Turd in the Punchbowl
I’m excited
to announce I’m in a show with Shane Norrie and Mary Philpott at Shane Norrie
Contemporary in Stratford, Ontario with the show opening Saturday September 9th,
2017. You’re invited!!!
The show
was just carved in stone today so I’m jumping the gun with excitement to
announce it. When you are in a large group show you look around your supply of
pots and think ya that’s pretty good, ya that one is Ok. Then you apply the
formula that at least a third of other participants are so-so, a third of them
will be awesome and that leaves that nice comfy gray area to live in – the
middle third. It’s easy to hide in that area like fly
poop in the pepper.
When there are
only 3 of you sharing an opening you don’t want the clients to enter the room
to have a taste of the punch and see there is a turd floating around in it and
it’s you!
It is good
to leave your comfort zone and stand with artists that you admire. You know
they are going to have killer work so like any other blood sport you have to be
in shape. No cornball line is going to
save you- like Tom Cruise’s in Jerry Maquire “You complete me!”. You have to show up
complete. You are only as good as that night. The good ones you made before are
no where in sight.
I’ve been
thinking about this pairing of artists for the show. Besides being friends and
fans of each other’s work I’m seeing surface and sureness of mark. Ya, I’m
pretty sure I’m sure I see sureness of mark. That's for sure!
Shane Norrie paintings
Mary Philpott- clay
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