Brenda Malkinson - The Surface of Things: Chasing Light
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Alberta Craft Gallery - Calgary 280-1721 29 Avenue SW (cSPACE), Calgary, Alberta T2T 6T7
Artist Reception and Talk: April 27, 2019 2-4pm
Robin Lambert & Brenda Malkinson will be in attendance
This new body of work by Brenda Malkinson continues to explore the interplay of light and surface.
Brenda captures isolated “snapshots”, from infinite possibilities, through the passage of time. The series aims to illustrate an individual’s sublime placement in time and space, while considering an infinite stream of fixed moments.
Organic forms and undulations shaped in stained glass and woodcut prints suggest the metaphorical properties of bodies of water, representations of the flow of time, and ever-changing, yet consistent wholes. As Kafka said, “…dare to dive from the quivering everyday experience and sink into the depths in order to rise again…to the now doubly illuminated surface of things.”
Brenda has maintained a dedicated studio practice and teaching schedule for over forty years alongside family and volunteering in the community. Travel and research has included France, Japan, Korea, Alaska, Canadian north and west coast. Her sketches, observations as well as kayaking and swimming informs her art practice and inspires strong parallels of light and colour of the prairie landscape she calls home.