Circulation, the latest exhibition at the Fort Gallery, features abstract paintings by 91原创 artists Lucy Adams and Bruce Giesbrecht, marking the first occasion they have exhibited together at the gallery.
Adams and Giesbrecht went round and round before deciding on a title for this exhibition, but a key element of their paintings is circular shapes, a symbol for the human experience for one of the artists, and a basic form that surrounds us every day, for the other.
鈥淥ften the world seems to be a very chaotic place to be yet when I stop to notice, I realize there is a profound and majestic sense of order to it all,鈥� said Adams.
鈥淭his series of paintings aims at expressing that wondrous and infinite dimension.鈥�
Giesbrecht鈥檚 new abstracts continue his work of experimenting with simple shapes and bold colour, inducing a sense of motion and tension.
鈥淐ircles are the focus of these paintings, played off by other simple, organic shapes,鈥� he said.
鈥淐ircles belie nature鈥檚 desire for randomness and on one hand seem unnatural, but there they are in the ripples from a pebble dropped into a still pond.
鈥淗umans long ago adopted the shape as a meaningful symbol鈥tonehenge, drum circles, the end meeting the beginning, the circle of life.鈥�
The opening reception for Circulation will be Friday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. An open house will also be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The show runs Oct. 5 to 23.
Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Fort Gallery is located at 9048 Glover Rd.
Visit www.fortgallery.ca.
