Alison Shield s' second solo exhibition with the Gam Gallery focuses on the proc ess of painting. Stemming from her MFA thesis work at the University of Wat erloo\, Shields' canvases are the result of layers upon layers of tracings that are used to generate subsequent paintings. For the current exhibition\ , Shields has returned to her previous works in order to continue the paint ing process\, suggesting that the finished product on view is not the final definition of these works and negating the possibility for an end result e ven in their display.
In its Latin origins\, "emergence" means "to wo rk one's way out of a critical situation\," suggesting that the moment of d ecision-making in the process of painting stems from a crisis produced by t he endless possibilities that may take shape. A decision must be made in or der to proceed. Shields exploits this juncture in her large canvases along with a new series of sixty paintings on 11 x 14? sheets of yupo paper that were painted in various locations around Vancouver.
Alison is a forme r UBC BFA Student. This exhibition has been curated by AHVA CCST candidate Tarah Hogue.
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