Jeffrey Spalding: Ghosts and Angels
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Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery 461 Langdon Crescent, Crescent Park, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan S6H 0X6
Jeffrey Spalding, "Ghosts and Angels (Riopelle Relic)," 2012
monoprint, 39.8” x 28.5”
Opening Reception: September 13, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Through the use of chance and happenstance Canadian artist, Jeffrey J. Spalding has created exciting and unexpected expressive abstractions. Working with printmaker Gordan Novak of Novak Graphics in Admiral, SK, Spalding uses the off cast printmaking materials and found colours gathered from the works of other artists in a very specific printing process designed to ensure the development of almost random composition making. The process is informed by the contributions of many artists in unplanned, unintentional ways. The results have a very dynamic fifties abstraction meets Pop Art vibe. For Spalding, the expressive results pay homage to a variety of artists from the modern art period and referenced in the titles. These are the 'ghosts' within the artworks. For Novak, the happy accidents discovered within this art-making process are attributed to the 'angels' of printmaking.
Curated by Kim Houghtaling; Organized by the Art Gallery of Swift Current