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A three-woman show titled Singular Mythologies has opened at an interesting private gallery, 1700 La Poste, on Notre-Dame Street West in Montreal. The building was originally a post office, built in 1913, and transformed 100 years later. The artists all produce highly-detailed, large-scale work in what might be termed art brut or "outsider art". The work, made expressly for this venue, fills the space well, and includes a very wide piece that is mounted on a serpentine display board in the centre of the main floor.
Anna Torma works on silk with paint, embroidery, appliqué and found textiles.
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| Pedagogical Charts 1 and 2, Anna Torma |
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| Pedagogical Charts 1 and 2, detail, Anna Torma |
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| Encyclopedia Domestica, Anna Torma |
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| Encyclopedia Domestica, detail, Anna Torma |
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| Encyclopedia Domestica, detail, Anna Torma |
Claire Labonté's paintings are similarly intensively-worked. Her large acrylic pieces on cotton recall the dot-paintings of Australian aboriginals, and even the metal tapestries of El Anatsui.
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| large painting on cotton, Claire Labonté |
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| detail, Claire Labonté |
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| detail, Claire Labonté |
Marigold Santos's paintings are shown in the basement, their luminescent paint revealed by the ultraviolet lighting. Her images reference weaving, knitting and braiding; body parts and landscape.
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| Forage, Marigold Santos |
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| Forage, detail, Marigold Santos |
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| Forage, detail, Marigold Santos |
A review of the show from La Presse can be accessed here, and photos from the vernissage are available on-line. John Pohl, of the Montreal Gazette, reviewed the show on November 19, 2016. The exhibition continues until December 18, 2016.
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