Buildings I feel like


An IAMD Thesis Exhibition by MFA candidate Laura Dawe.

Reception: Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 2:00-5:00PM

 
DateSaturday, March 3, 2018 - 10:00am to Friday, March 30, 2018 - 6:00pm

Location

Division Gallery, 45 Ernest Ave., Toronto

Investigating the correlation of sobriety and artistic output, Dawe's current practice illustrates parallels between recovery and the act of re-covering. What if we could step into ourself like we do our front door or favourite sweater? Or read oneself like we do a book? Buildings, dresses, and other vessels figuratively stand-in for the self, alluding to how slow transformations can be reflected in layers of mistinted paint, swatches of mended fabric, or patches of drywall. These manifestations of repair are poetic indicators of effort: the more layers, the further the journey. 

Buildings I Feel Like depicts something in-progress without the implication that it is somehow incomplete or undone. Some people are sturdy Victorian homes or cozy basement apartments. Others are new condos, perpetually under construction. The house presents various rich metaphors of; interior and exterior, covered and exposed, private and public. The weightless compositions of Dawe's 'dress portraits' - both intimate and surreal - offer a place for poetic speculation. Culled from her experiences, the drawings - revealing, bold and approached with an unresting vigour - stake an unashamed tone. Devoid of wearer, the clothing becomes animate, declaring itself a subject free for interpretation. 

Dawe's paintings, drawings, and installations celebrate the adaptive, sometimes messy, and meandering paths taken in search of self-actualization. By presenting a journey at its midpoint, her installations reveal that these finite markers - that of beginnings and ends - are fictitious when talking about self-betterment. Reminders that the pursuit of balance and happiness is inherently, and perpetually underway - valuing progression rather than perfection.

DateSaturday, March 3, 2018 - 10:00am to Friday, March 30, 2018 - 6:00pm

Website Location

Division Gallery, 45 Ernest Ave., Toronto

Buidings I feel like
Saturday, March 3, 2018 - 10:00am to Friday, March 30, 2018 - 6:00pm

Investigating the correlation of sobriety and artistic output, Dawe's current practice illustrates parallels between recovery and the act of re-covering. What if we could step into ourself like we do our front door or favourite sweater? Or read oneself like we do a book? Buildings, dresses, and other vessels figuratively stand-in for the self, alluding to how slow transformations can be reflected in layers of mistinted paint, swatches of mended fabric, or patches of drywall. These manifestations of repair are poetic indicators of effort: the more layers, the further the journey. 

Buildings I Feel Like depicts something in-progress without the implication that it is somehow incomplete or undone. Some people are sturdy Victorian homes or cozy basement apartments. Others are new condos, perpetually under construction. The house presents various rich metaphors of; interior and exterior, covered and exposed, private and public. The weightless compositions of Dawe's 'dress portraits' - both intimate and surreal - offer a place for poetic speculation. Culled from her experiences, the drawings - revealing, bold and approached with an unresting vigour - stake an unashamed tone. Devoid of wearer, the clothing becomes animate, declaring itself a subject free for interpretation. 

Dawe's paintings, drawings, and installations celebrate the adaptive, sometimes messy, and meandering paths taken in search of self-actualization. By presenting a journey at its midpoint, her installations reveal that these finite markers - that of beginnings and ends - are fictitious when talking about self-betterment. Reminders that the pursuit of balance and happiness is inherently, and perpetually underway - valuing progression rather than perfection.

Venue & Address: 
Division Gallery, 45 Ernest Ave., Toronto
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