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L’enfer de l’autre, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For this exhibition, I wanted to find the coherence of a life shared between different geographies from Tunisia to Canada. Intertwining the imagery of here and there, I ask myself wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vue d’El Ghazela, Technopole - Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For this exhibition, I wanted to find the coherence of a life shared between different geographies from Tunisia to Canada. Intertwining the imagery of here and there, I ask myself wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vraquier, Port de Montréal, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, 2010-
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For this exhibition, I wanted to find the coherence of a life shared between different geographies from Tunisia to Canada. Intertwining the imagery of here and there, I ask myself wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Djerba, Été 2007 Oil Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Unframed, 58x79
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For this exhibition, I wanted to find the coherence of a life shared between different geographies from Tunisia to Canada. Intertwining the imagery of here and there, I ask myself wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Geoportrait: Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For this exhibition, I wanted to find the coherence of a life shared between different geographies from Tunisia to Canada. Intertwining the imagery of here and there, I ask myself wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cup #8 Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary Style, Unframed, 2010-Present
By Zeke Moores
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“Man's profound gestural relationship to objects, which epitomizes his integration into the world, into social structures, can be a highly fulfilling one, and this fulfilment is discernible in the beauty - the 'style' - of the relationship in its reciprocity.”
-Jean Baudrillard, The System of Objects (1996)
The cliché that “one man’s trash...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled II Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 24x8 in
By Eddy Firmin
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first decades of the 21st century shaped the period of reconfiguration of the "world order", according to Pedro Pablo Gómez1, into three options: "rewesternalization, dewesternal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled I Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed, 23x11 in
By Eddy Firmin
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first decades of the 21st century shaped the period of reconfiguration of the "world order", according to Pedro Pablo Gómez1, into three options: "rewesternalization, dewesternal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled Wood Sculpture, Contemporary, Figurative, 2010+, Unframed
By Eddy Firmin
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first decades of the 21st century shaped the period of reconfiguration of the "world order", according to Pedro Pablo Gómez1, into three options: "rewesternalization, dewesternal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
You Float on Nothing, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I made these paintings in response to a prediction for a change in the colour of the sky and oceans as a consequence of man-made climate change. This idea described by Peter Ward in his book Under a Pale Green Sky is based on his study of the great mass extinction events of the past. For many of these extinction events the earth’s chemistry changed the sky to green and the oceans purple.
My personal memories are often tied to colour – my first recollection is of an orange cup...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Contemporary Engine with Blue Flowers Ceramic Sculpture, 2010s
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fuse 3 Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Metal and Glass, 2010-
By Laurent Lamarche
Located in Montreal, Quebec
At first glance, the fields of art and science may seem like two incompatible subjects that exist on opposite sides of a spectrum, though historicall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fuse 2 Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Metal and Glass, 2010-
By Laurent Lamarche
Located in Montreal, Quebec
At first glance, the fields of art and science may seem like two incompatible subjects that exist on opposite sides of a spectrum, though historically speaking they have shared an in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fuse 1 Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Metal and Glass, 2010-
By Laurent Lamarche
Located in Montreal, Quebec
At first glance, the fields of art and science may seem like two incompatible subjects that exist on opposite sides of a spectrum, though historicall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mélange with Intake Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Fabric
Little Four Banger Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Inline Four Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Six Pack Sculpture: Contemporary Ceramic and Metal Art Piece
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lamenting the Loss of the Mechanical Distributor: Ceramic Sculpture
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
V-Eight Ceramic Sculpture, Contemporary, Floral Motifs, 2010-
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
12 Bolts and a Baby Blue Ceramic and Glass Sculpture, Contemporary
By Clint Neufeld
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first work of Clint Neufeld I ever saw was a hulking engine rendered in pink and lime green ceramic, so large that it hung from its own crane. It was called Screaming Jimmy, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
A Place Where Nothing Happens: Contemporary Oil on Wood, 2010+
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Adam Gunn’s painting practice began with a desire to subvert the traditional still life genre, creating an absurd experience that would evoke a sense of uncertainty in the viewer. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
The Sticks Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Adam Gunn’s painting practice began with a desire to subvert the traditional still life genre, creating an absurd experience that would evoke a sense of uncertainty in the viewer. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
The Sticks 2 Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Adam Gunn’s painting practice began with a desire to subvert the traditional still life genre, creating an absurd experience that would evoke a sense of uncertainty in the viewer. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
In The Sticks, Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood Panel, 2010- Unframed
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Adam Gunn’s painting practice began with a desire to subvert the traditional still life genre, creating an absurd experience that would evoke a sense of uncertainty in the viewer. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
The Altar Oil Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Adam Gunn’s painting practice began with a desire to subvert the traditional still life genre, creating an absurd experience that would evoke a sense of uncertainty in the viewer. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Contemporary Ceramic and Metal Sculpture, 2010-Present, Unframed
By Eddy Firmin
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The first decades of the 21st century shaped the period of reconfiguration of the "world order", according to Pedro Pablo Gómez1, into three options: "rewesternalization, dewesternal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Encounter Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 84x60 in
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The themes visited in this show stem from a desire to extend the vocabulary of my painting while forming a metaphor for the chaos of contemporary life.
The title, Escalade, has differing and complimentary functions in English and French. Continuing to paint, over a lengthening career, the medium poses more questions than answers. The title is a reference to my attempt to overcome these difficulties through the expansion of my painting language. The title also refers to the escalation of crises in the world at large. It is the larger picture in which I am a small person trying to make my way.
In a concrete sense, the title also refers to a strategy I have taken in a number of these paintings. That is, to re-examine very small paintings...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flooted Building Acrylic Painting, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Property Ladder Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Style, Unframed, 2010+
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
City Digital Print on Archival Paper, Contemporary, Unframed, 30x30 in
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Bitcoin Farm Digital Print on Archival Paper, Contemporary, 2010-
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
CPU Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Windows Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Style, 2010s, Unframed, 16x16
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel Foucault's panoptic prison cells...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Oli Sorenson Laptop Digital Print on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Video Card Digital Print on Archival Paper, Contemporary, 2010-
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Mobile Phones Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Style, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Rechargeable Batteries, Acrylic Painting, Contemporary Style, Unframed, 2010+
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Intensive Pig Farm Digital Print on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Stock Market Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel Foucault's panoptic prison cells...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Price Tag Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Carcass Digital Print on Archival Paper, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
Milk Extraction Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 2010s
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Intensive Egg Farm Acrylic Painting, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Insecticide Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel Foucault's panoptic prison cells...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Coal Mining Collection Acrylic Painting, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010+
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Mountain Top Coal Mining
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Open Pit Diamond Mine Painting, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, 2010+
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Pipeline Spill (Green) Acrylic Painting, Contemporary, 2010+, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel Foucault's panoptic prison cells...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Cargo Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Style, 2010s, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instagram, the pixelated landscapes of Minecraft and the geometric paintings of Peter Halley.
While Halley's paintings refer to philosopher Michel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Light Traffic Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Unframed
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Surveillance Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Unframed, 24x24
Located in Montreal, Quebec
For the exhibition Panorama of the Anthropocene, Oli Sorenson presents an array of works created in a hybrid style that evokes the square layout of Instag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Cloud (Surtsey 1963) Contemporary Drawing, Pastel and Pencil on Paper
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Robbie Cornelissen’s limited palette emphasises the stark sombre nature of his metaphysical drawings, The Undertow is his sixth solo exhibition at Art Mûr. At the centre of the exhibition hovers Terra Nova, a dark and desolate world parallel to our own. Robbie Cornelissen’s drawings, such as The Space of Absence and Thriller, seem to pull from the stop motion’s frames. Other images, made especially for The Undertow isolate key fragments; the cloud, mounds and timeless dwellings, Cornelissen’s signature technical interest.
In addition to his methodical approach, Cornelissen uses the written word, scrawling and erasing terms repeatedly, in English, French, and German, these fastidious markings and exact translations leave a trace and a glitch on paper and screen. Much of his existing work includes words and phrases like “tribunal,” “myself when I am real” and “the need to disappear.” Do they identify what forms, systems and sentiments that are, or could be present? Or do they warn of what is to come?
Suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body, Cornelissen’s clouds extend down to the surface, looming over Earth and Terra Nova. But are they harmless clouds, or associated with nuclear explosions? And is that the ash, dust, pollution and detritus of these invented places, the remnants of an unsustainable society, a dream factory? Or the promise of life anew? In weather forecasting, or aeromancy, the presence of clouds can promise darkness and gloom, but they can also bring cleansing.
The ominous aura of the grid, an applied system and structure used by many, including draughtsmen, architects, urban planners, designers and artists to organise and sometimes classify information, is a recurring element in his work. The grid can be observed from a distant bird’s eye view, or close up, allowing Cornelissen’s large format drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Paper
Cloud Drawing (Bikini Islands 1946) - Pastel on Archival Paper
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Cloud (Angel) Contemporary Drawing on Archival Paper, 2010- Unframed
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Cloud (Planet) Contemporary Drawing, Graphite on Archival Paper, 2010+
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Graphite, Archival Paper
Graphite Drawing of Atlantic Tropical Cyclones (1954-2021)
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Archival Paper, Graphite
Cloud (Red) Contemporary Drawing on Archival Paper, Graphite, 2010+
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Robbie Cornelissen’s limited palette emphasises the stark sombre nature of his metaphysical drawings, The Undertow is his sixth solo exhibition at Art Mûr. At the centre of the exhibition hovers Terra Nova, a dark and desolate world parallel to our own. Robbie Cornelissen’s drawings, such as The Space of Absence and Thriller, seem to pull from the stop motion’s frames. Other images, made especially for The Undertow isolate key fragments; the cloud, mounds and timeless dwellings, Cornelissen’s signature technical interest.
In addition to his methodical approach, Cornelissen uses the written word, scrawling and erasing terms repeatedly, in English, French, and German, these fastidious markings and exact translations leave a trace and a glitch on paper and screen. Much of his existing work includes words and phrases like “tribunal,” “myself when I am real” and “the need to disappear.” Do they identify what forms, systems and sentiments that are, or could be present? Or do they warn of what is to come?
Suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body, Cornelissen’s clouds extend down to the surface, looming over Earth and Terra Nova. But are they harmless clouds, or associated with nuclear explosions? And is that the ash, dust, pollution and detritus of these invented places, the remnants of an unsustainable society, a dream factory? Or the promise of life anew? In weather forecasting, or aeromancy, the presence of clouds can promise darkness and gloom, but they can also bring cleansing.
The ominous aura of the grid, an applied system and structure used by many, including draughtsmen, architects, urban planners, designers and artists to organise and sometimes classify information, is a recurring element in his work. The grid can be observed from a distant bird’s eye view, or close up, allowing Cornelissen’s large format drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite, Pencil
Places (2) Contemporary Drawing on Archival Paper, Graphite, 2010-
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite, Pencil
Places (1) Contemporary Drawing in Graphite on Archival Paper, 2010-
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ― Albert Einstein.
Always working with graphite and charcoal, Robbie Cornelissen’s limited palette emphasises the stark sombre nature of his metaphysical drawings, The Undertow is his sixth solo exhibition at Art Mûr. At the centre of the exhibition hovers Terra Nova, a dark and desolate world parallel to our own. Robbie Cornelissen’s drawings, such as The Space of Absence and Thriller, seem to pull from the stop motion’s frames. Other images, made especially for The Undertow isolate key fragments; the cloud, mounds and timeless dwellings, Cornelissen’s signature technical interest.
In addition to his methodical approach, Cornelissen uses the written word, scrawling and erasing terms repeatedly, in English, French, and German, these fastidious markings and exact translations leave a trace and a glitch on paper and screen. Much of his existing work includes words and phrases like “tribunal,” “myself when I am real” and “the need to disappear.” Do they identify what forms, systems and sentiments that are, or could be present? Or do they warn of what is to come?
Suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body, Cornelissen’s clouds extend down to the surface, looming over Earth and Terra Nova. But are they harmless clouds, or associated with nuclear explosions? And is that the ash, dust, pollution and detritus of these invented places, the remnants of an unsustainable society, a dream factory? Or the promise of life anew? In weather forecasting, or aeromancy, the presence of clouds can promise darkness and gloom, but they can also bring cleansing.
The ominous aura of the grid, an applied system and structure used by many, including draughtsmen, architects, urban planners, designers and artists to organise and sometimes classify information, is a recurring element in his work. The grid can be observed from a distant bird’s eye view, or close up, allowing Cornelissen’s large format drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Graphite, Archival Paper
