Quadrivium at CES Contemporary

16 February-21 March 2013

“Quadrivium” is an exhibition of contemporary collage featuring the work of Lola Dupré, Shusuke Ao, Jordan Clark, Gordon Magnin, Robert Larson, Val Britton, Irina & Silviu Szekely, and Justin Angelos. The historic quadrivium comprised four core subjects, or arts, taught in the Renaissance Period. The word is Latin, translating roughly to a “place where four roads meet.” These cores consisted of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy, and were rooted in thinking skills for their theoretical applications.

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Sara Pearce at 1305 Gallery

29 March-21 April 2013

The titles of Sara Pearce’s collages have clever, wordy titles and are sensitive to historic notions and objects. They point out our cultural fallacies and explore contemporary and historical notions of gender, equality, and the battle of the sexes.

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Troy Dugas at Arthur Roger Gallery

2 March-20 April 2013

The intricate, large-scale cut paper assemblages in “The Shape of Relics” are created from unused product labels that artist Troy
Dugas collects. The shredded or cut source material is meticulously arranged to create compositions that appear woven. The purpose of the original label is obscured through the use of repetition, pattern, symmetry, precision and scale. New meaning is created by the reinterpretation of colour, shape and line.

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“Moving On”: Marian Williams at Clos des Roses

March 2013

“Moving On” is a solo exhibition of collages by Marian Williams. Life is not still and we move on. Williams has moved on as well… exploring different materials and dimensions; moving from paper to canvas, adding oil paint and acrylic paint techniques.

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