Richard Hines
dal 3/6/2006 al 28/6/2006
Segnalato da
3/6/2006
Richard Hines
Patrick Mikhail Gallery, Ottawa
The artist’s work is an investigation of the ambiguity of meaning and interpretation that occurs in photography. The resulting images ask the viewer to create their own narrative, their own meanings, their own truths and fictions, through the process of interpretation.
Picture from (Inside)
An exhibition of
innovative new work by Halifax photo-based artist RICHARD HINES, from June 2 to 29,
2006. The artist reception
takes place Sunday, June 4, 2006, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
We all have voyeuristic inclinations. Who isn’t curious about the silent scenes
unfolding as we walk by the lit window
of a stranger’s house? Who does not attempt to construct an elaborate story about
their lives?
Richard Hines’ current photographic work is based on a constructed documentation of
his family. This body of work,
titled PICTURES FROM (INSIDE), started almost four years ago and has evolved as
relationships within the artist’s
family have evolved. Although the work began as a study of situations, it has
become more an interpretation of
emotional connection and disconnection. It has, in essence, gone from documenting
the visual to understanding that
things are often not what they seem.
The artist’s work is an investigation of the ambiguity of meaning and interpretation
that occurs in photography. The
resulting images ask the viewer to create their own narrative, their own meanings,
their own truths and fictions,
through the process of interpretation. In the end, the photographs speak to our
voyeuristic impulses, our desire to
understand things we can’t, and our longing to see the remnants of our lives.
Richard Hines recently received his MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and
Design in Halifax. Earlier this spring,
his work was exhibited at the Chicago International Art Fair, and was featured in
the exhibition SUPERNOVAS at the
Winnipeg Art Gallery. Mr. Hines has been critically acclaimed as a “rising star",
“a star of tomorrow", and “one of
Canada’s top new photo-based artists" in articles published in the Globe and Mail,
Winnipeg Free Press, Applied Arts
Magazine, and Halifax Herald. His work can be found in numerous private, corporate,
and government collections,
and will next appear in an exhibition at Gallery 44 in Toronto in March 2007.
Mr. Hines’ photo-based work and paintings are available exclusively through Patrick
Mikhail Gallery.
To view preview images from the exhibition, please visit the gallery website.
Reception: Sunday, June 4, 2006, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Patrick Mikhail Gallery
2401 Bank Sreet 613 - Ottawa