Body Language
Presented by: Methinks Presents
An exhibition of lino prints by Catherine MacIntosh
Project 165 presents: Body Language
An exhibition of lino prints by Catharine MacIntosh
Exhibition runs: September 1 – 15, noon – 8pm daily
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 6 – 10pm
Where: Project 165, 165 Augusta Ave
“From my first painting people told me they saw sexuality in my work. "Your painting is a vagina." "No, it's a flower!" I found this frustrating.
Ironically, the flower I had painted did conceptually represent the women of my grandfathers life and was gifted to him as a painting for his 80th birthday. Petals and stamen being grandmother, mother, and three daughters with grandchildren growing up around the red flower as green vegetation. It wasn't until my friend held it up for me, turning it upside down, did I clearly see its large, red unmistakable sex.
Sexuality was never intentional in my artwork. One day I asked myself, "What would happen if I did a series of works with only sexuality in mind?"
This is how the exhibition 'Body Language' evolved. It started with 32 pieces of lino, each cut to 4" x 6" and carved in the month of January 2007. One of the artistic limitations I gave myself was to pick up a lino block, start drawing and at the moment my pencil stopped -- the image had to be finished. Then the next lino piece picked up, the next thought recorded, and so on, until 64 of them were done. Once all were complete, the process was repeated ... one lino block at a time, in a single unstoppable carving...then on to the next one, until the series was finished.
The end result was a vocabulary of images. A body language.
I discovered an interesting magic in the pieces. If one silently asks oneself a question and then pulls one of the lino cuts from the (sexuality) series, I am inspired to respond to the query. In this sense the group of prints are like a tarot deck corresponding to one’s body language within the current time and context.” – Catharine MacIntosh
Starts: Sep 1, 2010 Ends: Sep 15, 2010
At: Project 165, 165 Augusta Aveune, Toronto
Playing: Thursday
Times: Daily: 12-8pm and Opening: Sept 8, 6-10pm
Cost: Free/Small Donation to Gallery
Getting there:
Go to Kensington Market.
For more information contact:
Ryan Ringer
Phone:
416-838-5703
Email:
methinkspresentsSPAMFILTER@gmail.com
