Reginald Hamilton: Windows and Mirrors

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Other associated events: Panel: Property Is Theft, Saturday, March 28, 1:00 pm, Film Theatre Opening Reception follows Saturday, March 28, 5:00 pm Central Gallery

The cool, mute, canvases which embody Regina-based artist Reginald Hamilton's recent series propose a connection between two moments in art history - the advent of abstraction (beginning with Cezanne) and the present day digital revolution, which is causing another massive change in the way visual information is created, presented, disseminated, and 'read'. These process-oriented works embody Hamilton's investigation of technology's impact on visual representation. He initially enhances digital photographs using computer applications, then proceeds to complete the "real" work in paint on canvas. Hamilton transforms the artwork back to its original digital form - allowing for a study of representation in a variety of stages, both as pigment on canvas, and as light waves emitted from a screen. Embarking from the visual "quotation" of digital images, Hamilton animates intersections between technology and abstract painting. The title reference to windows introduces his examination of the traditional metaphor of painting as a window or a mirror, through which he investigates technology's impact on visual representation and reception. Presented with the financial assistance of the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Windows and Mirrors web site link available at Site Seeing.

Reginald Hamilton, The Artist's studio.