14.4.12

Jane Duncan in the Globe and Mail


Jane Duncan at Pentimento Gallery

Until April 29, 1164 Queen St. E., Toronto; pentimento.ca


R.M. Vaughan

"Duncan’s post-photorealism paintings re-invigorate the dead genre by supplanting earnestness with playfulness and exacting, prissy sheens with hot-as-molten-steel colours."

11.4.12

Jane Duncan TROPHY LOVERS Artist at Gallery




ARTIST RECEPTION!
PLEASE JOIN US ON SUNDAY APRIL 22ND FROM 2 UNTIL 5 PM and MEET THE ARTIST, JANE DUNCAN.

With the exhibition completing it's second week it is interesting to share the feedback that I've been getting here at the gallery. TROPHY LOVERS is very quick to engage the viewer who inevitably believe Jane's work to be photographic. Due to the nature of the work it's photo realistic quality can definitely fool the eye. Upon closer inspection the viewers are startled to discover that these are in fact paintings and that the amount of work is quite staggering. As a result I have asked Jane to supply me with some images to further explain her process. Here in a nutshell is how Jane is able to create these wonderful works:


Jane starts by positioning the trophy hardware in her desired position. She creates her lighting by the use of flashlights and foil party hats to deepen the reflective quality she is looking for.
Once Jane has achieved the desired effect she takes a reference photograph to work from. Using photoshop she can take out any unwanted portions of the hardware that are left after she has cannabilized the actual trophy to further enhance the image.

After weeks of hard work the end result!
Trophy Lovers continues at Pentimento Fine Art Gallery until April 29th! I look forward to seeing you here!