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19/1/2007

Mascia Manunza

Lehmann and Leskiw Fine Art, Toronto

Blue Aether

My intent is to apply the art of painting and drawing using all the traditional techniques and methods, to explore my ideas and concepts which are contemporary in nature.

Some of my latest drawings on paper and paintings on canvas are presented in a setting of an installation created to remind the idea of suspension and slow movement. Starting from an idea of the shape and colors of a cloud I am presenting a series of work revealing different aspects of clouds with a classification from the 18th century.

Classification of Clouds

Based on the theme of clouds. Idea of Cloud comes from the idea of circulating time and identification of different ''skies'' in each geographical location: how the appearance of the sky evolves from North America to Europe to Asia or vice versa. Experiencing looking at the sky when is cloudy or sunny.

I have been using a ''Classification of Clouds'' that identifies the time and flow of a cloud. It then steers us to a primal question that can be answered only after rational quotidian analysis. The result from this reflection is a daily accumulation of experiences through observation. It communicates and fixes a moment of existence, even though we are facing a classification from the 18th century that is no longer used in meteorology, it appears as a rational, analytical entity in my past and present work. Viewing this classification identifies a ''motionless status'' of an authentic evolving cloud (like still images of a movie sequence). The classified moment (imaginary cloud) reaches a moment of suspension. Suspending until the viewers’ attention moves to the actual contour of the cloud.

These instants of changing focus create a line of demarcation that appears like a boundary rather then a margin between images and words. The border divides the images and the term used for classification and yet at the same time connects the rational with the intuitive. The method described allows me to find new possibilities in my work.

''drawing and classifying the clouds'': I consider my latest work as ''bi-dimensional objects'' that need to find a suitable location on a designated area. Depending on the space I adapt their function and appearance to the surrounding. In this particular case, a group of large dimension drawings and canvases are engaging the walls of the gallery. On the high part of the walls, above the work, you could read specific symbols taken from a 19th century classification of clouds that identifies the status of the cloud below. The classifications contrasts indicating a hypothetical evolving cloud (like a still image of a movie sequence).

Aether in Greek mythology is one of the Protogenos (first born). He is the personification of the “upper sky" space and heaven, and the elemental god of the “Bright, Glowing, Upper Air". He is the pure upper air that the gods breathe, as opposed to regular air, the gloomy lower air of Earth, which mortals breathe. The idea of cloud comes from the idea of circulating time and the identification of different “skies" in each geographical location: how the appearance of the sky evolves in different locations. A “Classification of Clouds" identifies the time and flow of a cloud. The result from this reflection is a daily accumulation of experiences through observation…

We invite you to experience a breath of blue aether as we proudly present Mascia Manunza showcasing her most recent paintings and works on paper in this upcoming exhibition. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday Jan. 20, 2007 from 2-5pm. The artist will be in attendance.

Opening reception on Saturday Jan. 20, 2007 from 2-5pm.
Lehmann and Leskiw Fine Art
626 Richmond Street West ( at Bathurst) - Toronto Canada
Opening hours: Wed-Sat 12-6pm and Sun 1-4pm
Admission free

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