Monument 6

David Kaarsemaker
Victoria, British Columbia

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Size

27" x 36"

Medium

Oil on canvas

My paintings consider my relationship to the myth of wilderness: both my sense of reverence in relation to nature as well as my participation in its commodification and exploitation. In the “Monument” series, I explore how my life and the world’s life are deeply intertwined. When a haze or dusk descends upon me as I am walking in the forest, it descends upon my awareness as well. I honour the specificity of a particular subject, while uniting it with its surroundings within a narrow tonal and chromatic range, and the smooth uniformity of the painted surface.

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David Kaarsemaker
Victoria, British Columbia

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David Kaarsemaker
Victoria, British Columbia

David Kaarsemaker holds a BFA from Concordia University and an MFA from the University of Ottawa. He was a finalist in the 2017 RBC Painting Competition. His work is included in the collections of Global Affairs Canada, the City of Ottawa, the City of St John’s, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, and the Newfoundland Provincial Art Bank. He has participated in group exhibitions at the National Gallery of Canada, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, Art Mûr, and de Montigny Contemporary, and had solo exhibitions at Carleton University Art Gallery, Karsh-Masson Gallery, Galerie Montcalm, and Christina Parker Gallery. Kaarsemaker lives in Victoria, B.C.

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