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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

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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...
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Graphite, Archival Paper

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