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SHADOWS THAT FOLLOW
Sept 4th-Oct 10th, 2024
ARTIST STATEMENT:
We commonly rely on body language and facial expressions to recognize emotion. I find myself drawn to the body, the hands, the feet. They tell of a state of mind, expressive, but in an involuntary and honest way.
Inspired by the fragility and translucency of skin, I use acrylic and oil on canvas to build thin layers of paint that expose the delicate temporality of an individual, as well as echoing the vulnerability of the inner self.
Using bright, bold colors, overlapping multiple poses of the same figure creates moments in time that examine how the body conveys difficult emotional experiences. Blocking out and concealing segments of the figure’s face and body draws attention to the more subtle yet revealing gestures.
PAST ARTISTS
Tucked in at the far end of the Tasting Room is Charles Clark. No, he's not a bar regular but our flex gallery space where we host rotating art exhibitions, born of the idea of making art accessible in unexpected places.
For more information or for artists wanting to submit a proposal for an exhibition, please email charlesclark@strangefellowsbrewing.com
LAST MONTHS ARTIST
My Life in Paint
Sheldon Grimshaw
July 30th-Sept 3rd, 2024
The artwork is painted either with acrylic or oil on canvas. My work echoes my life; each piece depicts my experiences. I have painted the before and the after. “The Before” was created by a happily married man. “The After” depicts a broken artist.
My series on lighthouses are inspired by the rugged coast of Nova Scotia where I grew up. My early landscapes are inspired by the nature of British Columbia, where I built my family and raised my children. These were created before the separation that divides my work. A few canvases on display convey how I felt during the process of divorce; these works are dark and nightmarish. In “The After”, I change my style to pointillism. This new way of applying paint was laborious and, honestly, a way of torturing myself. As I placed each dot on canvas, I regretted something I had done wrong. I reexperienced some act or occasion that I could have done differently or better. These paintings are windows into my hours upon hours of doubt and self-loathing.
Ten years have passed and I still find myself painting in pointillism. The pain has dissipated but will never disappear. These bold renditions of Canadian landscapes draw inspiration from The Impressionists and The Group of Seven.
I hope you view this exhibition as a whole. It is my life depicted in paint.