Pierre Giroux: Illuminations
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West End Gallery, Victoria 1203 Broad Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2A4
Pierre Giroux, "Illuminations," 2020
Join us for the opening reception Saturday, February 8 from 10-5pm and Sunday February 9 from 11 - 4pm.
The West End Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Pierre Giroux. Pierre paints romanticized interiors and exteriors filled with gesture and light. He draws inspiration from houses in his local area of Southern Ontario as well as the grander rooms in Europe, particularly Paris, France. From a dilapidated farmhouse in Ontario to an Italian villa in Tuscany, his abandoned spaces evoke memories and nostalgia.
“The paintings play upon the fine line between reality and slight surrealism, always drawing upon the viewer to move within the rooms. Streams of light poke through windows and doors into dim interiors, calling you to venture out. Entryways flanked by trees and English gardens, invite you to walk back in. My hope is to evoke the memories of the many spaces we’ve visited, lived in and the role they’ve played upon our senses.” -Pierre Giroux