{"id":2086,"date":"2013-07-22T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T05:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=2086"},"modified":"2013-07-30T18:06:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T22:06:00","slug":"lamarche-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/lamarche-review\/","title":{"rendered":"“All of the Above: Works by Greg Lamarche” at Graffiti Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Italy<\/p>\n

“All of the Above: Works by Greg Lamarche” at Graffiti Gallery<\/strong>
\n by Lisa Kehler<\/strong><\/p>\n

When graffiti moves from the street into the gallery, there is often mixed reaction. Despite the fact that its very essence springs from an anti-establishment mentality, Graffiti Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba is devoted specifically to the principles associated with this form of street art. \u201cAll of the Above: Works by Greg Lamarche\u201d (16 May-5 July 2013) further confirms that the division between high and low art may no longer apply to this medium.<\/p>\n

Lamarche\u2019s work is anchored in counter-culture history. The artist is a product of the New York graffiti scene of the early 1990s. In 1992, he launched the magazine Skills<\/em>, a cut-and-paste effort that was a collection of photocopied images of graffiti. Finding a voice in collage seemed a natural progression.<\/p>\n

Lamarche\u2019s works are marked by a highly stylized interpretation of typography, a standard in graffiti writing. He is known for crisp lines, solid fills, and striking colour choices, which he applies to his collage work with delicate cuts and extremely precise placement. In his artist statement, Lamarche cites his recent collage work as having an increasing influence on the way he creates letters and paints walls.<\/p>\n

At the gallery, massive brick walls are saturated with murals, prints hang from metal pipes, and ink drawings are tacked to a floating black wall. The exhibition includes collages, sculpture, and a site-specific installation. Typically, when an artist breaks through to a new style, he leaves behind his past styles. That is not the case with Lamarche. The art on view traces the evolution of Lamarche\u2019s style through work created within the last few years. His ability to glide back and forth between them all is noteworthy. Lamarche\u2019s creativity is channeled seamlessly and prolifically between collage, painting, drawing and sculpture.<\/p>\n

In Lamarche\u2019s collages, letters have a two-fold function: they represent their alphabetic utility, but once assembled on canvas, they are re-envisioned as pure abstract forms. In The I\u2019s Have It<\/em> (2008), the letter I appears in countless colours, shapes, and sizes. Lamarche\u2019s configuration creates a form that mirrors the rise and fall of an EKG wave.<\/p>\n

A key work in the exhibition is Italy<\/em> (2012) from the \u201cCity to City\u201d series. Six panels worth of paper scrapings from walls in Venice are assembled. Peeled layers reveal patterns, letters and varying textures hidden underneath. The collaged panels are hung horizontally in a tight fashion, resulting in a clever recreation of a mini buffed wall. Italy is the embodiment of Lamarche\u2019s career: creating art from the street that easily transitions to the gallery.<\/p>\n

This Exhibition Review originally appeared in Issue Four. To learn more about the world of collage,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to Kolaj or PURCHASE ISSUE FIVE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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INFORMATION<\/h3>\n

Graffiti Gallery<\/strong>
\n109 Higgins Avenue
\nWinnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0B5 Canada
\n(204) 667-9960<\/p>\n

Hours:
\nMonday, Tuesday, Friday, 9AM-5PM
\nWednesday, Thursday, 9AM-9PM<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0| FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n

Image:<\/strong>
\nItaly<\/em> from the “City to City” Series
\nby Greg Lamarche
\n12″x54″
\npaper collage on wood panel
\n2012
\nCourtesy of Graffiti Gallery and the artist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“All of the Above: Works by Greg Lamarche” at Graffiti Gallery by Lisa Kehler When graffiti moves from the street into the gallery, there is often mixed reaction. Despite the fact that its very essence springs from an anti-establishment mentality,…<\/p>\n

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