Ryan Peter's exhibition SPACETIME! explores the relationship between painting\, m ateriality\, and the photographic image\, specifically the aesthetic and au ral potential of materials in the era of digital manipulation. Minimizing b rushstrokes\, he works with heavily watered-down paints and mechanical tech niques such as aerosol sprays on non-absorbent substrates like plastic or h eavily varnished wood and canvas. Challenging modernist ideas of material u nity\, the fluid paints fail to merge with the substrates and instead dry v ery slowly on the surface. This material incompatibility\, exacerbated by t he inclusion of chemical resists\, produces curious drying effects. The res ultant forms and reticulations resemble photographic prints - quoting every thing from the earliest daguerreotypes to more recent scientific photograph y such as photomicrographs and satellite imagery.
Based in Vancouver\ , Ryan Peter holds a BFA (2004) and an MFA (2008) from the University of Br itish Columbia. He was a finalist for the 11th Annual RBC Canada Painting C ompetition\, exhibited at teh Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal and at T he Power Plant in Toronto. He has participated in recent group exhibitions at The Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery and Equinox Gallery\, Vancouver. In addition to his painting practice\, Peter also works collaboratively with o ther artists. Most recently he has worked with Raymond Boisjoly on projects for exhibitions in Canada and the United States. This is Ryan Peter's firs t solo show with Republic Gallery.
Spacetime! will be on show June 25 th through August 7th with an artist reception on Friday\, June 25th\, 6-8p m. Regular gallery hours are 11am-5pm\, Wednesday through Saturday\, and by appointment.
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