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REVIEW OF EXHIBITIONS bY TAMARA PASZTOR

and fashion the labyrinthine molecules of largely marked by the finely drawn pastel O’ AIT GO HAIT
living things. People are becoming aware to the heavily textured oil paintings whose PADDY LENNON
that space is “out there”; but some might subjects exuded intimacy. Maire Creaven THE kENNY GALLERY
still not realize it is also “in here”. We are is a native of Spiddal, co.Galway and had GALWAY, IRELAND
the significant but invisible (from even small been educated in Tralee and Dublin. At the Abstract canvases with an impression
astronomical distances) intelligent microbial College of Art and Design (Dublin), Maire of the surrealistic invoke the naturalistic
chemistry of the precious blue-white studied under the tutelage of Sean Keating, interaction of light and form. Influenced by
marble we call home.Albeit, paradoxical Maurice McGonigal, John Kelly, and lucy Mark Rothko, Anselm
it might seem, the perceptions of realities Charles. Kiefer, and David
are unreachably distant in space and time, friederich Casper,
offering the very widest of perspectives can TIGHT fIT ANd fANTAsY fAsHION lennon’s work is
lead to the truest and most compassionate GROUP intuitive. His objective is
vision of our planet and its inhabitants. GALLERY 1313 make the palette work
TORONTO, CANADA
LOVE Correlating art and fashion is an ingenious and not be a slave to it.
kINEkO IVIC notion for artisans to demonstrate their The Impressionist artist
Cezanne explained
ANGELL GALLERY ideologies in a playful form. Tight fit the process: “When BOGSCAPE
TORONTO, CANADA featured twenty-five colour has its greatest
“All that glitters” is an accurate description artists in miscellaneous richness, then form has it plentitude.”
to characterize artist Kineko Ivic’s second mediums from clothing Born in Inchiore, Ireland Paddy obtained his
solo exhibition. Reclining jaguars, tigers, and to sculpture (i.e. diploma in fine Art from the City and Guilds
lions set in their African Parvaneh Radmard, Art School in london, England (1980). His
environs are accented Stroll in the Garden previous exhibitions were a collection of
by sparkling, glossy of Memory and Willie character portraits from the film, The Field.
surfaces. Anicic, Vogue). On the
This innovative hand, fantasy fashion A VIEw fROm THE wEsT
pop art reference A STROll IN THE GARDEN Of presented thirteen RADHARC ANIAR
MEMORY
highlights pattern, PARVANCH RADMARD artists anddesigners THE kENNY GALLERY
light, and shadow whose “works of GALWAY, IRELAND
in an entertaining art” were modelled down the runway in Andrew Newland centers his attention
UNTITlED (lOVE) mode. love logos and the Gallery. Outrageous and witty, Menno upon the four Western locations in Ireland:
MIxED MEDIA ON CANVAS psychedelic illustrations Kant’s Tribal Something created a stir with
48” x 36” letterfrock, lettermore, and Cill Rialaigin in
2001 are reminiscent his three painted models. Maggie Van County Galway. lastly,
of 1960’s posters, Os’ The Shady lady displayed a classical Tourmakeady in County
American illustrator aura. Others include Judy Poole and Susan Mayo. The Irish-Gaelic
Seymor Chwast, fashion, and outrageous Vickberg. In all, who says that art is strictly language prevails
youthful experiences. canvas and sculpture? in these areas and
The rationale behind the wildlife is beauty therefore, Newland had
and the “emblem of strength” in the natural TIGHT NIGHT GARdEN chosen to include the
world. More importantly, Ivic stated that WILLIAM EAkIN Irish derivation of the
the gist of the show is to stress upon his LEO kAMEN GALLERY local place names.
“advocacy of love” between human beings TORONTO, CANADA The larger canvases CEANN ARD’ THOR, BAIl AN SCEIlG
and mammals. An enthusiastic collector of cookie tins, consist of vistas. The GOUACHE ON BOARD
Kineko Ivic attended the Ontario College of bowling trophies, bottle caps, and Niagara decision to divide the 140 x 210 MM
Art and “graduated prematurely” after the falls souvenirs, photographer William Eakin paintings into triptychs
third year. later, he relocated to New York brings into being is an attempt to unify the picture into a
for two years. His first solo exhibition was picturesque emblems larger composition.
at the Art System (Toronto) and his second of mass-produced Most of the works of art have been painted
solo is currently, at the Angell Gallery. objects found either at out-of-doors in which Andrew is capable of
garage sales or second
PEOPLE ANd PLACEs hand stores. transmitting atmosphere and newness to
MAIRE CREAVEN Night Garden is a the subject.
THE kENNY GALLERY menagerie of two TUEsdAY’s CHILd
GALWAY, IRELAND large cake and cookie NADIA PASZTOR
Still-lifes, deserted cottages, wildflowers, tin lids set against Upon graduating from Cardinal Newman
dock study, musicians, and welcoming NIGHT GARDEN black and white High School, I attended McMaster University
interiors, Maire Creaven delineates the WIllIAM EAKIN fujifex Crystal Archive for one year only, when I had realized that
memoirs of the Irish Chromogenic Prints my mind had been set on continuing in
thorp, Menlo. Creaven and Colour Pigment Jet the Art Programme. Afterwards, I became
brings into existence, Prints.This photographic installation piece accepted into the foundation Studies
the civilized, serene externalizes Dutch floral still-life of love, life, Programme at the Dundas Valley School
life of the Menlo and death. of Art in Hamilton Ontario. On completion
denizens via rural The curvilinear impression monopolized of my scholastic studies, I returned to
architecture, by circular tins produces an odd sensation McMaster University in order to continue in
geography, traditional to the viewer. The tin still maintains the fine Arts Programme with a Minor in Art
fiddlers, and natural their original price in wax marker and History and film Studies.
BElfAST fIDDlER flora. The weight of consequently, endows nostalgic feelings of for me it is difficult to define what my art
PASTEl nationality profile is culture, personal history, and domesticity.
18” x 10” truly is. After all, what is the quintessential
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