Hugh Alcock
The creative process is innate to him. He incessantly turns his life into art.
Max Dean at Stephen Bulger Gallery
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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.
After the Long Dream at Lonsdale Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
The curator, Simone Rojas-Pick, likens the experience of emerging from the pandemic’s lockdown to that of having recently woken up from a long dream, after which everything is perceived afresh.
Gavin Lynch’s Mixed Greens at Angell Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
These paintings are sophisticated in their composition, execution and the thinking behind them.
Joseph Muscat at Propeller Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Muscat has a real knack for pulling together diverse images. The best of these works are impactful. There is a lyricism to his work that I enjoyed.
Patel Brown Gallery’s Inaugural Exhibitions
by Hugh Alcock
they have staged an impressive pair of inaugural exhibitions, titled Fair Adaptation and Adapt and Pivot, each packed with great art
Sean Yelland: Lazy Boy at Ingram Gallery
by Hugh Alcock
Yelland’s paintings are alluring in their compositions and colours. As a long-time resident of Toronto I recognise his works collectively as a love-letter to the city. He tenderly captures the essence of the place.
Rae Johnson at Christopher Cutts
by Hugh Alcock
It is the tension between the physical and the psychological that makes her work gripping. Hers is a powerful unique voice, wonderfully showcased by Christopher Cutts’ judicious selection.
Carol Wainio at Paul Petro
by Hugh Alcock
There is little doubt that Wainio is a rarely gifted artist with an uncanny ability to conjure out of paint a spellbinding object, rich in possibilities.