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Antiquity
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Dark Orange Thrust
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Processional
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Brigadoon
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The exhibition
“Counterpoint in Grey” features the most recent group of abstract
paintings to emerge from the studio of Lila Lewis Irving. Richly
expressive, they are linked by the use of grey as a starting point for
a wonderfully controlled and subtle exploration of colour. The idea of
working with a reduced palette began in a conversation with the
American abstractionist Helen Frankenthaler, who suggested that “grey
is a beautiful colour” on its own. The series of paintings in the
exhibition demonstrate what a master colourist can accomplish using a
whisper rather than a shout, and illustrate the intensely personal and
emotional approach to painting which has become a hallmark of Ms.
Irving’s work.
Lila Lewis Irving
has enjoyed a distinguished career as an artist and teacher. Born in
New York City, she was educated at Brooklyn College and received her
Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. She has
traveled widely and exhibited in Canada, the United States, Great
Britain and Japan. She has also taught, lectured, and hosted workshops
for many years in Ontario. The recipient of numerous awards, she was
named Mississauga’s Visual Artist of the Year in 1998.
Family
40 X 40 Inches
Acrylic on Canvas
Iron Aged
30 X 30 Inches
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