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GLIDE MANON LABOSSE Acrylic on wood panel 6 x 6 in. / 15.24 x 5.24 cm 2020
Exhibition
Lemon : Manon Labrosse
19 Jun 2020
Regular hours
- Fri, 19 Jun
- 19:00 – 20:00
Address
- 858 Bank St., Suite 102
- Ottawa
Ontario - K1S 3W3
- Canada
Please join us for a virtual exhibition video of:
LEMON | MANON LABROSSE
FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH, 7PM., A link to the VIDEO will be posted to our website: https://studiosixtysix.ca/blogs/exhibitions
SHOW RUNS: JUNE 19, 2020 - JULY 12, 2020
About
Please join us for a virtual exhibition video of:LEMON | MANON LABROSSEFRIDAY, JUNE 19TH, 7PM., A link to the VIDEO will be posted to our website: https://studiosixtysix.ca/blogs/exhibitions
SHOW RUNS: JUNE 19, 2020 - JULY 12, 2020
LEMON
The lemon can symbolize many — sometimes opposing — ideas. Sometimes it is considered a symbol of longevity, purification, love, and friendship, and other times it is seen to be symbolic of bitterness and disappointment. I initially chose LEMON as my exhibition title because I was feeling optimistic and looking for a positive way forward. It was also a reference to my choice of colors for this body of work. But lemons can be all of those things and colors change and evolve and so do we. LEMON is about healing and feeling restored, but it’s also about accepting the disparateness that comes from biting into a lemon.
MANON LABROSSE
Labrosse’s work is based on images she captures while spending restorative time in the wilderness. She creates contradictory landscapes of bright colours and dark neutral tones. This polarizing effect of agitation and restrained acceptance is undoubtedly the result of her own interaction with the wilderness. Like many, she has an affectionate but tense relationship with it, often intimidated by its vastness, but strangely enough seeks refuge in it to find tranquility. Her imaginary landscape emerge from cinema and literature with themes of science fiction. She explores the idea of metempsychosis, distorting its meaning to consider a need to transform oneself into a component of nature, which results in shapes that are often anthropomorphic. By referring to literature and popular culture in the very traditional context of landscape painting, she continues an important tradition of Canadian painting while giving it a contemporary dimension.
To schedule a private interview with the artist and or a preview of the show please contact gallery director, Carrie Colton at Studio Sixty Six 613.355.0359 or email carrie@studiosixtysix.ca
