BARRY COOMBS ARTIST
"You belong in the most secret part of you. Don't worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you - draw and paint your fear and anxiety."
- Sol Lewitt
My work is an extension of the concerns, musings and yearnings of my life. Nature, mortality, the puzzle of linear time and the riddle of the Cosmic Joker often occupy my thoughts. Geometry is the effort of human beings to understand nature. Its clarity and simplicity, combined with colour, provide me with limitless means of expression. Everything, however, starts with observation and perception of the visual world.
ABSTRACT ART IN YOUR HOME
How would a fairly large, abstract painting look in your home? RELIEF84-3 is an acrylic on collaged wood panel and is 48x36". It enhances this room in a contemporary setting. Please, view my Canvas/Wood Panel page to see more abstract paintings.
***It's a wrap! Thank you all who attended and who supported me with a purchase.
IDIOSYNCRATIC GEOMETRIES: EXPRESSING PERCEPTION AND SENSATION
This two-person showcase features artists Barry Coombs of Hamilton and Ian Mackay of St. Catharines. This thought-provoking exhibition explores referential geometries and invites viewers on a journey of perception, sensation and abstract expressions.
Barry Coombs is known for his dynamic interplay of shape, colour and composition. He creates paintings that satisfy and surprise through his refined use of mostly rectilinear, geometric forms. Ian Mackay weaves irregular shapes and biomorphic forms into his works, eliciting a rhythmic and playful sensory experience. The two artists combine to create a visual dialogue that blurs the boundaries between abstraction and representation. Both artists acknowledge the influence of early Modernist movements, including Cubism, Constructivism, Futurism and Suprematism.
The exhibition runs from September 6-29, 2024 at Carnegie Gallery in Dundas, Ontario. All are welcome to the Opening Reception, which will take place on Friday, September 6 from 7-9:30pm. A free Artist Talk will be offered on Sunday, September from 1-2pm. All are welcome and no reservation is required.
https://carnegiegallery.org/
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