “The Following” over the recent holidays. I’ve recently become interested in extending or elongating discrete moments in film. Inspired by a camera pan shot in Michelangelo Antonioni’s film L’eclisse (1962), the camera slowly pans across the commotion outside Rome’s stock exchange. My drawing captures a woman following a heavy-set man who has lost his fortunes in a stock market crash. She’s depicted twice. Technically speaking, there is a ten second delay from one end of the picture to the other. With my drawn rendition, the viewer experiences Antonioni’s scene as a single visual sweep.
The show continues until the end of the February.
October 10, 2013
Autumn is the artworld’s peak performance period–here are a trio of shows I visited recently:
Over the weekend I had a chance to head up to North Bay to visit a couple of shows. Two artists included in the Wiki Show over the summer at Station Gallery were on display. On Saturday, Susan Farquhar’s show “Northern Currents” opened at the Joan Ferneyhough Gallery. Her richly textured works depict a Boreal beauty of another time. Originally from North Bay, Susan’s show fittingly celebrates her homecoming to the “Gateway to the North.” It was terrific revisiting works that were in the Wiki mix and seeing Susan’s creative process in her broader studio practice.
Erin Finley’s solo show was winding down at Line Gallery. Here too were some of Erin’s offerings from the Wiki Show, plus some intricate newer pieces. Finley’s finely-crafted figurative works pack quite a punch. I enjoy the push and pull of Erin’s subject matter–it simultaneously attracts and repels the viewer. Her illustrative drawings and mannerist distortions are flexible, even pliant. Anything can happen on her paper.
David Blackwood’s “Revelation” recently opened at Abbozzo Gallery at Toronto’s 401 Richmond complex. The artist was present at yesterday’s packed reception. This show adds new dimension and breadth to the understanding of Blackwood’s creative output. Widely known for his masterful printmaking, this show expands beyond serial production to include constructions with encaustic flourishes, paintings, drawings and watercolours. “Revelation” is a complex essay weaving Blackwood’s sustained motifs such as Ephraim Kelloway’s door, Maritime lore and nautical symbolism into a cohesive whole. Show continues until November 2 — not to be missed. Happy Thanksgiving!
David Blackwood and O
curator by day 