The Sole of a Shoe exhibition (Wynick Tuck, 2011) is a continuation of my long-standing interest in art-historical legacy. Previously, these investigations focused on artists from the past. This exhibition focuses on the immediate legacy of painting as represented by my father and grandfather.
The exhibition is divided into 3 rooms representing the genres represented in this legacy – and to which I have responded to in my own work: Historical/Personal Narrative, Still Life, and Portraiture.
Installation: Sole of a shoe (Entrance)
Installation: Sole of a Shoe, Large Gallery 2011
Installation: Sole of a Shoe (trip to Poland room)
Sole of a Shoe: Still life room Installation view
Sole of a Shoe, Portrait Gallery Installation: “Friendly Local”, Howard Podeswa
Night in Ivansk:
This series within the Sole of a Shoe exhibition is based on a trip I took to Poland and follows a chronology of snapshots taken by my Canadian-Polish friend, Michal Duma, as I searched for my father and uncle's painting studios and homes. In their visual, narrative bent the works are related to the family album and the graphic novel
Nighttime, in front of my Dad’s Former Home, 2011, 3X5 Inches, Oil on Canvas
Walking Through Ivansk #3, 2011, 8X10 Inches, Oil on Canvas
In Front of the Well #1, 2011, 8X10, oil on canvas
Checking my Phone, 2011, 8X10 Inches, Oil on Canvas
Leaving Ivansk #1, 2011, 30X36 Inches, Oil on Board
Stranded in the Cemetery, We Ask for Help, 2011, 16X20 Inches, Oil on Canvas
A Farm Near the Jewish Cemetery, 2011, 84X96 Inches, Oil on Canvas