Phil Darrah: Raw Materials
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Peter Robertson Gallery 12323 104 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5N 0V4
Phil Darrah, "Generation," 2017
acrylic and paper on canvas, 28 " x 55 1/4”
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, December 16th from 2 - 4 pm. Artist in attendance
Substance and colour form the stuff of Darrah’s pictures. A nuanced orchestration of weight, scale and placement relate, for Darrah, to the day-to-day dynamics of experience.
“[I choose] to paint directly and in such a way that the materials can behave as liquids and pastes and try to nod in the direction of cosmologies. That sounds a bit grand so I must acknowledge that if it rains for a week or trees are leafing, then that has an effect on the paintings. One sees things in different lights.”