VICK NARESH

“A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS”



Opening Reception
Saturday, April 1, 2023
2-4pm
Closes April 30th, 2023
 



Created during his recent residency at the Hamilton Arts Council, “A Sequence of Events” is a series of abstract paintings that delve into the interplay of line, colour, geometry, and texture in a reflective process that mirrors how Vick navigates everyday life as a person of colour.

These paintings consist of intricate mazes of multilayered representations, drawing from memory to interweave metaphorical narratives executed with scrapes, scratches, and visceral colour harmonies that work to destabilize and empower. They incorporate digital domains to better understand the analog and convey its voice to the canvas, oscillating between the realms of spirituality and materialism in an ongoing battle.
Each artwork serves as a reflection of his journey, uncovering new meanings and connections within interference fields of oil & acrylic, paint, overlaid by motifs of chance. This series aims to strike a dialogue with the past, comprehend the present, and grasp the possibilities yet to formulate.
 
View a short video on the making of  “A sequence of Events”


image: Bird of Paradise ( Quadriptych), 2022
Oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 48”X48”, 2022
Birds of Paradise is an exploration of the intricate interplay between mythology and science that shapes our everyday existence. This quadriptych delves into themes of time, evolution, and creationism, presenting a series of panels that represent distinct voices. Each panel offers a unique voice but can be connected to the other panels in several ways creating a new voice and a new vision for the piece as a way of finding commonality in our disparity of thought.


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