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artwork by David McClyment
"Linger", Installation Shot at the Corridor Gallery, Toronto
All these recent drawings are large enough that they start to play tricks with perspective as you walk across in front of them.
Working large is such a joy, and so much easier than working small (as long as you have the studio space). So much more room to walk around in (almost literally) But I had not anticipated this effect on viewers when installed.
Working large is such a joy, and so much easier than working small (as long as you have the studio space). So much more room to walk around in (almost literally) But I had not anticipated this effect on viewers when installed.
Smudge
2015-2017. Exhibited in part at the David Kaye Gallery in Toronto.
The original working title for this body of work was "Hush". I had started out with the personal challenge of exploring my response to social media, corporate surveillance and manipulation, and the apparent loss of our private self. Truly meant as an exploration, not a harangue.
However, as I got more and more into the imagery, I realized that what I was actually doing was exploring story telling through making marks. In fact, that is exactly what I have been doing all my life through all my work and shows. SO...I changed the title to "Smudge". A more direct reference to my current preferrred media of choice: charcoal.
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