Col Mitchell ~ Painting on Crumpled Paper
For works in different mediums go to http://colmitchell.blogspot.com/
For works in different mediums go to http://colmitchell.blogspot.com/
2010
Currently on Exhibtion at the Canada Summit Centre, Huntsville Ontario
Artist Col Mitchell's Visual Response To:A Sense of Place: The Town of Huntsville’s Call to Muskoka Artists for Post G8 2010 Exhibition
In this piece "Muskoka Tourism (A Birds Eye View)," I utilize birds, their habits and migration patterns, a diverse element on its own within the diverse Muskokan universe, representationally and symbolically as both man and nature to connect with a broad age range and interest, and offer a perspective of one’s sense of place on a level perhaps not previously explored by the viewer. I wanted to reach beyond a literal reaction to the exhibition title “A Sense of Place,” a landscape comprised of lakes, trees, rocks, and wildlife . . . the natural environs, yet not leave those very essential elements playing a secondary role.
Residents and visitors are crucial to the equation; we flock to “get away from it all,” raise children in comparative safety, relax, retire . . . we arrive seeking pleasure, recreation, education & opportunity in whatever forms lay hidden or open.
Comprised of 12 individual 2ft x 2ft canvas sections, each piece is individually papered. (see "artist statement" for technique description).
Curated by Mary Rashleigh, former director of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery, the exhibition showcases the work of 10 artists from the Muskoka region and explores how the artists respond to this special region in their work. “It should evoke a real sense of place to the viewers in each artist's own special vision,” explains Rashleigh.
The exhibition was organized through the Arts Placement Working Group (APWG) appointed by Mayor Claude Doughty (2010) for the purpose of looking at policies for the collection of public art for the Town of Huntsville. It will open on June 30th and continue through to September 5th.
In this piece "Muskoka Tourism (A Birds Eye View)," I utilize birds, their habits and migration patterns, a diverse element on its own within the diverse Muskokan universe, representationally and symbolically as both man and nature to connect with a broad age range and interest, and offer a perspective of one’s sense of place on a level perhaps not previously explored by the viewer. I wanted to reach beyond a literal reaction to the exhibition title “A Sense of Place,” a landscape comprised of lakes, trees, rocks, and wildlife . . . the natural environs, yet not leave those very essential elements playing a secondary role.
Residents and visitors are crucial to the equation; we flock to “get away from it all,” raise children in comparative safety, relax, retire . . . we arrive seeking pleasure, recreation, education & opportunity in whatever forms lay hidden or open.
Comprised of 12 individual 2ft x 2ft canvas sections, each piece is individually papered. (see "artist statement" for technique description).
Curated by Mary Rashleigh, former director of the Grimsby Public Art Gallery, the exhibition showcases the work of 10 artists from the Muskoka region and explores how the artists respond to this special region in their work. “It should evoke a real sense of place to the viewers in each artist's own special vision,” explains Rashleigh.
The exhibition was organized through the Arts Placement Working Group (APWG) appointed by Mayor Claude Doughty (2010) for the purpose of looking at policies for the collection of public art for the Town of Huntsville. It will open on June 30th and continue through to September 5th.
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Currently on exhibition at The Art Space, Huntsville: Eight Back from the Lake July 23rd to Aug 29th
This piece was worked on as part of a demo at the G20 media centre, The Direct Energy Center, on July 26th during the G8/G20 Summit 2010
"Direct Energy"
2ft x 2ft
July 22, 2010
$600
This piece was worked on as part of a demo at the G20 media centre, The Direct Energy Center, on July 26th during the G8/G20 Summit 2010
"Direct Energy"
2ft x 2ft
July 22, 2010
$600
Available
Available for Purchase at The Woodland Art Experience
2010 August 7-8th
or via artist studio
"The Prophet"
10in x 24in
$15
Acrylic (non papered)
2010 August 7-8th
or via artist studio
"The Prophet"
10in x 24in
$15
Acrylic (non papered)
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Sold at The Muskoka Arts & Crafts Spring Show
"Against A Copper Sky"
Jan 29, 2010
2ft x 2ft
$600
"Against A Copper Sky"
Jan 29, 2010
2ft x 2ft
$600
Available
A Selection from 2009
