Edd Baptista \\ Tapering Perspectives: Scenes from Canadian Road Trips
2gallery is thrilled to unveil an entirely new body of work from artist Edd Baptista. Tapering Perspectives is a departure from Edd’s award-winning figurative and portrait work. The collection is inspired by the pennant, a triangular shape with a two-dimensional plane. Pennants have long been used for signaling and communication or commemorating victories, achievements, and special occasions. Pennants can be travel souvenirs. When strung together, pennants adorn celebrations.
“The Canadian landscape – its allure is impossible for artists to resist. Right now, somewhere, an artist is painting a section of Canada. I began my exploration by imagining what would happen if I took away one of the four corners of a traditional painting. How would the landscape look and feel if I tapered the perspective? I thought of the vanishing perspective of a highway, or a horizon, which led to a surprising experience for me. The paintings force you see and feel the Canadian landscape – differently.”
Edd Baptista \\ Tapering Perspectives: Scenes from Canadian Road Trips is on exhibition at 2gallery, 256 Main St. Picton ON, K0K 2T0 and at 2gallery.ca from August 13 to September 12. Opening Reception with the Artist: Saturday August 13, 3 to 6pm.
Date: August 13 - September 12, 2022 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: 2gallery | 256 Main Street , Picton, K0K 2T0 | 613 920 2000
Admission:
Free
Event website: 2gallery.ca
