{"id":19451,"date":"2013-06-04T13:47:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T17:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=19451"},"modified":"2013-06-20T18:11:41","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T22:11:41","slug":"michael-smith-opening-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=19451","title":{"rendered":"Michael Smith \/ Opening Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Smith<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6 \u2013 8 p.m.
\nNicholas Metivier Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Artist Michael Smith at the opening reception<\/p>\n

In his most recent paintings, Montreal artist, Michael Smith investigates a wide range of mark marking to create his highly abstracted landscapes and seascapes.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Michael Smith, Sunset #2<\/em>, 2013, oil on board, 20 x 20 inches. Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery<\/p>\n

Several of the works in this exhibition are large-scale and depict what may appear to be a magnified view of a forest floor. The specificity of nature however is subjective as the paint refuses to fully define trees or foliage and the image is left in a constant state of flux.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Michael Smith, Ochre Bark,<\/em> 2013, acrylic on canvas, 57 x 60 inches.\u00a0\u00a0Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Michael Smith, Ochre Bark<\/em>, 2013, (detail)<\/p>\n

While several of the works are similar in theme, each painting has a distinct temperament depending on Smith\u2019s use of colour and texture.<\/p>\n

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The show is on display until June 22, 2013. Nicholas Metivier Gallery is located at 451 King Street West. Gallery hours: Tue – Sat 10 – 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Photo: Fox Martindale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6 \u2013 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Nicholas Metivier Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his most recent paintings Smith investigates a wide range of mark marking to create his highly abstracted landscapes and seascapes.<\/p>\n

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