South of the
Border
New paintings by Andrew
Glinski
September 18 to
October 16, 1999
Opening reception:
Sat, Sept 18, 2-5 pm
Artword Gallery,
75 Portland Street,
Toronto
Diver Acrylic on canvas 48X60" (122X152cm)
Artword Gallery is pleased
to present a body of new paintings by Toronto painter Andrew
Glinski, his first solo exhibition in three years.
The
works are large acrylic on canvas pieces dealing with colour
and form in an approach layered both in technique and
meaning. The paintings are sweeping statements of bold
colour and dramatic meditations on the nature of line, shape
and form.
Artist's
Statement:
"These paintings are large, colourful and abstract. Colours
are used for their emotive strength and the forms are
powerful plays on shapes within the periphery of the
familiar. Working with acrylic paint in repeated layers, I
create images evoking a sense of recognition or association
that testify to the emotional and psychological power of the
paintings.
In
a painting we see a plastic construction of form and colour.
It is our mind, seeking meaning that desires subject matter.
I exploit this duality. First it is possible to have an
intrinsically poetic experience of the basic formal elements
of a painting. As well, we have an equally authentic
experience, through the associations the mind makes, that
may bring to mind a landscape we recognize, or a
metaphysical perplexity we know.
Art
can be as fluid and self-defining as life itself. My
paintings are a subjective view of the humanity we strive
for; with all the moral contradictions and spiritual
yearnings implied in being fully alive."
Andrew Glinski has been exhibiting his works in and around Ontario for 20 years in artist-run centres, commercial galleries and art museums. View Glinski's work at his studio home page.