Opening reception:
Friday, July 1 | 7:30 pm
These collages and paintings are from some kind of alternate reality. A place where things are a little different, but also a lot the same. This work is my response to the onslaught of imagery passing though my conscious and subconscious. My task is to create paintings with connections and pathways, allowing for a variety of interpretations.
I work intuitively and rhythmically. Laying down a barrage of random shapes, colours and values. I filter, edit, dress up, dress down, acknowledge and tune out. This process is a visual enactment of what we all do on a daily basis. Stepping back, I see the figures, fauna, architecture, interiors, exteriors, urban, rural and extra-terrestrial landscapes central to my imagination.
Freddie Towe is an interdisciplinary artist who has worked in painting, collage, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, film and video. An innate sense of colour and quirky interplay between humour and darkness are evident in her work. Freddie began showing her paintings and mixed media work in Toronto in 2004. Today, Freddie lives beside the York River north of Bancroft, Ontario.
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The Art Gallery of Bancroft is situated on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg Algonquins, which is known to be unceded. Indigenous people have been stewards of this land since time immemorial; as such we honour and respect their connection to the land, its plants, animals and stories. Our recognition of the contributions and historic importance of Indigenous peoples is sincerely aligned to our collective commitment to make the promise and the challenge of truth and reconciliation real in our community.