Beschreibung:
Describing himself as a ?drawist?, Jay Dart attempts to elucidate the creative artistic process through whimsical watercolour and coloured pencil drawings of an imaginary place in the wilderness where wanderers search for geists and zeitgeists. With stories devised by his alter-ego ?Jiggs?, Dart?s illustrated tales portray a colourful mix of bearded gentlemen navigating a world of Elsewheres. A childlike whimsy in the colours and patterns contrasts playfully with the hardened austere stereotype we have come to expect from bearded manly men. Beyond the timeless fantasy, however, is a call to the contemporary cultural movement of sustainability in a D.I.Y environment. Jay Dart is an award-winning Canadian artist whose influences range from children's books to other contemporary artists such as Cy Twombly and Marcel Dzama as well as to historical artists like Cornelius Krieghoff and Tom Thomson. Dart?s works have been exhibited at Papier 15 (Montreal), The Gladstone Hotel (Toronto), Affordable Art Fair (New York), and The 100 Euro/Dollar Show (Amsterdam/Portland). Also a graphic designer and illustrator, Dart?s work has appeared in Yen magazine (Australia), Joseph magazine (Germany), and The Globe & Mail (Toronto). He is the recipient of the 2016 National Magazine?s Gold Award.00Exhibition: Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Canada (08.10.2016-15.01.2017) / Art Gallery of Sudbury. Sudbury, Canada (03.02.-02.04.2017)