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3/3/2004

Valley boys

Gallery Neubacher, Toronto

Andy DeCola
Nathan James

(Toronto) February 25, 2004 - Gallery Neubacher announces the opening of a new exhibition, Valley boys featuring new paintings by Andy DeCola and Nathan James.

The bombardment of imagery from our consumerist culture has left two boys from the Valley reeling on overload. The boys-two Dundas Valley natives-have provocatively and intelligently worked out the glut of images populating their minds onto canvas. DeCola and James achieve a potent commentary on the information age by employing vibrant colour and exerting their pop aesthetic to re-contextualizing everyday images snatched from vintage stock photography, graphic design, past memories and pop culture.

Andy DeCola
In a state of dizziness, DeCola feels compelled to play with the relentless imagery whirling about our media culture. The result is his latest candy colored and delicious series of work. Grabbing identifiable logos and signs (Reebok, Polo and the like), along with commercial packaging and advertising DeCola poignantly conveys the mood of our modern times. Sugar coated and tasty, his paintings confront the 'lip smacking' trends which propel the consumption of fashion and art. DeCola's treats once consumed cause us to ponder his light hearted perspective on decay - the ultimate loss of identity both within the work and the culture it represents.

Nathan James
Also memorized by the fast and incensed pace of image consumption, James' own image rich paintings comment on the relentless flow of information we ingest to the point of numb saturation. In a fleeting matter of seconds we can witness Santa endorsing Coca Cola', see a building explode and learn the latest celebrity gossip. This type of image consumption transpires at such a prodigious tempo that our participation usually goes unrealized. Plucking from a range of visual outlets, James' images when cluttered on the canvas represent the inevitable collapse in transmission of our cultures' constant flood of visual information.

Show Dates: March 4 ­ 27, 2004

Opening reception: 7-10 p.m. Thursday, March 4th, 2004

About Gallery Neubacher:
Gallery Neubacher promises to introduce and contribute to the development of emerging artists as well as showcase the talents of more established contemporary artists working in all media. Gallery Neubacher is located within a stone's throw of Toronto's celebrated Yorkville gallery district.

Gallery Neubacher
81 St. Nicolas Street
Toronto

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