Georgia Scherman Projects

Over Eons 56 x 66 Authier 2013
Melanie Authier, Over Eons, 2013. acrylic on canvas. 56 x 66 inches. Â© Melanie Authier. Courtesy of Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto

Melanie Authier
Jostling Pictorial Oppositions
7 February â€“ 16 March 2013
at Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto

[â€¦] in my painting practice, Iâ€™m referencing the histories of abstraction but Iâ€™m utilizing strategies of representation. So within my painting there are elements of traditional Landscape painting: foreground, middle ground, background, atmospheric space, texture, variety of texture, scale of the formal elements. These things Iâ€™m playing around with but Iâ€™m translating them through an abstract language. I think that allows for some really dynamic opportunities to take place. Continue reading “Melanie Authier “Jostling Pictorial Oppositions” at Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto”

Scott McFarland’s large-scale photographic mural “Corner of the Courageous, Repatriation Ceremony for Sergant Martin Goudreault, Grenville St., Toronto, Ontario, June 9th 2010” (2012) in the courtyard of MOCCA. Photo by M-KOS

Toronto’s vibrant art scene and exuberant artist community package many artist-run spaces, a number of notable commercial galleries as well as important public and private art institutions. The annual Scotibank Contact photography festival testifies as a case study to the city’s cultural dynamism, currently showcasing over 100 artists under the theme: Public. M-KOS journeyed to Toronto for this occasion and more, featuring the Canadian metropolis within our regular Art Marathon.
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