by Hugh Alcock
Insofar as the artists in this show are primarily concerned with the ideas, there is a sense in which aesthetic choices they make in the visual presentation of their works are incidental
The Window and the Frame at Towards Gallery
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Ian Mackay’s Shape-Shifting at Red Head Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
These paintings are the latest in a years-long series of works by Mackay in which he courageously explores the endless and surprising possibilities of painting itself. Their energy is infectious.
Brendan George Ko at CONTACT
by Hugh Alcock
Ko’s aim of highlighting the serenity and beauty of nature, while immersed in the cacophony of our hyperbolic media environment, is extremely challenging. All the same, Ko makes a noble attempt – something that ought to be commended.
Wanderlust at Stephen Bulger Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
No purpose in racing around the world – more about wonder than wandering. This exhibition takes you on a wonderful photographic adventure.
Marcel van Eeden at Clint Roenisch Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Van Eeden aims to depict that which he could never have perceived, i.e., the world before his time.
Andrzej Tarasiuk at YYZ
by Hugh Alcock
The viewer can readily identify the outlines of trees in a forest setting. But the thinking that guides their making is intricate and involved.
Propeller Art Gallery Celebrates 25 Years
by Hugh Alcock
We have much to be grateful for their success. They are a wonderful resource. May they prosper for the next twenty five years!
Max Dean at Stephen Bulger Gallery
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The creative process is innate to him. He incessantly turns his life into art.
Three Photographers at Elaine Fleck Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
These are masterful works of photography. While focusing on his personal experience Rush has nevertheless managed to express something of universal significance
The Thawing of the Great Bear at Clint Roenisch
by Hugh Alcock
the works share an ineffable aesthetics that Roenisch has managed to grasp. A delightful show.
Tasman Richardson at Arsenal Contemporary Art
by Hugh Alcock
It is an age defined by degeneration and corruption. The one sin of ours that Richardson focuses on especially is the obsession with the self, i.e., narcissicism.
Phil Bergerson at Stephen Bulger Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Bergerson offers a nuanced and sympathetic understanding of America. Indeed, a strength of his work is that it reveals a deep sense of humanity, a philanthropy. It is as well humorous and tender.