STILL LIFE

paintings on paintings by ROBERT FARMER

Edgy pop-surrealist Robert Farmer takes us on a loopy trip in this exciting new body of work ( including some older classics). Appropriating forgotten mass-produced framed prints including images taken from books, Farmer creates pseudo-social narratives of dreamy carnival-esque scenes with a turn-of-the-century feel. The oil paintings have the trademark bunnies, maniacal babies and other creatures all happily interacting as if during playtime at the insane asylum. While some of the areas appear subtly altered, others are boldly introduced.
Humour and spectacle prevail, and laughing will be encouraged!
Opening reception Friday Sept 12, 7-10pm.
See the recently completed mural across the street from Fountain!
Exhibit runs concurrently with the Queen West Art Crawl Sept 13-14 and continues to September 21.

in/ex

interior/exterior as explored in triptych format by Adelle Bailey, Alana Didur, Caorline Mosby, Eve Mosby, Heather Courtney, Jenn Norton + Christy Langer, Jenny Wing-Yee Tong, Joyce Mosby, Julie Moon, Karen Mosby, Laura Horne, Laura Watt and Sara-Lila Asselin.

August 20-31, 2008

Opening Reception Friday August 22 7-10pm

with a performance by Summer Mittens

Gallery hours:

Monday by appointment

Tuesday-Thursday 12-5pm

Friday-Sunday 2-7pm

LANDSCAPES

New and selected artwork by: Kenneth Charles Day

Opening Reception Thursday, August 7, 7:30-10:00pm.

Exhibition continues to Sunday August 17, 7:00pm.

Extended hours for this exhibition: Monday - Wednesday 2-5pm
Thursday - Friday 2-9pm
Saturday - Sunday 2-7pm

HOT DARK KNIGHTS

JUBAL BROWN & DREW SIMPSON

July 24th 7-10pm to August 3rd

Curated by Ron Loranger

Co-president of Le Labratoroire d'Ar- Toronto's only Francaphone  media arts lab.

Drew Simpson and Jubal Brown will unleash their alternate practices to the public this July at Fountain. The two have gone to school together, lived together, and are now having a show together featuring Jubal's photo-mantages, and Drew's sculptures.

Expect to see black lacquered assemblages of cherubs, insects, jewelry, baby possums, with an occasional ooze of golden honey resin, Drew refers to this series as Epitaph to the Pleistocene Epoche.

Jubal's younger brother, Mat Brown drew up the invitation, which is a work of art on it's own. The opening reception will also have a special performance by Ullysses Castellanos.

CYCLE OF VACANCIES

ZAC & JEFF BIERK

FOUNTAIN GALLERY

Saturday July 19th - Tuesday July 22nd 2008

Cycle of Vacancies - a collection of photographs form brothers Jeff and Zac Bierk - takes a look at manmade environments in various states of dilapidation, construction and abandonment. Vacated homes with evidence of life and loss are juxtaposed with the vast, empty spaces of today's urban developments - revealing man's propensity to build without forethought and tear down without remorse.

As urban development continues its encroachment on nature, images of trees are shown in varying prominence in relation to their environments... sometimes embodying strength and vitality, other times fragility and death.

Through these themes a cyclical inevitability is suggested in both habitation and absence. 

The Art Of Divine Is To Sublime Space