Gasoline Rainbows

Kika Thorne
Eli Langer
Eli Bornowsky
Holly Ward
Geoffrey Farmer
Derek Sullivan

JAN 26, 2007 to
MAR 18, 2007

This group exhibition curated by Jenifer Papararo gathered works by six Canadian artists who brought abstraction to the edge of representation. Vivid colours, bold forms, elaborate compositions became tangible objects that related to intangible ideas, materializing abstract ideas through abstract forms. This investigation into form for form's sake was not to set Modernism up as a foil, but was used to bring out the specific qualities of aesthetic exploration, using form as a viable and particular method to communicate specific ideas.

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installation view, photo: Scott Massey
installation view, photo: Scott Massey
Kika ThornePink Black Hole, 2006lycra, aircraft cable, rare earth magnets dimension varies, 26 x 12 x 10'
Derek SullivanAmnesiac, 2005 - ongoingplywood, various printed papers and glue, 193 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm
Eli BornowskyUntitled, 200760 x 60\', acrylic on canvas
Derek SullivanStanding on the Shoulder of Giants #13, 2006coloured pencil, gouache on paper [rainbow rectangle], 50 x 38 1/8'
Geoffrey FarmerUntitled, 2007sound sculpture, mixed media, dimensions variable
Eli LangerWho Wants to Live Forever? Not Me!, 2006oil on canvas, 153 x 132 cm