April 6 - 28, 2018
Opening Reception Friday April 13, 7-10pm
Light From Two Sides takes its cue from Christopher Alexander’s pattern rule #253. It tells us; that to truly understand each other, one should be sure to meet in full light- out of the glare, out of the shadow. His warning, “...In rooms lit on one side, the glare which surrounds people's faces prevents people from understanding one another.”
The work in this exhibition references architecture and negative space to make a place for the body, the stranger, the friend, and the built environment. Sculptures, colour, and photographs pass into / direct the viewer’s movement in the gallery, asking you to move aside and make room to look, and to be looked at.
About:
Andrea Carvalho holds an MFA from Concordia University, Montreal QC. Her practice, while rooted is centred within a dialogue of space and experiences of the everyday. The work, normally sculpture, draws from post-minimal aesthetics, often using common building materials to draw attention to social powers of constructed space and notions of belonging. She has participated in several group exhibitions at Eastern Edge (Newfoundland), Cambridge Galleries (Ontario), Dare-Dare (Montreal), Art-Mur (Montreal), Burlington Arts Centre (Ontario), as well as solo exhibitions at Forest City Gallery (London), and Latcham Gallery (Stouffville). She has been invited to participate in residencies in Windsor and speak in Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. She is a member of (F)NOR collective and a founding member of the Assembly Gallery.
The artist would like to thank Kristina Durka, Kaylyn Roloson, Matthew Tegel for their technical support and the Ontario Arts Council for their generous support of this exhibition.
Opening Reception Friday April 13, 7-10pm
Light From Two Sides takes its cue from Christopher Alexander’s pattern rule #253. It tells us; that to truly understand each other, one should be sure to meet in full light- out of the glare, out of the shadow. His warning, “...In rooms lit on one side, the glare which surrounds people's faces prevents people from understanding one another.”
The work in this exhibition references architecture and negative space to make a place for the body, the stranger, the friend, and the built environment. Sculptures, colour, and photographs pass into / direct the viewer’s movement in the gallery, asking you to move aside and make room to look, and to be looked at.
About:
Andrea Carvalho holds an MFA from Concordia University, Montreal QC. Her practice, while rooted is centred within a dialogue of space and experiences of the everyday. The work, normally sculpture, draws from post-minimal aesthetics, often using common building materials to draw attention to social powers of constructed space and notions of belonging. She has participated in several group exhibitions at Eastern Edge (Newfoundland), Cambridge Galleries (Ontario), Dare-Dare (Montreal), Art-Mur (Montreal), Burlington Arts Centre (Ontario), as well as solo exhibitions at Forest City Gallery (London), and Latcham Gallery (Stouffville). She has been invited to participate in residencies in Windsor and speak in Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. She is a member of (F)NOR collective and a founding member of the Assembly Gallery.
The artist would like to thank Kristina Durka, Kaylyn Roloson, Matthew Tegel for their technical support and the Ontario Arts Council for their generous support of this exhibition.
