J. Lynn Campbell
Temporal Matter
December 7th – 29th, 2013
Reception:
Saturday, December 7th, 2- 5 PM
Q
& A: Saturday, December 14, 3PM
loop Gallery is
pleased to announce a new exhibition by member artist, J. Lynn Campbell,
entitled Temporal Matter.
Starting
with modified digital imagery printed on archival paper, Campbell
overlays two-dimensional surfaces with drawing and hand sewing. The object(s)
of interest are organic structures and diverse life forms – characteristic
bodily forms of mature organisms, of which the human body is one such entity.
All life forms are part of a complex interconnected system which is shaped and
limited by time. Temporal Matter encapsulates the spatial and temporal
boundaries within which physical objects exist, transform, and dissipate. With
consideration to the real, the symbolic, and the abstract, Campbell’s composite
imagery queries our consequential proximity to the shifting realities of that which
is temporary.
Campbell is a Toronto-based artist who trained at the
Ontario College of Art & Design, with independent studies in France, Open
Studio Toronto, Humanities at the University of Toronto, and Philosophy at York
University. Her practice extends from two-dimensional collage to
three-dimensional construction and site-specific installation. She has
exhibited in Canada and abroad at galleries in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Italy, and
Germany. Campbell was a member of Workscene Gallery and Artists Co-operative,
Broadview Collective (BVW), The Red Head Gallery, The Tree Museum Collective,
Toronto/Muskoka, and is currently a member of loop Gallery. Her
work is included in private, public, and corporate collections.
Learn more about J.
Lynn Campbell’s work during a Q & A session with Gary Clement
and moderator, Patrick Macaulay, on Saturday, December 14th
at 3PM.
Gary Clement
Paintings
for Modern Homo Sapiens
December 7th – 29th, 2013
Reception:
Saturday, December 7th, 2- 5 PM
Q
& A: Saturday, December 14, 3PM
loop Gallery is
pleased to announce a new exhibition by member artist, Gary Clement,
entitled Paintings for Modern Homo Sapiens.
In
his latest show, Clement presents an overview of human activity from the
dawn of history to the space race and beyond, albeit omitting almost everything
in between. This show marks a new direction in Clement’s work, as it is
entirely a show of acrylic paintings on birch panels.
Viewers,
however, can expect to see work that addresses the same wide range of
influences, themes and interests that have always been a feature of a Gary
Clement art exhibition. Olympic diving, zero gravity, acid reflux, 19th
century Russian literature, Lepidoptera, and life on other planets are a few of
the issues that are considered this time around.
Gary Clement has been the
political cartoonist for the National Post since its inception. His cartoons
have also appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian and The Miami Herald. As
an illustrator, his work has appeared in magazines and newspapers across North
America. He is also a children’s writer and illustrator and is a three-time
nominee for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration, most recently for
the 2013 book ‘Oy. Feh. So?’ written by Cary Fagan. He won the award in 1999
for his own book ‘The Great Poochini’.
This
is his 9th show at loop. He is represented in Toronto
by loop Gallery and by Parts gallery.
Learn more about Gary Clement’s
work during a Q & A session with J. Lynn Campbell and moderator, Patrick
Macaulay, on Saturday, December 14th at 3PM.
