{"id":18072,"date":"2013-03-25T12:09:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T16:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=18072"},"modified":"2013-04-25T11:55:50","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T15:55:50","slug":"the-geography-of-dreams-at-yumart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=18072","title":{"rendered":"Y.M. Whelan “The Geography of Dreams” at Yumart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Y.M. Whelan: “The Geography of Dreams”<\/strong>
\nMarch 20 – April 13, 2013
\nYumart<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo: Alice Tallman<\/p>\n

Yumart* had its official launch last Thursday, March 21st with an exhibition of paintings by proprietor Y.M. Whelan<\/em>. A capacity crowd scaled\u00a0the stairs at 101 Spadina Avenue to the freshly-renovated 550 square foot second floor space. Attendees and well-wishers took in a range of works that spanned from the early 80s up to the present.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Y.M. Whelan. Photo: Alice Tallman<\/p>\n

The exhibition, “The Geography of Dreams<\/em>” included the artist’s signature geometric abstractions. Since 1997, Whelan<\/em> has been familiar to gallery goers variously as gallery assistant, director, curator, or exhibitor at Bau-Xi Gallery, the Moore Gallery,\u00a0and Fran Hill Gallery.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Y.M. Whelan, Maze<\/em>, 2006, acrylic on paper, 19 1\/2 x 13 inches<\/p>\n

Aspects and qualities of Whelan<\/em>‘s recent work are typified in three works in this inaugural exhibition. The titles in each of the works capture a sense of the dynamism that animates her abstract oeuvre. The spare, gestural line geometry of “Maze<\/em>” fuses the opposing notions of the controlled and spontaneous, features embodied in the artist’s canvas works. Whelan<\/em> wishes to preserve the act and process of making the painting. Each work may be viewed as a contest between conflicting and contrasting forces \u2013 dark and light, open and closed, and so forth.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Y.M. Whelan, Tidal Waves and Sea Battles<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas 30 x 26 inches<\/p>\n

This holds equally true for the colours. In “Tidal Waves and Sea Battles<\/em>,” 2012, the deep yellow that tends to orange flashes against a sea green. The canvas is literally a battleground, a mat upon which aspects of the painterly craft wrestle for dominance.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Y.M. Whelan, The Little House of My Past<\/em>, 2012, acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 inches<\/p>\n

The work “The Little House of My Past<\/em>,” 2012, is no less a contest, the outcome in this case is containment, a housing of moments experienced. The act of viewing permits a reliving and unlocking of past events. In this regard, the work and its title may serve as an emblem of the exhibition as a whole, where features Whelan<\/em>‘s complete painterly output are encapsulated.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Visitors in front of Y.M. Whelan, Extrication (Gem-Encrusted God Series), 1997, acrylic on canvas,\u00a028 x 62 inches. Photo: Alice Tallman<\/p>\n

Steve Rockwell<\/p>\n

*Yumart is a new gallery at 101 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210, Toronto. Hours: Wed – Sat 12 – 6 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Steve Rockwell<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yumart had its official launch last Thursday, March 21st with an exhibition of abstract paintings by proprietor Y.M. Whelan.<\/p>\n

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