Structured Abstractions:

June 12 – July 17, 2010
Opening reception
Saturday, June 12, 2-5pm

2 of 2 Gallery
254 Niagara Street
Toronto, ON, Canada
M6J 2L8
tel: +416-591-6464
info@2of2gallery.com
www.2of2gallery.com

Summer Hours:
Wednesday - Friday
12 noon - 5pm or by appointment

2 of 2 Gallery is pleased to present Structured Abstractions, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Montreal-based artist Chrissy Cheung.

Presenting a celebration of structured abstractions this exhibition features Chrissy Cheung’s largest paintings ever created to date. The grandeur of the large scale work was created through an experimentation of dry-brush techniques, block print stencils, gelling canvas string, and dry pigment paint mixtures. Some of the paintings measure approximately 6 feet by 10 feet (183cm x 305 cm).

The atmosphere of each painting is created without figurative elements. A slight narrative reveals itself as a scene by forming the work with linking elements (as in the paintings Cartograph and Streaming Light).

The method Cheung uses is very free in nature and without planned elements. Her influences come from eclectic music and contemporary dance. The attempt at bridging the border between painting and drawing draws closer; using the strengths of singular drawing elements in a painting and focusing on its overall space and composition.

Chrissy Cheung graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000 from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. She has exhibited across Canada including at the Other Gallery at the Banff Centre for the Arts, The Works Art and Design Festival in Edmonton and Le Salon des Arts at the Osheaga Art and Music Festival 2008 in Montreal. In 2009, Cheung received a Canada Council for the Arts Visual Arts Project Grant. This will be Cheung’s second solo exhibition at 2 of 2 Gallery, Toronto.

For more information about Chrissy Cheung or the gallery, please visit our website www.2of2gallery.com or contact the gallery at info@2of2gallery.com, 254 Niagara St., Toronto, Canada or 416-591-6464.