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Artist's Statement

Wall of Water, ChicagoMy paintings interpret a perception of walls as defensive, protective and ultimately problem-solvers depending on their political, social, personal and historic circumstances. I interpret such walls in a variety of conceptual approaches within the theme of opposites attract.

The subject matter has ranged from Israeli security fences and war- time fronts to psychological barriers of indifference and denial. I have also looked at what remains of historic, but still functioning walls. Specifically the neo classical grandeur of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin and the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris continue to hold my attention.

Recent work is a series on the walls of familiar contemporary urban spaces. I look at an ever changing process of walls under construction and deconstruction similar that of the stage set with which they could share the short term focus on the grand illusion.

Along with a fascination with walls in my work, I have a continuing interest in landscape painting. In a recent series this has become an exploration of contemporary rural spaces as a complement to that of contemporary urban space. I use a variety of styles which reflect the different “dialogues” I have with every painting when each wall’s story unfolds. Together, these works make up a succession of walls perceived as a means of containing the uncontrollable. This forms a symbiotic relationship inherent in the theme of opposites attract.

It is also part of how I proceed since most paintings are composed with the formal control of the golden mean. With this in place I can add collage and layers of mixed media onto active surfaces as freely as I wish. The materials include acrylic, acrylic medium, spray paint, conte, charcoal, inks, sand, cloth and mylar on grounds of mylar, heavy paper, canvas and wood panel.

References: Artists Richard Hamilton, John Piper and Anselm Kiefer.

2013 exhibitions

• May 5 - 24, Lakeshore Arts 20th Juried Exhibition, Through the Eyes of the Artist, Assembly Hall, Toronto

• Apr. 18 - May 15, Etobicoke Art Group Annual 49th Annual Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civc Centre, Toronto, convener/guest artist

• March 4 - March 24, Etobicoke Art Group’s Members’ Choice exhibition, Neilson Park Creative Centre Toronto.

• Feb. 24 - March 22, ‘Continuum’ Ontario Society of Artists, the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.

• Jan. 21 - Feb. 10, Etobicoke Art Group’s themed exhibition: Family, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto. Convener/guest artist.

• Jan. 17 - March 2, 35th Annual Juried Show Visual Arts Mississauga, Art Gallery of Mississauga.

• Jan 9 - 27, Ontario Society of Artists, Selected Works, Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto. Best in Show Award

• Jan. 7 - 20, The Big Chill., group exhibiton Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto

• Dec. 5 - Jan. 6, 1st Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Milton Fine Art Society . Adjudicator and Guest Exhibitor.

• Dec. 5 – Jan. 5 Progressions II. Group work completed at the McMichael Collection, Kleinburg. Exhibited at Gallery in the Garden, Sherway Gardens , Toronto. This exhibition will tour to 6 venues in Ontario through out the year.

Contact

Eileen Menzel
Tel: 416-695-4378
Email: Please click here

2012 Exhibitions

• Sept. 29. Participant in Art Squared, Lakeshore's Outdoor Art Show and Sale, Amos Waites Park, Toronto.

• July 23 - Aug. 12, ‘EXPOsition’. Exhibiting in a group show, Williams Mill Gallery, 515 Main St., Georgetown, ON.

• July 18 - July 22, Exhibiting in the Brooklyn, NYC Art Library’s 2012 World SketchBook Project 2012 exhibition, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON.

• May 30 - July 14, Exhibiting in Members’OSA 140 Years Anniversary Exhibition, Aurora Cultural Centre, Auora, ON. Delivering an Artist’s Talk in conjunction with this exhibition, July 11th.

• May 24 - June 19, Participant in Through the Eyes of the Artist, 19th Annual Juried Exhibition, The Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto, ON.

• May 10 - June 14, Participant in the 13th Annual ArtWorks Oakville juried exhibition, Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd.

• May 2 - 24, Guest artist and convener Etobicoke Art Group 48th Annual Juried Show Etobicoke Civic Centre, Toronto, ON.

• May 3 Artwork is in the 9th Annual Art Auction, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON.

• April 12 – April 22 Artwork in the FOOT 2 Show and Silent Auction, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto, ON.

• Jan. 23 - Feb 13, ‘Inspired by Place’. An Etobicoke Art Group themed exhibition in the Hall and Main Galleries Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto. Convener and participant.

• Feb 13 - Mar. 4, The Etobiocke Art Group Members' Choice. Main Gallery, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto. Convener and participant.

• Jan 12 - Feb. 25, 34th Annual Juried show. Visual Arts Mississauga, the Art Gallery of Mississauga.

• Jan. 2 - Jan. 22, ‘The Big Chill’, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Toronto.
 
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