{"id":42298,"date":"2019-03-01T10:29:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=42298"},"modified":"2019-06-03T20:19:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T00:19:37","slug":"michael-smith-at-nicholas-metivier-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=42298","title":{"rendered":"Michael Smith  at Nicholas Metivier Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A Fresh Take on an Old Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/rsz_overall1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/rsz_overall1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42302\" width=\"417\" height=\"259\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Installation view of Michael Smith<em>&nbsp;The&nbsp;Eye&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Storm<\/em>. Photo: Elena Iourtaeva<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The maritime theme certainly comes with its unique set of challenges, being a subject matter with a rich tradition of highly acclaimed painters. It is practically impossible to compete with J.M.W. Turner\u2019s light-filled paintings of the sea storms. Conveying the sublime constitutes an elusive and noble goal. However, in the 21st century, it might be fair to give the old approaches a rest and indulge in the amazing hues offered by the acrylic paintings by Michael Smith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MS-Migration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MS-Migration.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42324\" width=\"320\" height=\"258\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Michael Smith, <em>Migration<\/em>, 2018,  acrylic on canvas, 70 x 94 inches. Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, the exhibition statement on the Nicholas Metivier Gallery\u2019s website offers a very traditional description, filled with pathos and gravitas. Yet, pink, orange and cyan seem an odd choice to convey a \u201cvisceral\u201d effect. Don\u2019t get me wrong. <em>The Eye of the Storm<\/em> features some very delightful paintings. The bright, saturated colors and the thick texture of the brushstrokes make these maritime scenes look almost too beautiful and I love them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/rsz_ms_crossing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/rsz_ms_crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42304\" width=\"559\" height=\"216\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Michael Smith,&nbsp;<em>Crossing<\/em>, 2018,&nbsp;acrylic on canvas, triptych,&nbsp;90 x 246 inches. Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We need more of that subversive joy when approaching the dead-serious historical topics such as the Franklin expedition. Michael Smith successfully achieved this fresh take on an old theme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elena Iourtaeva<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured image: Michael Smith, <em>Atlantic<\/em>, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 59 1\/2 x 96 inches. Courtesy of Nicholas Metivier Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Exhibition information: February 7 &#8211; March 2, 2019, Nicholas Metivier Gallery, 190 Richmond Street East, Toronto. Gallery hours: Tue \u2013 Fri, 10 am \u2013 6 pm; Sat, 12 \u2013 5 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Elena Iourtaeva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> it might be fair to give the old approaches a rest and indulge in the amazing hues offered by the acrylic paintings by Michael Smith<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=42298\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elena-iourtaeva","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42298"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43095,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42298\/revisions\/43095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}