all images from Daniel Faria Gallery
Daniel Faria Gallery is a new Toronto gallery space that showcases a number of exciting Canadian artists. Located in a warehouse space on a mostly residential street this gallery is so nondescript that you might not even know it’s there, but luckily for me it’s in my neighborhood so I was able to pop in earlier this week to see the new Douglas Coupland exhibit.
Sworn to
Fun, Loyal to None, 2011
Canadian art/literary icon Douglas Coupland’s exhibit is called “Welcome to the Twenty-First Century” and it features a number of recent installations and paintings. Coupland’s usual themes of media, pop culture and Canadiana are evident in all of his pieces, but so is his eye for colour and design.
Thompson Pine Experiment, 2012
The Exhausted Landscape, 2011
Tom Thompson and Lauren Harris of group of seven fame get a redux in a few of the paintings. The Harris-esque arctic landscape pieces are interesting for the way they break colour and shape down into their graphic elements.
A Deep Meditation on Plastic, Douglas Coupland
Sixteen Slogans for the Early Twenty-First Century, 2011
The installation pieces are the highlights of the show where the humour and social commentary Coupland is best known for really shine. The spacious and clean setting of the Daniel Faria gallery gives the work room to breathe, allowing the full impact of the visuals and concepts to come through.
If you live in Toronto you should take a trip to Daniel Faria and check out the Coupland exhibit. The exhibition runs until April 7th, so you have plenty of time.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday to Friday, 11:00am-6:00pm
Saturday, 10:00am-6:00pm
Happy Friday Everyone!
