Reception: N/A
March 27 - May 6
Art Placement is pleased to present ROBERT CHRISTIE - THE RED STUDIO, a survey exhibition of recent works by the senior Saskatchewan artist, organized by the Art Gallery of Swift Current and first presented there from January 9 to February 27, 2021.
Curated by Kim Houghtaling, Director/Curator of the Art Gallery of Swift Current, the exhibition surveys the years 2008 to 2020 by renowned painter Robert Christie, a period of work encompassing a new approach in Christie’s creative process. About Christie's recent works Houghtaling writes:
"Engaging the viewer in a compelling, purely visual experience is the primary outcome of a painting by Robert Christie. Using a creative process of exploration and development, each work goes through an ambitious negotiation of visual elements including all the dimensions of colour, texture, edge, proportion, and real and implied space. There is a building up and taking away of parts. A merging of two and three dimensions. A harmony of careful design and spontaneous discovery. Christie does not make a presupposed picturesque composition within a frame. The resulting object produced through his creative process is a discovered composition. More unique, fresher and surprising than a predetermined arrangement. For the viewer the artworks are playful, dynamic and beautiful."
Art Placement's presentation of The Red Studio includes a broad selection of key pieces from the exhibition in Swift Current, supplemented by the inclusion of a few brand new paintings, fresh from the artist's studio.