THIS An Exhibition of 12 works on paper by Toronto artist Evan Steenson

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Evan Steenson
THIS!

Showing at Gallery 1313 in the Cell gallery
Exhibition Dates: March 5 to 15, 2014
Opening Reception: Thursday March 6, 7-10 pm

Gallery 1313
1313 Queen Street West
Toronto M6K 1L8
Phone: 416.536.6778
www.g1313.org

Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 1pm – 6pm

Gallery 1313 is pleased to present THIS an exhibition of new work by Evan Steenson in the Cell Gallery. Please join us Thursday, March 6 from 7-10pm for the exhibition opening and to meet the artist.

Toronto artist Evan Steenson will be presenting a series of 12 recent works on paper which combine the visual vocabulary of gestural abstraction with micro-fiction narratives.

Referencing the expressionist abstraction of high Modernism and the shared experiences of adolescent life, TV crime dramas and adult neuroses, these works function not to depict an event but rather the viewers alienation from that event. Steenson’s exhibition constructs an interrelated web of dissonance between the viewer, their expectations, and the art.

Trough a forthright juxtaposition of the rational/irrational, controlled/uncontrolled/ static/dynamic visual elements of typography and visual abstraction, THIS raises important questions about context and meaning in contemporary art practice.


About Gallery 1313
Gallery 1313 is a not-for-profit, charitable artist-run centre located in the Parkdale neighbourhood of downtown Toronto. Gallery 1313 is equally an artist run centre exhibiting local, national and international contemporary art.

About the artist
Evan Steenson is an emerging Canadian conceptual artist who works in painting, mixed media and digital media. He is a member of the 1313 Gallery and lives and works in Toronto.