{"id":33060,"date":"2016-03-22T12:21:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=33060"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:43:30","slug":"marco-bertuzzo-hidden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=33060","title":{"rendered":"Marco Bertuzzo: Hidden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Marco Bertuzzo, Allegories \u2013 Ambition, Watercolour, Archival ink on Archival Paper Mounted to Panel, 25\u201d x 25\u201d. Image courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n

One can not ignore the irony of Marco Bertuzzo\u2019s new exhibition, Hidden<\/em>, as reaching the space at Coldstream Fine Art involves navigating the elevator and zigzagging hallway of 80 Spadina. Anticipation is built and rightfully so, Bertuzzo\u2019s first ever-solo exhibition beguiles and excites. The young artist delivers a show that undoubtedly hides his inexperience, as bright colours and unbridled creativity pour through this series of surreal watercolours. The artist poignantly states that this body of work is an expression of how \u201cwe as society derive meaning from and imbue images with power\u201d. The most eloquent examples are Bertuzzo\u2019s three “Allegories,”<\/em> whose roundel format and decided symbolism reflect the artist\u2019s classical training. In particular, the “Allegory-Ambition” presents a powerful reimagining of the renaissance prototype, as a spacecraft and rocket collude with an antique spyglass and sailboat to remind one of the technological advances and ambition of human history. Inevitably, the modern viewer is forced to pause in attempts to unpack Bertuzzo\u2019s implications; a rare occurrence in today\u2019s world where the over consumption of media and imagery tend to reduce attention spans to mere seconds. Marco Bertuzzo has poignantly reminded us that art should be slowly digested, a process that allows one to absorb all it\u2019s veiled meaning.<\/p>\n

Meghan O’Callaghan<\/p>\n

*Exhibition information: March 19 \u2013 April 20, 2016,\u00a0Coldstream Fine Art, 80 Spadina Avenue Suite 208, Toronto. Gallery hours: Tue \u2013 Thurs, 12 pm \u2013 7 pm, Fri \u2013 Sat, 12 pm \u2013 5 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Meghan O’Callaghan<\/strong>
\nBertuzzo’s process allows one to absorb all his works veiled meaning.<\/p>\n

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