Vernissage: (Meet the artist) Thursday, June 13th, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
'Street Light' continues MaryAnn's exploration of cities at night, zooming in from aerial views from space to street level. 'Street Light' explores the city street at night, revealing its paradoxical beauty while asking how we can make the city more vibrant, sustainable, smartly lit and ultimately more healthy.
The city is a complex organism; the streets are its veins and arteries. Street level is our level: it's where we interact with the city, where we move through the city, where we feel the city. At street level, we feel the effects of what we've built, what works, what doesn't. At night, the street feels completely different. What we see is defined by artificial light. How it feels is determined by the quality of that light: warm, inviting, smartly directed or harsh, glaring, too bright.
In the 'Street Light' paintings, people are defined by the light and dazzle of the city night. There is subtle light spilling from some windows, blinding glare blasting from others; diffused glow from some street lights, harsh light from others; colourful, flashing, clashing, glittering signs; traffic lights and light from traffic; and there is mystery in the shadows. How we light our cities has a tremendous impact how we feel about being there.
Camp's works with a palette knife to build up multiple, rich layers of acrylic: the resulting pentimento emphasizes the energy, movement, vibration of human activity. She lists as her influences: Edward Burtynsky, Gerhard Richter, Pierre Soulages, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Paul Emile Borduas, Otto Donald Rogers, and Janet Cardiff.
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Sunday afternoon June 29, at 2:00pm.
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