Vernissage: Thursday, April 22 at 6 pm
Exhibition: April 23 to May 15, 2004
Artist’s talk: Thursday, April 29, 7:30 pm
Exhibition Press Release:
The McClure Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Quebec artist David Lubell. Situated in the artist’s ongoing investigation of aquatic environments and more recently, epiphytic plants, Epi formes is a series of ten large-format acrylic paintings influenced by the sensual lines and hues of the orchid plant. Bold elliptical, rectangular and organic forms, oscillating between figuration and abstraction, fill the surface of the canvas. Layers of brush marks undulate over the paintings similar to the movement of these aerial organisms in the wind. A colorful mixture of brush metaphors and figurative forms, these paintings reveal transitory shards of depicted moments.
Born in Montreal, David Lubell lives and works in Baie D’Urfé. He received his BFA in 1983 and MFA in 1986 from Concordia University. His work has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions primarily in Quebec. In addition to his art practice Lubell has extensive experience teaching drawing, painting and printmaking at several art schools including Vanier and Dawson Colleges and Concordia University. He currently teaches at John Abbott College in St. Anne de Bellevue. His work may be found in various collections including the Canada Council Art Bank.