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Previous Exhibit: March 31st to April 19th
Icons - Alexander Koutsenko and Leonard Brett
Artist Statement - Alexander Koutsenko
Referencing figures from tradional Russian iconography and employing a continuous narrative structure, Alexander Koutsenko depicts humorous aphorisms and the duality of human emotion that manifest in our interactions with each other. Kousenko's artistic practice explores the black and white that exists in all of us, representing in his work the physical expression of this dichotomy of emotions. The figures evoke a style similar to the elongated figures of gothic sculptures. They are human and grotesque, in a way that both allow us to recognize ourselves in their expression and repel our sympathy through their disfiguration.
Artist Statement - Leonard Brett
The departure point for my journey into the psychic automatism is to stockpile a plethora of images, symbols and decorative forms. The photographic images are taken from the media, advertising, as well as a personal file of photographs and drawings. These images are cut from the everyday, a panorama of our reckless psyche, they combine the grip of a dream with the documentary truth of photography. "A subject awakens our love just because it seems to be the bearer of powers that are greater than itself", quote Jean Bazine. I am looking for archetypal patterns which produce dynamic background activity so one can decipher in them the message of some purpose, a evolutionary tendency of the unconciones. "The unconscious cannot be directed - none of the choices when taken constitute any expressions form. Hence automatism is actually very little a question of the unconsciousness. It is much more a plastic weapon with which to invent new forms" Quote, Robert Motherwell.
March 3rd to March 29th
Parvis Djamtorki
Artist Statement
Parvis Djamtorki studied at the Lerchenfeld Academy in Hamburg, Germany, under Hans Thiemann, a former student of Kandinski and Klee.
In 1981 he immigrated to Canada and showed his work in several group and solo exhibitions across Canada.
His themes are landscapes, still life, figurative and large scale abstract paintings
His main media: oil on egg tempera.
Egg tempera, an ancients Master's technique, which he learnt back in Europe at the Art Academy.
This technique enables him to work in many layers, as it dries fast enough for him to paint spontaneously at all times, using free brush strokes and after the composition of a painting appears he continues using oil to complete the painting.
This year Djamtorki is donating a part of the proceeds made from each of his exhibitions to a different charity. Proceeds from Landscapes will be donated to Ronald McDonald House.
Previous Exhibits at the Seymour Art Gallery:
- June to July 2011
- May to June 2011
- April to May 2011
- March to April 2011
- February to March 2011
- January to February 2011
- November 2010 to January 2011
- October to November 2010
- September to October 2010
- August to September 2010
- July to August 2010
- June to July 2010
- May to June 2010
- April to May 2010
- March to April 2010
- February to March 2010
- January to February 2010
- December to January 2010
- November to December 2009
- October to November 2009
- September to October 2009
- August to September 2009
- July to August 2009
- June to July 2009
- May to June 2009
- April to May 2009
- March to April 2009
- February to March 2009
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver through The Arts Office:
