The idea for an exhibition featuring the work of Joanna Rogers and Kelly Irving came to Kelly while residing in Saigon for three months in 2010. With a year’s time and enough workspace to pursue his own work he thought an exhibition would an appropriate goal to set. He approached Joanna as a co-exhibitor as they share a love of exploring the boundaries of their chosen mediums. With the year’s lead-up both artists knew they could put together an exhibition that would present the broad gamut and thought-provoking parameters of their artworks.
The exhibition takes place in the Pender Island Anglican Church Hall, a large, well-lit space located on Canal Road, one of Pender Island’s main roads. Within several minutes drive are also several other galleries and exhibitions, providing a full day of arts browsing in a beautiful island setting.
Aug 19,20 & 21, 2011
The Artists:
Joanna Rogers:
Joanna combines traditional surface design techniques with non-traditional materials to create pieces that are both physically and metaphorically rich. Experimentation is a key element in all her work. She embraces the thrill of working with, and exploring, the unknown. Joanna has shown her work in both public and artist-run galleries across Canada and in the United States.The work she has chosen to exhibit in Same, Same ...But Different belongs to three collections:
Soft Shells For Hard Times - suits of armour designed to both expose our hidden fears and protect us from the harsh realities of our daily lives; The Dance of the Seven Veils – a celebration of the characteristics of silk embodying particular human virtues such as Sophia (wisdom), Irene (peace) and Andrea (bravery); The Philosopher’s Laboratory - small bottle pieces, each being a distillation and synthesis of ideas.
Kelly Irving:
Kelly continues to work in several media but primarily produces photo-based pieces. However,his work in other media influence his newest explorations: drawing, collage and sculpture all impact his latest work. Experimenting with and refining a variety of techniques has lead to a new direction in his work: 3D. Although not the type of 3D requiring the wearing of special glasses his new pieces break the traditional flat surface of photo prints in a variety of different ways. Also featured in this exhibition will be a diverse selection of his travel images (primarily of Europe and SEAsia) and a number of street photography images, reflecting his fascination with street life in its many guises.
