Gallery at 129 Ossington, in Toronto, nov. 6-29

Souvenirs adoucis

36"x36", oil/mixed media on canvas, 2008.

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Tangling and Untangling

Lines evoke several metaphors for us: following the line of a story, hanging by a thread, connecting the dots, tying up loose ends. Continuing to explore lines—whether drawn or painted, made of wire or thread, tangled or sorted out, or formed into a grid. They create a rich contrast as they interact with the solid squareness of the boxes and panels.

Gallery at 129 Ossington, in Toronto, from nov. 6-29

Reception: Sat. Nov 8, 1-4pm

Hours Wed - Fri 11am - 5pm, Sat 12 - 5pm or by appointment

http://www.129ossington.com/Galleryat129Ossington_AnneLaureDjaballah.htm

aerial view

Retracer ses pas / Retracing My Steps

42"x48", oil/mixed media on canvas, 2008.

Some people noticed how this one is different from a lot of the other work, and I think it is partly from that is doesn't really have a lot of gravity, like the view from above rather than one with a horizon line - more of a diagram.

It will be showing at the gallery at 129 Ossington, in Toronto, for the month of november.

how to give structure to memories?

4"x4" sketch

Sortir par la fenêtre

24"x12", oil/mixed media on canvas, 2008.

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How it is so easy to change the way we frame a memory , after it happens, a week later, a year later - always needing to give it a more definite shape, or window frame to isolate it from all the other moments that come before and after.

These windows of moments, where the element that stands out most clearly afterwards is the line that creates a path, which moves on into the next moment and then another, and in time forms the arc of a story - the one we chose to tell about ourselves.

ce qu'on oublie

48"x36", oil/mixed media on canvas, 2008.

on the surface of things and what's below

une histoire qui se forme et qui s'oublie

36"x36", oil/mixed media on canvas, 2008.

I didn't expect this one to form a pair with the one below until they were placed side by side, and then I saw just how the black block on the left was answered back by the black in "clarté". I had initially intended it to be a pair with the one above.

Snapshots from different stories, and as the frames get shifted, the story becomes harder to read, and it becomes more about the movement, the way things are still connected, but no longer in a straight line.

Clarté

Clarté, 36x36", oil/mixed media on canvas

Exposition à la Galerie Dentaire

Échapper aux habitudes, 42"x48"

Fils interrompus et chemins retracés

Trait dessiné, ligne pointillée, fil à coudre ou fil de fer ; la ligne relie un élément à l'autre, suggère un trajet, crée un récit. Elle raconte une histoire.

Lines, broken up, tangled, linking the dots, drawn by hand, made of paint, thread, string or wire, the line connects one place to the next, suggesting a path, and telling a story.


Exposition du 3 septembre au 15 octobre 2008 / Exhibition from September 3rd to October 15th, 2008
Vernissage le samedi 13 septembre de 17h à 20h / Opening on Saturday, September 13th, 5-8pm

1239, rue Amherst, Montréal
514.523.5535