The McClure Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, The Ultimate Horizon, featuring the paintings of David Sorensen. Selected by guest curator Sandra Grant Marchand, these colour field abstractions represent Sorensen’s final works in a decade long exploration of the horizon leitmotif. We are honoured to exhibit these paintings, executed for the most part during the year prior to Sorensen’s death in 2011.
In 2004, Sorensen wrote, “To me there is still this celebration worth the paint and it’s about an open door in the artist that used to be called the muse.” While clearly aware of and influenced by the art movements and contemporary concerns of his time, Sorensen remained steadfastly committed to the pursuit of a “classical order free of irony.” He continually strove to distil light like Turner, to reconcile abstraction with the inspiration of earth and sky, to marry minimalism and geometry with the lyrical human gesture. His quest in paint now makes its claim upon us.
We are also honoured to publish an exhibition catalogue which includes over 40 images from the Horizon series, Grant Marchand’s perceptive analysis of the works, and finally, an appreciation by the artist’s daughter Verona Sorensen.
Wah Wing Chan Noir sur noir
Alfredo Abeijon Quartets
Exhibition: November 30 to December 21, 2012
Vernissage: Thursday November 29 at 6 pm
The McClure Gallery’s December exhibition presents two Montreal artists. Noir sur noir features works on paper by Wah Wing Chan in the small gallery. Quartets, in the large gallery, features the abstract sculptural wall pieces of Alfredo Abeijon.
Wah Wing Chan
Interested in the interaction of gestural marks, textures and forms on the surface of paper, Wah Wing Chan uses acrylic paints on tatami Japanese papers, then chine colle on Hahnemuhle paper. Inspired by his surrounding environment, the artist searches out abstract marks that either bond well together or contrast with each other in a manner that confronts and incites reflection.
Born in Macau, Wah Wing Chan has lived and worked in Montreal since 1972. He completed two Bachelors of Fine Arts degrees from Concordia University, first in Studio Arts (with emphasis on drawing and printmaking 1987-92), and second, a specialization in Printmaking (1992-96). He has been a member of Atelier Circulaire since 2000. His works can be found in private and public collections in Canada, China, India, Portugal, Korea, Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Atelier de l’ÎIe, Le Droit, and Open Studio.
Alfredo Abeijon
Alfredo Abeijon presents six quartets of different visual themes through the use of form, colour and depth. Playing with three-dimensional space, layers and shadows, Abeijon’s use of wood, oil and transparent paint creates different effects of space and luminosity within these abstract works. The McClure gallery presents new works from the current year.
Born in Argentina, Alfredo Abeijon has lived and worked in Montreal since 1972. His work has been shown in many galleries in Montreal including Galerie Clark, Circa and various Maisons de la culture amoung others and is part of several private collections. He is the recipient of grants from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and Canada Council for the Arts.
