Ryan Sluggett: Sights Being Set

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Ryan Sluggett, "Van Rijn Spectacle," 2016

gouache on poly-mesh, 58" x 43"

TrépanierBaer is pleased to present Ryan Sluggett's Sights Being Set, an exhibition of new paintings and a new sculptural video animation titled Recliner with Escapist Literature. Loaded with poignant and ofttimes humorous social commentary, Ryan Sluggett uses "... line, colour field, flatness and depth..." to build wry narratives "...that poke fun about the ways in which ideas gain legitimacy in society."  As Sluggett states:

I use line in my paintings, and animations to 'string along' a narrative. The consequences of this 'stringing along', and notions of art as promoting active or passive participation, are used as a loose theme that ties together this body of work. We live in a time when companies like Netflix use Analytics to determine what shows they produce, relying on pre-approved narratives guaranteed to give high ratings. This body of work encourages a more active and skeptical viewer.