Orex Gallery is nestled away by the fountain between Kitchener and Lorne Street. Today when I visited they were exhibiting works by two separate artists.
The babbling of water and seclusion was welcoming and provided a nice still atmosphere in which to view the works.
'Everything You Think Is Wrong', by Jennifer Mason, was somewhat of a surreal experience.
Her prints are of elements of the everyday edited together on computer. She has arranged images and subjects in such a way that they become macabre and strange.
To be honest I didn't care for any of this work. It looked to me like high quality prints of over photoshopped images stuck together to be as ugly as possible. Perhaps this is what the artist was trying to do..?
Either way, the size of the final pieces and the poor application of visual editing has left me wanting to know how these images would greet me if done using other media, such as oil paint.
Perhaps this artist has been drinking whatever that is in the chihuahua's bubbling flask....?
The second artist being exhibited was Richard Adams, with New Music.
Adams works proved to be very calming. His subdued tones, segregated spaces and acute composition was emotive and inviting.
His works were minimalist oil paintings with etched lines and rubbed, raw areas. The smaller details seemed to be trying to tell a story or perhaps (as the title may be pointing at) be retelling his experience of some new music he has found.
Some paintings were on canvass and some were framed. I didn't think the frames suited his style or these works as it restricted the motion I saw in other, frameless, examples.
I feel that his works are easy to approach and appreciate on an immediate level, as well as giving the viewer the opportunity to sit and find more with time.
I would certainly buy one of these paintings (probably 'Track 5' or' Track 9') if I had a decent wall to hang it on or $10000 to pay for it.
The babbling of water and seclusion was welcoming and provided a nice still atmosphere in which to view the works.
'Everything You Think Is Wrong', by Jennifer Mason, was somewhat of a surreal experience.
Her prints are of elements of the everyday edited together on computer. She has arranged images and subjects in such a way that they become macabre and strange.
To be honest I didn't care for any of this work. It looked to me like high quality prints of over photoshopped images stuck together to be as ugly as possible. Perhaps this is what the artist was trying to do..?
Either way, the size of the final pieces and the poor application of visual editing has left me wanting to know how these images would greet me if done using other media, such as oil paint.
Perhaps this artist has been drinking whatever that is in the chihuahua's bubbling flask....?
The second artist being exhibited was Richard Adams, with New Music.
Adams works proved to be very calming. His subdued tones, segregated spaces and acute composition was emotive and inviting.
His works were minimalist oil paintings with etched lines and rubbed, raw areas. The smaller details seemed to be trying to tell a story or perhaps (as the title may be pointing at) be retelling his experience of some new music he has found.
Some paintings were on canvass and some were framed. I didn't think the frames suited his style or these works as it restricted the motion I saw in other, frameless, examples.
I feel that his works are easy to approach and appreciate on an immediate level, as well as giving the viewer the opportunity to sit and find more with time.
I would certainly buy one of these paintings (probably 'Track 5' or' Track 9') if I had a decent wall to hang it on or $10000 to pay for it.
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