{"id":48778,"date":"2022-03-02T14:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T19:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=48778"},"modified":"2022-03-03T09:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:24:10","slug":"dominique-prevost-and-sharon-dembo-in-propeller-art-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=48778","title":{"rendered":"Pr\u00e9vost and Dembo in Propeller Art Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are two shows currently at Propeller Gallery: Circles<\/em> by Dominique Pr\u00e9vost, and In Motion<\/em> by Sharon Dembo. I am very happy to be in a warm, welcoming gallery on a cold winter\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I<\/a>nstallation view of Sharon Dembo, In Motion<\/em> at Propeller Art Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first show we see is Sharon Dembo’s In Motion<\/em>. It is a series of work using printmaking techniques that seems to be \u2018simple\u2019 but in reality rely on a complicated process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharon Dembo, Graceful, (left) and Feathery Form (right) both 2022, encaustic monotype on ink print, 11\u201d x 8.5\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dembo was inspired by a metal mannequin she prepared for her previous exhibition \u2013 on display again in this show. She began to think about how she could convey movement with it. So, she made sketches on paper of the mannequin in various positions and then added colours. Dembo told me that she loves playing with colours. Indeed, her colours are amazing. She generally uses one colour for the background and its variations for the composition. For example, some pieces are red-based while others are blue-based. Usually, her colours are not very loud, giving the feeling of calmness and peace; capturing you on the spot, so you want to stay longer and see more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharon Dembo, Let\u2019s Dance I, 2022, monoprint and ink, 15\u201d x 22\u201d (left) and Let\u2019s Dance II, 2022, monoprint and encaustic printing, 15\u201d x 30\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually when people say \u2018dance\u2019 we associate it with human bodies, but Dembo turns it around. Her choice of using a dressed-up mannequin to represent dance and motion is very interesting and unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Installation view of Circles<\/em> by Dominique Pr\u00e9vost at Propeller Art Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entering the second room, we see works by Dominique Pr\u00e9vost. She loves paper, colour, and the idea of both \u2018travelling\u2019 freely beyond the frame. In her show Circles<\/em>, there are many mesmerizing lines, showing that everything is moving; whether it is landscape, water, or music. To me the different circles show the surface of the Earth, moon, and other planets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dominique Pr\u00e9vost, Circle XVIII zebra (left) and Circle XXI (right) both 2022, washi and stock paper, ink and crayons, 30\u201d x 40\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This perfect blend of different colours shows fluidity and movement. Pr\u00e9vost uses an ancient Japanese technique called Suminagashi, which means floating ink, to create these pieces. Some are big, depicting many circles with various patterns on one pure white surface, so you can focus on the circles without the interruptions of a background. Amazingly, you can see the texture of the paper and ink in each image. When you look very closely, you notice numerous amazing differences between the circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dominique Pr\u00e9vost, (L-R) Burnt Sienna, 2022, heritage washi, graphite and ink, 5 x 5″, Yellow Orange, 2022, washi paper and ink, 5 x 5″ and Salmon Turquoise, 2022, Kitakata washi and ink, 12\u201d x 12″<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both Pr\u00e9vost\u2019 and Dembo\u2019s work have a relationship with movement. Dembo shows the swinging of clothes in dance, while Pr\u00e9vost depicts the movement of ink in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lina Weng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images are courtesy of Propeller Art Gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Exhibition information: Sharon Dembo, In Motion<\/a><\/em>, Monoprints and Encaustic Monotypes and Dominique Pr\u00e9vost, Circles<\/a><\/em>, February 16 \u2013 March 6, 2022, Propeller Art Gallery, 30 Abell Street, Toronto. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 1 \u2013 5:30 pm. Online until May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

bu Lina Weng<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Pr\u00e9vost\u2019 and Dembo\u2019s work have a relationship with movement. Dembo shows the swinging of clothes in dance, while Pr\u00e9vost depicts the movement of ink in water.<\/p>\n

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