REVERIE
Curated by: Sanjeev Sivarulrasa
From August 23 to October 6, 2019, Sivarulrasa Gallery is pleased to present REVERIE, a duo show featuring ethereal, dreamlike works by Ottawa-based artists Gayle Kells and Catherine Gutsche.
Artist Gayle Kells uses a variety of media to examine issues relating to identity and environment. Her ink drawings incorporate rhythmic and repetitive patterning reminiscent of tapestry, lace work, crochet and other needlework techniques. These pensive drawings evolve organically and, ultimately, offer a meditation on the beauty and mystery of the natural world. Her largest work in the show, “The Long Journey”, over 14 feet long, is the result of many months of focused drawing. It consists of free-flowing organic forms spontaneously created without reference material, using memory and influences that have accumulated in the artist’s mind over time. The work is an homage by the artist to the history of women’s needlework. She notes, “the many tedious hours spent creating this drawing mirror the time and energy expended by many, mostly women, working with embroidery, needlework and other textiles in factories and in the home.”
https://sivarulrasa.com/exhibitions/reverie/
From August 23 to October 6, 2019, Sivarulrasa Gallery is pleased to present REVERIE, a duo show featuring ethereal, dreamlike works by Ottawa-based artists Gayle Kells and Catherine Gutsche.
Artist Gayle Kells uses a variety of media to examine issues relating to identity and environment. Her ink drawings incorporate rhythmic and repetitive patterning reminiscent of tapestry, lace work, crochet and other needlework techniques. These pensive drawings evolve organically and, ultimately, offer a meditation on the beauty and mystery of the natural world. Her largest work in the show, “The Long Journey”, over 14 feet long, is the result of many months of focused drawing. It consists of free-flowing organic forms spontaneously created without reference material, using memory and influences that have accumulated in the artist’s mind over time. The work is an homage by the artist to the history of women’s needlework. She notes, “the many tedious hours spent creating this drawing mirror the time and energy expended by many, mostly women, working with embroidery, needlework and other textiles in factories and in the home.”
https://sivarulrasa.com/exhibitions/reverie/
