“The [show’s] purpose is to remind people that we have a pulse,” said artist Greg Deagle.
The work of newer JAG members Ryan McQuaid and Joel Cooper, collectively known as The Art of Street, is also on display.
It’s great to have young blood in JAG, said Deagle, because it helps “open horizons. JAG started off as a young guild.”
Deagle’s work in the exhibition is influenced by the Group of Seven, the famous Canadian landscape painters.
“I’m not concerned with literal depiction of certain areas,” he said, noting that the pieces are “semi-traditional” because he likes to fuse together abstract and representational landscapes.
He coats the canvas in a hot orange oil-based paint before creating a landscape, so that the final piece shows inner warmth as the orange tones seep through.
Another (literally) eye-catching piece is Boocock’s mosaic sculpture. She used a wet saw to cut the glass pieces placed so intricately on her sculpture. Her fingers were riddled with cuts due to the ordeal.
“Mirror is awful to work with, but reflects light so beautifully,” she said.
Louise Jarry uses her paintings to depict her experiences in the Arctic, where she’s travelled to six times to x-country ski.
Icebergs, the “breathtaking setting”, 24-hour daylight, her mood and the “meditative state” she feels while x-country skiing influences her work.
“It’s so peaceful, there’s no noise from traffic,” she said.
In addition to the exhibit, there’s a silent auction of Paul Moxon photos from the 1980s. The auction ends Jan. 27 and Odd Ark runs until Jan. 30.
